EU: Prices reached new lows, analysts commented in a malt price report, the lower levels of new crop malting barley were passed on to malt buyers, and malting margins did not recover. Quotes were: two-row spring barley malt, FOB seaport, in bulk, EUR 240-245 FOB seaport, in bulk in container EUR 262-270 6row winter barley malt EUR 10 to 12 per ton less. The price difference between winter and spring barley does hardly favour purchases of winter barley malt.

04 August, 2004