Will Barley Shortage Push Craft Pricing?

Dear Client: Inclement weather has taken its toll on barley crops and craft brewers are especially likely to see repercussions from the weak season, per report by Reuters. Some freezing temperatures and precipitation experienced in North America has wreaked havoc on crops. It's not a huge surprise to those who've hit the craft distributor meeting circuit lately. Execs have been calling the malted barley outlook "not great," though it's too early to tell if or how much they might have