USA, CT: Connecticut craft brewers getting a tax break

The craft beer industry in Connecticut generated $3 billion in economic activity last year. Now the state is giving the growing industry a tax break, Thehour.com reported on July 14. Gov. ...
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World: Grain crops, markets variable across the world due to variable weather

While a wet June has put Australia on track for consecutive bumper winter crop harvests, variable weather is wreaking havoc on grain crops in other parts of the world, with ...
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Ireland: Heineken launches its own stout to compete with Guinness

Heineken and Guinness are competing to be the best stout in Ireland, the Irish Post reported on July 15. Guinness will always be the original 'Black Stuff' to most across Ireland ...
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Argentina: Barley crop, supply, exports expected to increase in 2021/22

Argentina’s barley production forecast is stable at 4.5 mln tonnes in 2021/22 versus 3.8 mln in 2020/21, local analysts reported earlier in July. Crop 2021 is being planted under favourable ...
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Australia: Asahi confirms redundancies at Carlton & United Breweries

Expected job losses following the merger of Asahi Beverages and Carlton & United Breweries have been confirmed, the Brews News reported on July 14. Around 150 roles were made redundant following ...
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UK: Hop growers buckling under oversupply

British hop growers are buckling under the pressure after a year of pub closures and cancelled music festivals, the director of the British Hop Association has warned, The Grocer reported ...
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South Korea: Oriental Brewery criticized for frequent changes in beer prices

South Korea's largest beer-maker Oriental Brewery (OB) has come under criticism for raising and lowering factory prices of its beer products frequently over the past three years, The Korea Times ...
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EU: Forecast for barley, soft wheat increased but concerns over impact of wet weather on quality are mounting

Strategie Grains on July 15 further increased its monthly production forecasts for all three major cereals in the European Union in the current 2021/22 season, which it said will help ...
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UK: Beer sales down 14.5% last year but seem to have recovered after end of lockdown

Beer sales in the U.K. dropped by 14.5% in 2020. Total malt requirements dropped by 11.8%, of which only by 10% for the distilling industry, H. M. Gauger GmbH said ...
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USA: Record heat and dire drought taking a toll on US barley crop this year

Record heat and dire drought are both taking a toll on the U.S. barley crop this year, a factor that could hamper a key ingredient used to brew beer, AgWeb ...
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