Barley growers warn of crisis as Boortmalt prices fall to five-year low

This year has been a tumultuous season for malting growers. Contract cuts in early spring were soon followed by concerns Boortmalt would purchase no distilling malting barley at all.

Irish cereal growers have said they are “very disappointed” by barley producer Boortmalt’s final malting barley prices.

IFA grain chairman Kieran McEvoy said growers were “desperately low in confidence” at the moment.