Insights and Stories on Malting

France to the rescue as drought hits EU barley crop

Jul. 19, 2018 at 5:42 pm CDT

Hamburg | Reuters — Drought has seriously damaged barley harvests in northern Europe, potentially tightening supplies of animal feed and malt for beer brewing, but a decent crop in France could save the day, experts said on Thursday. “There are painful crop losses in Germany, Poland, Britain and Scandinavia,” one […]

Alberta malt barley quality looking good

Oct. 25, 2017 at 7:44 pm CDT

By Dave Sims

Fear of feed expected to keep malt barley acres low

Apr. 18, 2017 at 8:06 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

Alberta to launch malt barley insurance

Mar. 21, 2016 at 8:12 pm CDT

By Staff

Malt barley prices strong despite ongoing harvest

Sep. 15, 2015 at 12:48 pm CDT

By Jade Markus

High protein, high yields seen in early malt barley

Aug. 27, 2015 at 8:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– High protein levels could prove a challenge for Canadian maltsters this year, but the quality of the country’s malt barley crop is generally looking better than had been expected as harvest activity starts up across the Prairies, according to a broker. “Everything is high, high, high; high […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

GrainCorp to boost U.S. malt output, target craft beer boom

May. 19, 2015 at 12:15 am CDT

Sydney | Reuters –– Australian agribusiness GrainCorp plans to nearly double output capacity at one its U.S. malt plants, to capitalize on soaring North American demand for craft beer. Typically produced by small, local brewers, the popularity of craft beers has grown rapidly in recent years in the U.S. as […]

By Colin Packham

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