Looking Back at 2024, Have the Fundamentals of the Australian Malting Industry Changed?

MaltNews reported the Australian malting industry struggled to operate at full capacity throughout 2024. When a historically strong Australian industry is failing to sell out on the back of record malting barley crops, the question begs, what is happening? Are markets changing, is raw material supply compromised, has the change in malting company ownership made a difference or have processing costs become prohibitive? Let’s take a look.

The Australian malting industry is heavily geared towards offshore sales: 80% of its production is available for exports. While the high growth in Australia’s traditional export markets has benefited the Australian . . .

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