UK: Brewers, distillers and maltsters use record amounts of barley and wheat for the month of July

The first set of usage data for the 2013/14 season was published by Defra on September 5.

The UK’s brewers, distillers and maltsters (BDMs) used the biggest amount of barley for the month of July on records dating back to July 1991, as they used 156 thousand tonnes of the cereal in July 2013.

Maltsters used 13% more barley compared to the same time last year at 150 thousand tonnes while brewers and distillers used 28% more.

Overall wheat usage by the sector was also a July record at 58 thousand tonnes.

11 September, 2013