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, ...
Published 23/03/2024 More

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 ...
Published 23/03/2024 More

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 ...
Published 23/03/2024 More

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, ...
Published 22/03/2024 More

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 ...
Published 22/03/2024 More

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 ...
Published 22/03/2024 More

USA, CO: Alpine Dog Brewing to shut its doors for good on March 31

It has been tough for breweries in central Denver over the past year as at least half a dozen have closed, including Mockery, MobCraft, Wah Gwaan, Dos Luces, Counter Culture ...
Published 22/03/2024 More

South Korea: Hite Jinro’s Terra beer selling 28.8 bottles per second

Hite Jinro announced on the 20th that Terra, which has established itself as a representative beer brand, has surpassed 4.54 billion bottles in cumulative sales (as of March 19). This ...
Published 21/03/2024 More

USA, CT: City Steam Brewery closing its doors after decades in business

Hartford's City Steam Brewery is closing its doors after decades of welcoming customers, nbcconnecticut.com reported. The owners posted the decision to close on the restaurant’s social media accounts on March 21. "It ...
Published 21/03/2024 More

USA, CA: Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians acquires Mad River Brewery from the Yurok Tribe

In November 2021, The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians opened The Paskenta Brewery and Distillery, becoming the first tribal-owned distillery in California. This week, the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians ...
Published 21/03/2024 More