GrainCorp's double malt demand lifts spirits as drought bites

Andrew Marshall
Updated February 26 2019 - 8:32am, first published 7:00am
While global barley production is slipping, GrainCorp is busily locking in farmer contracts to supply its malting division, particularly in Britain and North America where demand for malt is fermenting strongly.
While global barley production is slipping, GrainCorp is busily locking in farmer contracts to supply its malting division, particularly in Britain and North America where demand for malt is fermenting strongly.

While drought continues to dehydrate GrainCorp’s Australian crop receival and grain trading earnings, there’s plenty of good cheer flowing in its global malt division.

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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