E-Malt.com News article: 1011

EU export licence bookings from July 1, 2002 until April 22, 2003, were 1.625 million tons versus 1.850 last year. Totals for the crop year may just reach 2 million tons, a major disappointment for the EU malting industry.




EU malt export licence fixations:

(in tons)	2000 - 2001	2001 - 2002	July 01, 2002 - April 22, 2003
France	523,190	701,134	538,172
Germany	305,980	468,314	334,541
Belgium	277,584	296,368	242,505
U.K.	254,793	350,621	326,806
Denmark	52,326	96,812	68,456
Finland	65,550	91,890	67,066
Netherlands	54,835	51,310	50,113
Sweden	50,847	101,000	43,880
Ireland	26,003	35,145	28,740
Austria	4,850	8,840	7,500
Spain	3,000	2,400	5,640
Greece	1,800	1,744	1,306
Portugal	340	221	-
Italy	-	-	2
Total:	1,621,098	2,205,799	1,624,727

	Total Wheat malt, tons
Total 2000/2001	4,686
Total 2001/2002	12,805
July 01/02 – April 22/03	24,062
	Total Roasted malt, tons
Total 2000/2001	23,967
Total 2001/2002	23,480
July 01/02 – April 22/03	18,176

06 May, 2003