Australia: Barley crop forecast for 2024/25 slightly down to 10.9 mln tonnes
After a troubling finish to crop 2023 harvest, rain has continued to fall across most key agricultural regions of Australia and continues to improve the soil moisture situation, as focus ... More
23/03/2024

Argentina: Barley crop 2204/25 forecast at 4.3 mln tonnes on strong competition for area planted with wheat
Heavy rain has fallen across Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil. Although this may negatively impact corn and soy crops which are nearing harvest, these rains have made dramatic improvements in ... More
23/03/2024

World: Malt utilization rate forecast to increase to 90.3% by 2028
Globally, the malt utilization rate for 2023 is estimated at 83.6% and is forecast to gradually increase to 90.3% in 2028, RMI Analytics’ latest report says. On a regional level, there ... More
23/03/2024

Australia: Barley prices firm by around A$10 per tonne in the past week
Australia’s barley prices have firmed by around A$10 per tonne in the past week as consumer interest particularly in the northern market returns for the first time in months, UkrAgroConsult ... More
23/03/2024

Canada: 2023-24 barley supply estimated 8% lower year-over-year
For 2023-24, Canadian barley supply is estimated at 9.7 million tonnes (Mt), down 8% year-over-year (y/y) and 6% below the previous five-year average, largely due to production issues in 2023, ... More
23/03/2024

Canada: Slight decrease in area, production forecast for barley crop 2024
Although some moisture has arrived in certain key barley regions in Canada, the benefit has been mixed as moisture has been variable, RMI Analytics said in their March report. A slight ... More
23/03/2024

USA, OH: Slipcast Brewery gets approval to open in Franklin
A new brewery is coming to a Warren County municipality, expanding on the city’s recent revitalization efforts, Local 12 reported on March 22. The city of Franklin unanimously passed legislation at ... More
23/03/2024

Slovenia: Heineken’s Pivovarna Lasko Union appoints Marta Bulhak as new CEO
Slovenian brewer Pivovarna Lasko Union (PLU), a unit of Dutch brewer Heineken, has appointed Marta Bulhak as CEO, the company said. Bulhak will assume office on May 1, succeeding Zooullis Mina, ... More
22/03/2024

Mexico: Brewers come under pressure to minimise water footprint
During a severe drought in northern Mexico two summers ago, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador made an example of the brewing industry, calling on beer companies to move their operations ... More
22/03/2024

USA, OR: Slowing beer sales and consumption hurting Oregon hop growers
In a normal year, fifth-generation hop farmer Richard Kirk has 300 acres of the crop strung up for harvest, but this year, he’ll be cutting his acreage in half, Fox ... More
22/03/2024