北歐大麥減產
Sweltering heat is having an impact on Europe’s beer production.
炎熱的天氣正衝擊歐洲啤酒生產。
sweltering(adj.)熱極了;熱得令人難受
Barley crops in northern Europe have fried under the hot and dry weather.
北歐的大麥受炎熱乾燥的天氣影響產量減少，
fry(v.)油煎;曬傷
According to trader Evergrain Germany, yields of key producers in Scandinavia, northern Germany and the Baltic countries could be 30 to 40 percent below normal.
交易商Germany Evergrain5指出，斯堪地那維亞半島、德國北部和波羅的海諸國等地，大麥主要生產者的產量可能會比正常水準低3至4成。
yield(n.)產出、產量=output=productionbelow normal低於正常值above normal高於正常值
Barley prices have shot up dramatically over the past four weeks because the crop was damaged by heatwaves.
因為熱浪來襲，大麥價格在過去四周大幅上漲。
shoot up迅速增加;猛增dramatically(adv.)戲劇化地、突然地、明顯地significantly(adv.)大幅地
Some German brewers are starting to raise beer prices, said Stefan Vollmar, a trader at Hamburg-based merchant GrainCom GmbH.
一些德國啤酒釀造商已開始提高啤酒價格，漢堡農產品批發商GrainCom GmbH的交易員沃爾瑪表示。
raise(v.)提高(raise-raised-raised)=increase=hike=mark up
Prices for French malting barley have spiked more than 35 percent since April, reaching their highest since 2013.
自4月份以來，法國啤酒大麥的價格飆升超過35％，達到2013年以來的最高水準。
malting barley啤酒大麥(麥芽大麥)feed barley飼料大麥food barley食用大麥spike(v.) (下跌前的)上升、激增、突然上升
According to RMI Analytics, which advises brewers, the European Union is expected to face a spring malting barley shortage of 490,000 metric tons this season — the first deficit in eight years.
專為釀酒商提供數據的RMI Analytics公司指出，歐盟預計本季將迎來49萬噸春季啤酒大麥短缺——這是八年來首次出現短缺。
shortage(n.)短缺;不足deficit(n.)赤字、逆差、虧損surplus(n.)盈餘、順差trade deficit貿易逆差trade surplus貿易順差budget deficit預算赤字budget surplus預算盈餘
Torrid temperatures are also lowering the quality of barley.
高溫也降低了大麥的品質，
torrid(adj.)炎熱的;灼熱的=extremely hotquality(n.)品質
Maltsters, which extract malt from barley, will have to pay more for high-quality grain or change their formulation processes.
從大麥中提取麥芽的廠商為取得優質的大麥，必須支付更多費用或改變其生產流程。
maltsters提煉麥芽廠商extract…from…從…提取出…
Vollmar said the poor production in northern Europe may be offset by France, which had an excellent harvest and may be able to ensure supplies.
沃爾瑪表示，法國大麥豐收，可望彌補北歐的產量不足，確保供應量。
offset(v.)補償、抵消、彌補=counterbalancesupply(n.)供應;供給demand(n.)需求
“The further north you go, the more difficult it gets,” Vollmar said. “It is hard to be sure about the final outcome of the crop, which we have just started to harvest now. But we expect the volume to be pretty low and there will be a few quality problems.”
沃爾瑪說：「越往北，情況越糟，很難確定大麥最終產量如何，我們才剛剛開始收割，但我們預計收成量會很低，會出現一些品質問題。」
the 比較級…,the 比較級…愈…愈…volume(n.)產量