EU: Malting barley prices pushed up by sharp increase in feed values

French winter malting barley has been pushed up by the sharp increase in feed barley prices, whereas the malting premium still remains rather low, GrainCom said in their latest newsletter ...
Offentliggjort 02/08/2018 More

Spain & the UK: UK remains Mahou San Miguel’s leading export market

The UK remains Mahou San Miguel’s leading export market after the Spanish brewer recorded 9% sales growth in Britain in 2017, the Drinks Retailing reported. The firm accounts for 70% ...
Offentliggjort 02/08/2018 More

China: Heineken buying 40% stake in the parent of China’s largest beer company

Heineken is buying a 40 per cent stake in the parent of China’s largest beer company in a multibillion-dollar bet it can challenge arch-rival AB InBev, the Budweiser maker that ...
Offentliggjort 02/08/2018 More

Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon and Kenya top Guinness consumers in Africa

According to the beer manufacturer Diageo, Kenya is among five African countries that consumes large quantities of Guinness and as such features high on the Guinness beer consumption in the ...
Offentliggjort 02/08/2018 More

Japan: Beer consumption down but consumers still love beer like beverages

Toriaezu, bīru—“Let’s start with a round of beer!” This standard phrase, often spoken before anyone has a look at a restaurant menu, reflects the Japanese people’s love for beer. Whatever ...
Offentliggjort 02/08/2018 More

EU: Beer production increases by 2.5 bln litres last year

August the 3rd is beer day, and according to Eurostat, in 2017, over 41 billion litres of beer containing alcohol were produced in the European Union (EU), 2.5 billion litres ...
Offentliggjort 02/08/2018 More

EU: Central Europe reports predominantly poor barley crop results this year

As per Eurostat’s latest estimates, Austria’s winter barley acreage is 93 thousand ha this year (86 thousand ha in 2017), whereas spring barley has been planted on 47 thousand ha ...
Offentliggjort 02/08/2018 More

Kazakhstan: Barley exports shows gradual slowdown in second half of marketing year 2017/18

The second half of MY 2017/18 saw a gradual slowdown in barley exports from Kazakhstan. So, 131.8 thousand tonnes was shipped abroad in April, or 17% less than in March. ...
Offentliggjort 02/08/2018 More

Canada & United States: CMBTC expects average barley yields in most of Western Canada

The most salient fact about the crop conditions in the Prairies is that hot and dry conditions have advanced crop development and as a consequence barley harvest will start within ...
Offentliggjort 02/08/2018 More

USA & Canada: Molson Coors’ worldwide beer volumes drop 2.4% in Q2 2018

Beer brewer Molson Coors has promised to “aggressively” address falling volumes in the North American market, where customers’ thirst for brands like Coors Light, Miller Lite and Molson Canadian failed ...
Offentliggjort 02/08/2018 More