Dairygold has announced a 2017 barley price of €145/t and a wheat price of €153/t.

Both prices are excluding VAT and based on a moisture of 20%.

The prices include a bonus of €5/t for growers who buy their inputs from the co-op.

The full list of cereal, beans and oilseed prices from Dairygold is as follows:

  • Barley: €145/t
  • Wheat: €153/t
  • Oats: €140/t
  • Contract malting barley: €160/t
  • Contract beans: €163/t
  • Non-contract beans: €160/t
  • Oilseed rape: €360/t

    • All prices are excluding VAT, subject to quality adjustments and inclusive of the minimum purchase bonus. Grains and bean prices are set at 20% moisture and oilseed rape at 9%.

    The co-op said that it was committed to paying leading prices although "another large global harvest this year has resulted in the continuation of the very sluggish international and national grain prices".

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