EU: Barley crop expected to drop in 2021/22

EU Commission’s barley supply and demand forecast of May 27 puts the EU-27 barley production forecast for 2021/22 at 54.493 mln tonnes vs 54.755 mln tonnes in 2020/21, H. M. ...
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United Kingdom: Barley crop may reach 8 mln tonnes this year

UK’s 2021 winter barley acreage is estimated at 400 thousand ha, yield at 7 tonnes/ha, crop at 2.8 mln tonnes. Spring barley acreage is forecast at 750 thousand ha, yield ...
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World: China enjoys growing beer sales this year

China’s April beer sales amounted to 31.4 mln hl, + 1.7% y/y, H. M. Gauger GmbH reported earlier this month. January-April beer sales were 114.1 mln hl, 34% more than last ...
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Southeast Asia: Multinational beverage groups facing a cold new reality in once so promising markets

As Southeast Asian countries tighten regulations on alcohol consumption to fight underage drinking and drunken driving, the threat of even tougher rules means multinational beverage groups face a cold new ...
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USA: Hop acreage strung for harvest this year up 4% from 2020

Hop acreage strung for harvest in 2021 for Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is forecast at a record high 60,735 acres, 4 percent more than last year’s previous record of 58,641 ...
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USA, NC: Southern Strain Brewing to open its second location later this year

If you’ve ever ventured into Southern Strain Brewing in Concord and sipped a Sea Level Pale Ale, then you know Charlotte is in for a treat when the brewery opens ...
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USA, MO: Banter Brewing Co. expected to open in Springfield this summer

After Mother's Brewing opened in 2011, Springfield's mania for craft breweries exploded. Most of the resulting locally-owned breweries with tasting rooms concentrated in downtown, Commercial Street, Rountree and Galloway. But this summer, ...
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EU: Analysts lift soft wheat, barley, maize crop forecasts

Consultancy Strategie Grains on June 10 raised its monthly forecast for the 2021 soft wheat harvest and exports from the European Union next season due to improved competitiveness on the ...
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EU: Europe on course for good barley yields this summer

Warm weather and showers since last month have put Europe on course for good barley yields this summer, with the timing of the harvest a key issue as crops recover ...
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USA: Americans consuming more craft beer with higher alcohol content, study shows

Americans are consuming more craft beer with higher alcohol content but are drinking less beer by volume, according to a new analysis led by epidemiologists at the University of Pittsburgh ...
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