Malt Barley Sales to the US?

[charliep]

Is the following true? Seems as if at least a couple of you had made US sales/were frustrated by the CWB process.

Source: Today's CWB Bulletin

There has been no response from any farmers to a CWB offer to discuss options for select barley contracts negotiated for delivery into the U.S. in expectation of an open market after Aug. 1, 2007. The CWB had offered in early August to assist in the execution of contracts negotiated directly with American buyers after a court ruled that Ottawa cannot change the way western Canadian barley is marketed without Parliamentary approval.

[terralex]

thanks for that Charlie, yes if anyone here has made sales of malt to the US, how are you going about this? It would be key to know if they still intend to make the sales. The maltsters there sign contracts early in the new year with producers, I have seen one from Coors in Montana, and wish I had assess to it legally. It out lined what all was needed to fullfil said contract. With a price that is acceptable to the producer.
Below is an article from North Dakota from the Farm and Ranch Guide, shows interest there early in malt barley:

- With good commodity prices across the board, Brag has heard rumors that the maltsters are about ready to start offering malting barley contracts for the 2008 growing season, which would be at least four months earlier than normal. If indeed contracts are being put forward at this time, Brag feels it is in response to their concern about wheat and the record high prices being offered for that crop.
"They want to keep barley acres in North Dakota and they want to compete with wheat,” he explained. “They want to give the farmers something to look at because a lot of the farmers are selling new crop wheat right now, and the maltsters want to give the growers some options to sell some new crop barley and hold acres. And one way to get acres is with high prices.”

[terralex]

Damn sorry all I attached a portion of an article AdamSmith had already had in a thread by its self !! must read down all threads before adding comments!!
Erik

[parsley]

The import tariff on malting barley into England is EURO 94/tonne.

Parsley