USA: Now, after a major construction project, the Anheuser-Busch plant south of Idaho Falls will be able to double its malt-barley production. Idaho is the second largest producer of malt barley in the United States, Idaho News posted on July 8.

Work is finished on the multi (m) million dollar expansion at the malt plant. The facility can now buy more barley from local growers and produce 16 (m) million bushels of malt per year. The plant employs 59 workers. The construction put in an additional 25 (m) million dollars of revenue into the local economy.

Anheuser-Busch says the farm income generated by these grower contracts is 73 (m) million dollars. Last Saturday, Anheuser-Busch celebrated its expansion with state and county leaders and local barley growers on the grounds of the malt plant.

13 July, 2004