Russia & Ukraine: Dryness leads to reduced barley crop forecasts in Russia and Ukraine

The Russian government had limited old crop grain sales to 7 mln tonnes. Sales against the quota have reached the limit, but shipments against existing contracts will continue. Nevertheless the ...
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Germany: Decline in January-March exports leads to 7.4% slump in total beer sales

Germany’s consumption of alcohol-free beer and other non-taxable malt drinks was 6.7 mln hl in 2019, a minus of 0.2%, H. M. Gauger GmbH reported. Beer sales in January-March 2020 ...
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Latin America: Situation different from country to country but altogether negative for beer and malt industries

The situation looks different from country to country in Latin America, but altogether negative for the beer and malt industry, H. M. Gauger GmbH analysts said in their May report. ...
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India: AB InBev re-evaluating short and mid-term plans

Leading brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev has said recent duty hikes in form of COVID-19 cess by several state governments have resulted in a significant drop in beer demand, and the firm ...
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India: Growing demand for beer expected to boost demand for Australian malting barley

The growing demand for beer from the emerging middle class in India could see the subcontinental giant grow as a malting barley customer, the North Queensland Register reported on May ...
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UK: Norfolk’s grain stores struggling with huge surplus of malting barley

The closure of pubs and a slump in lockdown beer demand has created a huge surplus of malting barley in Norfolk’s grain stores – leaving farmers worried about where they ...
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USA, OR: Gorges Beer Co. breaks ground on new project in Portland

Pandemic or not, Gorges Beer Co. broke ground on their highly anticipated and ambitious new project in the Columbia River Gorge on May 27, newschoolbeer.com reported. The startup operation was ...
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USA, FL: JDub’s Brewing Company forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

JDub’s Brewing Company has been serving uniquely crafted beer to the Suncoast community for the past 6 years. However, Jeremy Joerger announced the brewery was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
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World: Beer and sparkling wine sales could take four years to return to normal - research

Strong off-trade sales and a fast-growing e-commerce market have not been enough to keep drinks producers ticking over during lockdown, according to new figures, The Drinks Business reported on May ...
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The Philippines: San Miguel Brewery’s first-quarter volumes increase but consolidated revenue drops by 18%

Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. said on May 28 net income fell 91 percent in the first quarter to P1.09 billion from P12.82 billion in the same period last year as ...
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