Ukraine: Q1 2021 beer output increases by 0.1% yoy

Ukraine’s beer production reached 3.42 mln hl in Q1 2021, 0.1% more than over the same period of 2020, trade association Ukrpivo reported on April 12. The association’s data don’t include ...
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Canada, BC: Growler sales permitted for off-site consumption until June 6

The B.C. government April 8 announced it is providing the opportunity for Liquor Primary and Food Primary licensee businesses to package draught beer in growlers for sale to patrons with ...
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USA, ME: Maine has the highest number of breweries per capita after many years of lagging behind Vermont

After many years of lagging behind Vermont, Maine now officially has the highest number of breweries per capita in the US, the Bangor Daily News reported on April 5. As of ...
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Belgium: La Mule brewery becomes the first brewery to open in Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek in almost 60 years

For the first time in almost 60 years, Brussels municipality of Schaerbeek has its own brewery. At one point in the past, it had 15 but the last one, Brasserie ...
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Japan & Myanmar: Kirin’s bold exit from Myanmar is not clean-cut

Just five days after Myanmar’s military seized power in early February, the Japanese brewer Kirin expressed grave concern and announced that it was terminating its five-year-old joint venture with a ...
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World: Barley crops looking good in Europe; Canada, Ukraine, Argentina expected to increase their plantings

Barley crops are looking quite good in Europe. It is expected that Canada, Ukraine and Argentina will increase their plantings to be able to satisfy the expected Chinese demand, H. ...
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World: China’s January-February beer production beats last year’s output by 61%

China’s January-February beer production totalled 50.47 mln hl, 61% more than the corona-affected output in January-February of last year, H. M. Gauger GmbH reported earlier this month. Germany’s February beer output ...
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World: Beer sales reduced drastically by Covid but longer term forecast for malt sector is encouraging

The corona pandemic has reduced EU beer sales drastically. The losses in Germany are probably typical for most of the EU, as the third Covid wave is distorting public life, ...
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Ireland: Beer production down 13.8% in 2020

The closure of hospitality businesses drastically hit Ireland’s beer sector in 2020, according to a new report released by Drinks Ireland. The report showed that beer production dropped by 13.8% in ...
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Ukraine: Ukraine seeds 11% of area expected for 2021 crop of wheat, barley, peas and oats

All Ukrainian regions have started the 2021 spring grain sowing, seeding a total of 853,260 hectares of wheat, barley, peas and oats as of April 8 or 11% of the ...
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