Over the last number of weeks Boortmalt has met with its merchant suppliers and delivered contract cuts across the board. The announcement and the late-timing of it has frustrated both malting barley growers and assemblers.The Irish Farmers Journal understands that the contract reductions affect all merchants who supply the company. While the cuts are reported to be in the region of 20-40%, they will differ at merchant and farmer level as each merchant will have to calculate its own tonnage and contracts.