Singapore: ThaiBev launches $2 bln debt issuance programme
Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) has established a US$2 billion ($2.57 billion) multicurrency debt issuance programme on June 4, The Edge Singapore reported. The food and beverage (F&B) group will issue notes and ... More
04/06/2025

UK: Malting barley premiums dwindle with prices under pressure
Margins for malting barley have dwindled in recent years and are now roughly £15/t above feed barley prices, Farmers Weekly reported on June 4. This marks a sharp decline from previous ... More
04/06/2025

Belgium: Chimay to issue an exclusive limited edition Trappist beer to selebrate Scoumont Abbey’s 175th anniversary
The Chimay Brewery will celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Scourmont Abbey this year with an exclusive limited edition Trappist beer, the brewery announced in a statement on June 3, ... More
03/06/2025

South Africa: Excessive beer taxation driving illicit alcohol trade, BASA says
Excessively high beer taxation levels are driving consumers to support the illicit alcohol industry, a situation that needs to be rectified by lowering beer excise taxes as soon as possible, ... More
03/06/2025

South Korea: Small breweries are leaving Seoul
Small breweries in downtown Seoul, which have emerged as "hot people" and changed trends in domestic drinking culture, are leaving Seoul. This is because the recent decline in consumption of ... More
03/06/2025

USA: Craft breweries facing growing financial strain from as tariffs intensify
U.S. craft breweries face growing financial strain as steel, aluminum, barley, and malt tariffs intensify. According to a new report from GlobalData, these trade barriers are inflating costs across the ... More
03/06/2025

USA: Wholesale beer purchasing improved in May for all segments except craft
The US have been tracking a dismal year in retail alcohol sales thus far in 2025. But as we enter summer selling season, the outlook for wholesale beer purchasing is ... More
03/06/2025

Australia: Barley crop forecast at 12.8 mln tonnes in 2025-26
Australia is forecast to produce 30.6 million tonnes (Mt) of wheat, 12.8Mt of barley and 5.7Mt of canola in 2025-26, according to the quarterly Australian Crop Report released on June ... More
02/06/2025

India: United Breweries to shut its Mangaluru brewery
United Breweries Ltd. will shut its brewery unit situated in Karnataka's coastal town of Mangaluru by the end of June, the company announced on June 2. "The closure of the ... More
02/06/2025

USA, MD: Silver Branch Brewing Company officially opens its new Rockville Beerworks location
Silver Branch Brewing Company has officially opened its new Rockville Beerworks location, Source of the Spring reported on June 2. It was reported last year that the downtown Silver Spring-based brewery ... More
02/06/2025