Germany: Barley malt production only slightly down in the first two months of the current season

Germany�s barley malt production totalled 302 thousand tonnes in July-August this year, versus 329 thousand over the same period in 2019, H. M. Gauger GmbH reported earlier in December.

The nation�s total barley malt output was 1.885 mln tonnes in 2019/20 and 1.907 mln in 2018/19.

Wheat malt output during the first two months of the current season was 22 thousand tonnes vs 27 thousand in July-August 2019.

In 2019/20, Germany�s wheat malt output declined to 157 thousand tonnes from 180 thousand in 2018/19.