tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post7611371137747249739..comments2024-03-28T09:22:36.967+13:00Comments on Offsetting Behaviour: Regulatory earthquakesEric Cramptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-65175694919401509322011-05-23T22:22:52.956+12:002011-05-23T22:22:52.956+12:00Malt? All the cool guys are using smoked peat!
Ri...Malt? All the cool guys are using smoked peat!<br /><br />Rise isn't out of line with overall barley commodity price increases.<br /><br />Malt premium would have to rise a fair bit when ag prices are strong. Growing malting barley, at least where I grew up, was always a crap shoot. Luck out on the protein count and you do well. Otherwise, you get the feed barley price (very low relative to other things the farmer could have seeded). Why muck about with malting barley if wheat's paying north of $8/bushel?Eric Cramptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15831696523324469713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2830084253401570472.post-34176399160704909692011-05-23T19:44:47.130+12:002011-05-23T19:44:47.130+12:00Eric - tell those Manitoba farmers to increase the...Eric - tell those Manitoba farmers to increase their grain supply - my latest sack of malt just went up 25%. Then I might have some sympathy and send them some IPA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com