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On this week’s show, we talk to Goldcrop’s Dave Barry on maize and beet, to Paul McGillicuddy of the Malting Company of Ireland and have the first harvest grain prices.
Tirlán and Dairygold suppliers could be providing malting barley for an expanded plant as soon as next season.
This week’s show comes to you from Ratheniska, Co Laois, and the National Ploughing Championships.
This news will be welcomed by tillage farmers who are looking for premium markets to sell their grain into.
Malting barley growers could be paid for a carbon credit under a new programme from Boortmalt, who is partnering with Soil Capital.
Farmers that grew spring barley and who were successful in meeting the malt specification received a €60/t to €70/t price premium.
Grain prices increased slightly last week, but went back down this week. There are a lot of factors affecting prices.
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Teagasc’s Michael Hennessy detailed some figures on grain usage in the drinks sector at the Irish Drinks Forum.
The Boortmalt price averaging has come to an end for 2024 and the harvest base price is now settled.
