Malting barley

IFA to hold emergency meeting for malting barley growers

Following Boortmalt's rejection to a formal meeting with the IFA unless a legal NDA was signed, the IFA is holding an emergency meeting with malting barley growers to discuss margins for 2026.

NEWS 6 October 2026

IFA to hold emergency meeting for malting barley growers

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IFA seeks meeting with Boortmalt amid calls to remove charge

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Some malt-barley suppliers to be paid more for feed barley

Some malt-barley suppliers to be paid more for feed barley

NEWS 29 September 2026

Malting barley premium under threat, grain growers group warns

Malting barley premium under threat, grain growers group warns

Malting barley premium under threat, grain growers group warns

NEWS 23 September 2026

Grain Trends: prices remain volatile

Grain Trends: prices remain volatile

Grain Trends: prices remain volatile

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Are there premium markets in grain at present?

Are there premium markets in grain at present?

Malting barley, gluten-free oats, food-grade oats. They are often considered crops for premium markets, but not all appear to carry that premium anymore.

NEWS 7 August 2026

A win for golf and tillage farmers: US tariffs to be removed from Irish whiskey

A win for golf and tillage farmers: US tariffs to be removed from Irish whiskey

Tariffs on Irish whiskey being sold into the United States are to be removed following an announcement by US president Donald Trump at the Irish Open.

NEWS 7 August 2026

Have your say on Irish whiskey rules

Have your say on Irish whiskey rules

The Irish whiskey consultation is currently under way and needs to be submitted by 4 September 2026.

NEWS 7 August 2026

Diageo’s Guinness pitch is welcome news

Diageo’s Guinness pitch is welcome news

Diageo aims to get Guinness into 150,000 additional bars and hotels across North America could give the tillage sector a timely boost.

NEWS 7 August 2026

Grain trends: process stable as market wait on reports

Grain trends: process stable as market wait on reports

Grain markets are relatively stable at the minute within a price range. Traders will be looking closely at reports in the coming days.

MARKETS 7 August 2026

IFA calls on Boortmalt to scrap €10/t malting barley surcharge

IFA calls on Boortmalt to scrap €10/t malting barley surcharge

The premium between malting barley and feed barley is potentially very small in 2026, IFA national grain chair John Murphy has said.

NEWS 7 August 2026

Watch: a day in a processing plant during harvest

Watch: a day in a processing plant during harvest

With yields back for malting barley, John Dalton from Dalton’s Chancellors Mills takes us through its purpose-built grain processing plant in Athy.

CROPS 7 August 2026

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New grower-led network will foster collaboration, support emerging leaders and help attract the next generation of horticulture talent into the sector.

Bord Bia launches HortLink to strengthen Ireland’s horticulture community

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