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Malt Ingredients Market Size Overview: From Historical Performance To The 2030 Forecast
The malt ingredients market has experienced robust expansion recently. It is projected to expand from $24.15 billion in 2025 to $25.52 billion in 2026, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6%. The historical growth of this market is attributable to the expansion of global beer production, the growth of distilling industries, increasing consumption of malt-based foods, the availability of diverse grain raw materials, and improvements in malting technologies.
The malt ingredients market is anticipated to show significant growth over the next few years, projected to reach $32.06 billion by 2030, achieving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.9%. This projected growth is driven by factors such as the increasing demand for craft and premium alcoholic beverages, the expanding use of malt in functional foods, the proliferation of non-alcoholic malt drinks, rising investments in sustainable malting practices, and continuous innovation in specialty malt varieties. Noteworthy trends for this forecast period include a heightened demand for specialty and craft malts, a greater integration of malt ingredients in non-alcoholic beverages, the expansion of microbrewery applications, an intensified focus on flavor customization, and increased investment in enhancing malt processing efficiency.
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What Factor Is Increasing Demand In The Malt Ingredients Market?
The growing need for beer is fueling the market for malt ingredients. Beer is a bubbly, fermented alcoholic beverage, typically containing under 5% alcohol, often produced from malted cereal grains (primarily barley) and infused with hops for flavor. Globally, rising disposable income and shifting consumer preferences are contributing to a surge in beer consumption. Malt components impart color, taste, and foam to beer, supply the necessary sugars for fermentation, and also play a role in the beverage’s health properties. For example, in April 2024, BeverageDaily.com, a UK-based online platform, reported that in 2023, independent and smaller brewers together manufactured 23.4 million barrels of beer. The volume share of craft beer in the overall market climbed to 13.3%, an increase from 13.1% recorded in 2022. Consequently, the expanding demand for beer is anticipated to propel the demand for malt ingredients throughout the forecast period.
Which Segments Make Up The Malt Ingredients Market?
The malt ingredients market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Dry Malt, Liquid Malt, Malt Flour, Other Types
2) By Raw Material: Barley, Wheat, Rye
3) By Application: Brewing (Beer & Craft Beer), Distilling (Whisky & Spirits), Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverages
Subsegments:
1) By Dry Malt: Malted Barley, Malted Wheat
2) By Liquid Malt: Liquid Malt Extract (LME), Malt Syrup
3) By Malt Flour: Diastatic Malt Flour, Non-Diastatic Malt Flour
4) By Other Types: Malt Extracts, Specialty Malts
Malt Ingredients Market Emerging Trends: What Are Industry Leaders Focusing On?
Major companies within the malt ingredients market are actively diversifying through specialty malts crafted from non-traditional grains, such as hybrid cereals. This approach aims to reduce their dependence on conventional barley, enhance climate resilience in raw material sourcing, and introduce innovative taste and functional benefits to beverage and food manufacturers. Hybrid cereals are crops developed by cross-breeding two distinct cereal species to combine desirable characteristics like higher yield, nutritional value, and climate resilience. Within the malt ingredients industry, hybrid cereals contribute by improving raw-material sustainability, boosting enzymatic performance, and enabling the creation of malts with unique flavor and functional properties that extend beyond traditional barley-based malts. As an illustration, in 2023, Boortmalt, a Belgium-based malting company, introduced the Atlantis Malt Series, a new product line of malts made entirely from Tritordeum, which is a naturally bred, non-GMO hybrid of durum wheat and wild barley. Tritordeum-based malt provides high enzymatic power and a high extract yield, possesses low beta-glucan content, and boasts a record-high lutein level (approximately 10 times that of wheat). These qualities result in a distinct nutty, biscuity, and honey-like flavor, coupled with an amber-to-golden hue. Such traits establish it as a versatile ingredient not only for brewing but also for distilling and other food applications, appealing to producers and consumers seeking functional, distinctive, and sustainable malt solutions.
Major Companies To Know In The Malt Ingredients Market
Major companies operating in the malt ingredients market are Deltamalt, Cargill Malt, GrainCorp Limited, Duerr Malzfabrik GmbH & Co KG, Dobele Malz GmbH & Co KG, Honeywell Specialty Grains LLC, IREKS GmbH, Grupo Huerga y CIA S.L., Haas Malz GmbH & Co KG, Gerkens Malt BV, Muntons PLC, Gambrinus Malterie NV, Malteurop Group S.A., Barmalt S.A., Briess Malt & Ingredients Company, Imperial Malt Ltd., Dingemans BV, Crisp Malt Limited, Frey Malz GmbH & Co KG, Farmos Oyj, Eiselt Malz GmbH & Co KG, Ernest Grain Ltd., Minnaar International BV, Neville Maltings Ltd., Permalz GmbH & Co KG, Provital Malt France, Rehorst GmbH & Co KG, Soufflet Malt Europe SAS, Viking Malt Inc., Weyermann Malz GmbH & Co KG
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Malt Ingredients Market Regional Landscape: Largest Region In 2025
Western Europe was the largest region in the malt ingredients market share in 2025. The regions covered in the malt ingredients market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
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