Agriculture Boortmalt tried to set farmer ‘energy surcharge’ as profits soaredFrench-owned malt producer attempted to deduct €12.50 per tonne of grain purchased when it had just recorded a 58-fold increase in profit
Companies Barley buyer to deduct ‘energy surcharge’ from price paid for grainFrench-owned Boortmalt, the main buyer of the malting crop produced here for the Irish drinks industry, announces the cut as farm inputs rise by 40 per cent