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Boortmalt offers Stradbally 'unviable' contracts

Another merchant has offered malting tonnages to some growers who supply Stradbally Town and Country with malting barley.

NEWS 25 February 2026

Boortmalt offers Stradbally 'unviable' contracts

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Brewers told 'tillage has never been so vulnerable'

Brewers told 'tillage has never been so vulnerable'

NEWS 18 February 2026

Wexford brothers crowned malting barley winners

Wexford brothers crowned malting barley winners

NEWS 18 February 2026

€225/t on offer for malting barley

€225/t on offer for malting barley

€225/t on offer for malting barley

NEWS 17 February 2026

Tillage Podcast: markets interview, costs, award winners and Irish grain

Tillage Podcast: markets interview, costs, award winners and Irish grain

Tillage Podcast: markets interview, costs, award winners and Irish grain

NEWS 12 February 2026

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Malt growers cannot be 'pawns in a game of chess'

Malt growers cannot be 'pawns in a game of chess'

The IFA has sent out a statement on a meeting it had with Boortmalt this week which saw contract losses and price discussed.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Call for Minister and Diageo to take action on Boortmalt decision

Call for Minister and Diageo to take action on Boortmalt decision

A Laois TD has wrote to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Boortmalt and Diageo to try and ensure traditional malting barley growers do not lose their premium crop.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Growers united - 'malting barley has to come back to Stradbally'

Growers united - 'malting barley has to come back to Stradbally'

The traditional malting barley growers of Ireland want to see their local malting barley intake reinstated.

NEWS 21 January 2026

More malting contract cuts for Boortmalt suppliers

More malting contract cuts for Boortmalt suppliers

Growers affected by the complete cut of the malting barley contract at Stradbally Town and Country will attend a meeting this week, while other merchants have seen contracts reduced.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Diageo says it is committed to keeping local supply chains

Diageo says it is committed to keeping local supply chains

Diageo has told the Irish Farmers Journal that it is committed to supporting Irish farming families, but meanwhile malting barley growers are losing contracts.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Malting meeting called for Laois growers

Malting meeting called for Laois growers

Laois growers affected by the cuts to malting contracts at Stradbally Town and Country can attend a meeting on Wednesday 28 January.

NEWS 21 January 2026

Laois growers ‘left high and dry’ by loss of malting barley contracts for 2026

Laois growers ‘left high and dry’ by loss of malting barley contracts for 2026

Malting barley will not be assembled in Stradbally Co Laois in 2026 for the first time in over 150 years.

NEWS 21 January 2026

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UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

Conor O’Sullivan, a business with Chinese graduate from UCC, has taken up the challenge of representing Irish food and drink in the UK after 13 years in China.

UK continues as Ireland’s main export market for food and drink.

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