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Barley buyer to deduct ‘energy surcharge’ from price paid for grain

French-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

Boortmalt plant: the French-owned agribusiness company, which buys malting barley on behalf of the drinks industry in Ireland, is deducting €12.50 per ton on grain purchased from Irish farmers this year