A company is offering buyback for malt barley. Want to know if it pays more than normal barley.
Is malt barley contract farming worth it compared to feed barley?
MMukesh Jat7 महीने पहले · 277 व्यू
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🌾Farmer.in Krishi Teamविशेषज्ञ ✓7 महीने पहले
Malt barley grown on contract for breweries and malt houses often fetches a premium over feed or general barley, but it requires meeting specific quality norms like grain plumpness, low protein and uniform variety, so it needs disciplined management. Read the buyback contract carefully for the assured price, rejection criteria, input supply and payment timeline before committing. Use only the company-specified malting variety and follow their nitrogen guidance, since too much nitrogen raises protein and can fail malt grade. Profitability varies by season and contract terms, so compare the net return against local feed barley and confirm details with the company and your KVK.
BBhanwar Lal Sharma7 महीने पहले
Compare the net return honestly, not just the headline premium price. After I counted the extra care, the variety restriction and the rejection risk, the malt contract paid me a bit more than feed barley in a good year but about the same in an off year. Run the numbers for your own yields before you commit.
JJeevan Ram Choudhary7 महीने पहले
Use only the malting variety the company specifies and keep your plots separate from any feed barley, because a mix-up at harvest can fail the lot on uniformity. I keep the contract crop in its own field and clean the thresher between lots so the grain stays one variety.
RRamavtar Choudhary7 महीने पहले
I have done malt barley contract for a couple of seasons. The price was better, but the nitrogen discipline is real, I had to cut back urea to keep protein low or the grade fails. If you tend to over-fertilise, that habit will hurt you here.
MMahesh Gurjar7 महीने पहले
Irrigation matters for the bold plump malt grain they want, so I time the waterings to flowering and grain fill and avoid stress then. A stressed, pinched grain fails the size grade even if the protein is fine. Steady moisture at filling gave me the plumpness the malt house pays for.
HHariram Saini6 महीने पहले
Read the rejection clauses very carefully before signing. A neighbour's lot got down-graded for grain size and he had to sell it as feed at a lower rate anyway. The premium is good only if you can reliably hit the quality, so be honest with yourself about your management.
SSuresh Kumar Yadav6 महीने पहले
For me the assured buyback and the input supply from the company reduced my marketing headache, which has value of its own beyond the price. With feed barley I sometimes chased buyers at harvest. Just keep your own records of what they supplied and what they deduct so the final settlement is clear.