Australia: Barley crop up by 56% to record high of 13.4 mln tonnes

Australia’s barley production is by 56 per cent to a record high of 13.4 million tonnes this year, ABARES said in their February report. In New South Wales, barley production is ...
Published 16/02/2017 Outros

India: Asking Vijay Mallya to step down from United Breweries board was merely following a regulatory order - Heineken

United Breweries merely followed a regulatory order in asking chairman Vijay Mallya to step down, Heineken NV, the Indian brewer’s largest shareholder, said in its first comment on the businessman ...
Published 16/02/2017 Outros

Malaysia: Heineken Malaysia opts to tighten its belt instead of hiking its beer prices

Heineken Malaysia Bhd says it has opted to tighten its belt amid the challenging market condition via various cost management measures and will not increase prices of products any time ...
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UK: Carlsberg launches competition for craft brewers

Carlsberg UK has launched a competition for craft brewers and importers offering the chance to get their beer listed in its ‘Crafted 2017’ portfolio, the Morning Advertiser reported on February ...
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World: World barley crop 2016 slightly below 2015 volume, international trade expected to drop by up to 4 mln tonnes

The world barley crop in 2016 is just below the previous year’s figure of 148.7 mln tonnes, H. M. Gauger GmbH analysts said in their first report this year. Australian ...
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EU: Barley output estimated at 59.34 mln tonnes in 2016/17

The EU Commission’s latest barley S/D balance (published at the end of December) estimates the EU’s barley output at 59.34 mln tonnes in 2016/17 vs. 61.36 mln tonnes in 2015/16, ...
Published 16/02/2017 Outros

Japan: Malt imports remain relatively stable despite constant domestic beer shipments decline

Japan’s beer shipments in 2016 were 52.5 mln hl, down 2.4% from a year earlier, H. M. Gauger GmbH reported. Pilsen-type beer lost 2%, happoshu 6.8%, the 3rd category 1.2%. ...
Published 16/02/2017 Outros

Russia: Heineken scaling down operations in Russia

The world's third-largest brewer Heineken is scaling down operations in Russia as a result of a steep decline in sales. Russia’s shrinking beer market and the Kremlin’s crackdown on alcohol ...
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UK: Heineken’s deal to acquire pub chain Punch Taverns under antitrust probe

Heineken's deal to acquire pub chain Punch Taverns could be under threat as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) probes the agreement, Sky News reported on February 16. The CMA has ...
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Nigeria: Guinness Nigeria denies Pharma Deko’s debt claims

Guinness Nigeria Plc on February 17 said it had responded to a court process at the instance of Pharma Deko Plc which alleged that the company was contractually indebted to ...
Published 16/02/2017 Outros