Malt availability

I've seen a couple passing mentions here and there about malt prices rising and possibly a shortage, due to poor weather in the Western US right before harvest. Good news - those concerns may have been overblown:
http://news.yahoo.com/bad-barley-crop-probably-wont-affect-2015-beer-154729448.html
http://news.yahoo.com/bad-barley-crop-probably-wont-affect-2015-beer-154729448.html