Will beer drinkers feel the pinch as barley loses ground to rival crops?

Andrew Marshall
Updated April 11 2018 - 8:17am, first published 8:00am
Thirsty beer market tests shrinking malt barley base
Thirsty beer market tests shrinking malt barley base

The world’s increasing thirst for beer is at risk of crashing head-long into a declining trend in malt barley production.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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