South Africa: Alcohol industry faces collapse if ban on alcohol sale isn’t lifted

After a wave of violence and destruction in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, which saw 161 liquor outlets and distribution centres looted and damaged, South Africa’s alcohol industry has called for the ...
Gepubliceerd 22/07/2021 Meer

Tanzania: Serengeti Breweries’s agri-business programme boosts contract farming

Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL) has said it is committed to supporting the farmers' contract farming through its agri-business initiative that incorporated over 400 local farmers spread in eight regions across ...
Gepubliceerd 22/07/2021 Meer

EU: Central Europe barley crop prospects fair to good

According to the latest report by H. M. Gauger GmbH, the estimated barley crops in Central Europe are: Austria: winter barley 675 thousand tonnes, spring barley 150 thousand; the Czech Republic: ...
Gepubliceerd 22/07/2021 Meer

Ireland: Winter barley harvest kicks off in near perfect weather conditions

Ireland’s harvest has kicked off in near continental weather conditions, with winter barley yields generally running from 3.5t/ac to 4.25t/ac and moistures at 15-16pc, the Independent reported on July 20. Growers ...
Gepubliceerd 22/07/2021 Meer

USA: Constellation Brands prices offering of senior notes

Constellation Brands, Inc., a leading beverage alcohol company, announced on July 21 that it priced the public offering of $1.0 billion of 2.250% Senior Notes due 2031 (the “notes”) for ...
Gepubliceerd 22/07/2021 Meer

Canada: 2020-21 barley and malt exports forecast 47% more than last year

For 2020-21, the combined exports of raw barley grain and grain equivalent of malt from Canada are revised upwards to 4.5 million tonnes (Mt), including 3.75 Mt for grain exports ...
Gepubliceerd 22/07/2021 Meer

USA, MI: Still a lot of room for growth for Michigan hops industry

Less than 70 hop farmers have brought Michigan forward as an emerging leader in production over the past decade but there is still a lot of room for growth, the ...
Gepubliceerd 22/07/2021 Meer

Italy: K-Adriatica’s subsidiary Italmalt to build Italy’s largest malting plant in Loreo (RO)

The largest malt house in Italy, expected to launch in 2023 will be branded K-Adriatica, a company active for over 50 years in the sectors of fertilizer production and beer ...
Gepubliceerd 20/07/2021 Meer

EU: Grain farmers take advantage of warm, dry spell to make headway in harvesting

Grain farmers in western Europe are taking advantage of a warm, dry spell to make headway in harvesting, but the clear skies may have come too late to prevent some ...
Gepubliceerd 20/07/2021 Meer

Bulgaria: Bulgarian brewers report H1 beer sales similar to last year’s

Bulgarian brewers invested some 20 million levs ($12.1 million/10.2 million euro) in fixed assets in the first half of 2021, the Union of Brewers in Bulgaria (UBB) said on July ...
Gepubliceerd 20/07/2021 Meer