Malt prices to go up soon

Hey Everybody- Just an advisory note from someone in the brewing industry. I just got my latest price sheet from one of the companies I buy malt from. Prices are up sharply. This is due to what is being called the worst North American barley harvest since 1937. Problems is other parts of the world(drought, frost and impending war in Iraq)have either hurt barley harvests or driving up energy costs. If you have a source of malt you like buy soon as prices are going to go up. Also, the ripple effect will soon be at your favorite beer store, pub, brewery. If you have been procrastinating buying that case of beer for the cellar this might not be a bad time to buy... Todd