UK: Brewers, maltsters and distillers increase barley and wheat usage in Q1 2017
In Q1 2017, United Kingdoms brewers, maltsters and distillers used 460 thousand tonnes of barley, up 3.2%, and 172 thousand tonnes of wheat, up 21%, against the same period in
2016, Defra reported earlier in May.
Crop year to date (July 2016 March 2017) barley usage was 1.371 mln tonnes vs. 1.346 mln in the same period of season 2015/16. Wheat usage was up 18.4% to 551 thousand tonnes, it is reported.