Ireland: Seed companies and merchants report massive increase in winter barley area

A massive increase in the area of winter barley planted has been reported by seed companies and merchants in Ireland, Independent.ie reported on October 17. However, a shortage of seed for ...
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World: Barley trade forecast reduced to 27.53 mln tonnes

USDA in its October report reduced the forecast for world barley trade to 27.53 mln tonnes from 28.53 mln forecast in September. Barley export forecast is down for the EU (-200 ...
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Argentina: Conditions for barley crop seen as more or less good

GrainCom analysts said on October 19 they see more or less good crop conditions for wheat and barley in Argentina. Some regions might be looking for some more moisture, but ...
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UK: GrainCorp to invest A$94 mln to expand Baird Malt’s capacity to more than 300 thousand tonnes

Australian-based global malt producer, GrainCorp, will invest A$94 million to expand capacity at its United Kingdom-based business, Bairds Malt, to reflect strong sector growth and customer demand, Grain Central reported ...
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The Philippines: San Miguel Corp slashes size of drinks and food unit shares sale by almost half

Philippine conglomerate San Miguel Corp slashed the size of its food unit’s share sale by almost half to $920 million, as a weak stock market thwarted what could have been ...
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France: Winter barley sowing slightly behind last year’s

FranceAgriMer estimates 44% of the winter barley had been sown by Oct 15th, vs 20% last week (and vs 54% same time last year), GrainCom said in their latest report ...
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Australia: Barley harvest about to start with output expected at up to 7.5 mln tonnes

In Australia the barley harvest is about to start slowly, GrainCom reported on October 19. There will be only a sizeable harvest in Western Australia (guestimates around 4 mln tonnes ...
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UK: Whisky exports enjoy double-digit growth in H1 2018

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) has reported double-digit growth in exports of Scotch Whisky boosted by an increasing popularity of single malt. Total exports rose 10.8% in value to £1.97 billion ...
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Canada: Unharvested barley acres to dash farmers’ hopes of having their barley accepted as malting

Harvest progress over the past three weeks has been painfully slow in Western Canada. The weather has been abysmal. Snowfall, frost, and rainy wet conditions have made harvest a nightmare. ...
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Canada & USA: Canada drops US-made aluminium-can tariff

Canada's move to drop a 10 percent duty on U.S.-made aluminium cans is good news for Canadian beer makers battling a shortage of tall cans, according to brewing industry executives, ...
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