Malt business for 2005 is virtually finished, small gap filling was reported from Germany, South Africa, Vietnam, according to analysts. Business for crop 2005 = delivery 2006 has taken place only in some exceptional cases. But now one company, which is often the first to start the new campaign, is asking for prices. Initial target price of maltsters – average price for 2006, CPT breweries, in Benelux, France, Germany, is EUR 250 per tonne.

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