MOORHEAD, MINN. – Anheuser-Busch announces plans to close its Moorhead malting plant.
The company says new supply of its Minnesota and North Dakota barley will be redirected to Rahr’s Shakopee Malt House starting in 2025.
Anheuser-Busch will also sell its elevators in West Fargo and Sutton, North Dakota.
“Anheuser-Busch has over 250 growers across the Midwest, including North Dakota and Minnesota, which is more than any other brewer, and there will be no impact to our partnerships with them as part of these updates,” the company said in a press release.
“Anheuser-Busch purchases, on average, more than $50 million a year in barley from our 250+ grower partners across the Midwest, including North Dakota and Minnesota, which is more than any other brewer, and this will not change; we remain committed to supporting our grower partners and will continue to source directly from them as we have for the past 165 years; we are confident that the actions we’re taking now will allow us to even better serve our customers while also becoming a stronger company and industry leader,” Anheuser-Busch Director of Agronomy Nicole Zahradka said.
