date:Nov 05, 2019
cade and trade has increased by 80 percent not so much because Saudi Arabia (the largest barley importer in the world) increased its buying by one-third, but because China increased its imports five-fold, to five to eight million tons. Feeding is a key reason for the increased Chinese demand, but the large domestic beer market also plays its role, Rabobank notes.
The report further stressed that malting barley demand is supported by an increase in brewing, especially in developing countries, a