EU: Barley exports in July-October 14% below last years
Taxud statistics of October 25 puts EUs July-October barley exports at 2.5 mln tonnes, 14% below last year, H. M. Gauger GmbH reported earlier in November.
The No. 1 destination was Saudi Arabia with 1.03 mln tonnes, mainly supplied by Romania and Germany.
France shipped 959 thousand tonnes of barley, of which 922 thousand tonnes to China.
In October, world feed barley markets rose by around USD15 per tonne, following the general price trend. But prices in the China-block went up by US30 per tonne.
E-malt.com, the global information source for the brewing and malting industry professionals. The bi-weekly E-malt.com Newsletters feature latest industry news, statistics in graphs and tables, world barley and malt prices, and other relevant information. Click here to get full access to E-malt.com. If you are a Castle Malting client, you can get free access to E-malt.com website and publications. Contact us for more information at marketing@castlemalting.com .