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farm406 32 Cassidy Marn, Executive Vice President of the Wheat and Barley Commiee, reported that wheat exports were higher than expected, and by August the barley industry started to move again. "e Mexican government had shut down what it considered non-essential industries, forcing the shuering of the Mexican Brewing Industry that bought North Central Montana barley. Farmers, who were normally selling off their barley, were having to store what had been a good crop," she said. e slowdown in barley orders not only in Mexico but throughout the market also affected Malteurop. "e malt plant in Great Falls had a 30-day slow down and has felt ripple effects since March, but the market is now becoming positive," said Mark Black at Malteurop. Packaging supplies and sales were temporarily a problem for two Montana Industries. Greg ayer, President of Montana Milling, reported that his company had a temporary lull. "We were busy for the first three months of the year and then sales to bakeries and restaurants slumped considerably. We also had a lile trouble geing packaging because it came from overseas. Now supplies and sales are back to normal," he said. Mark Jensen of Smoot Honey reported that "e pandemic has had an effect on our business—but not as much as others. We had orders cancelled from Sysco and Daily's, but then Daily's ended up needing their order. Breweries that we service had a decrease in orders. Our slowdown was temporary, and we have been able to get going again." Stock Photo Stock Photo

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