Ireland: January-September alcohol consumption down 4.5%, beer alone falls by 14.9%

Despite reports that many people are drinking more due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Revenue has revealed that alcohol consumption in Ireland has fallen 4.5pc from January to September in comparison ...
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UK: Spring barley Diablo given full approval for brewing use

Spring barley variety Diablo has been given full approval for brewing use by the Malting Barley Committee, the Farmers Weekly reported on October 30. The variety already had full approval for ...
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World: AB InBev CEO dismisses speculation of imminent departure

AB InBev’s long-serving CEO Carlos Britos has dismissed speculation that he is stepping down soon and told Reuters that he expects to be leading the company for “some time to ...
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Australia: Barley production forecast at 11.74 mln tonnes

Australia’s barley production has been forecasted by CBH Group at 11.74 million tonnes, marking an increase of 23 per cent versus the 2019/20 season, the Farm Weekly reported on October ...
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Nigeria: Nigerian Breweries posts 25.6% increase in third quarter revenue

Nigerian Breweries (NB), the country’s biggest beer maker by market share, posted a 25.6 percent increase in revenue in third quarter (July to September) at N82.2 billion up from N65.48 ...
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UK: Carlsberg and Marston’s complete their merger

Carlsberg UK and Marston’s have completed their merger to create a new beer company whose brands include Carlsberg, Carlsberg Export, Poretti, Hobgoblin, Marston’s Pedigree, Tetley’s, Wainwright and 61 Deep, the ...
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Vietnam: Sabeco’s revenue drops 17% in Q3 2020

Sai Gon Beer-Alcohol-Beverage JSC (Sabeco), Vietnam’s biggest brewer, reported revenue down 17 percent and post-tax profit up 1 percent in the third quarter of this year, VietnamPlus reported on October ...
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Ireland: Ireland’s drinks industry using approximately 220 thousand tonnes of barley per year

An estimated 46,000 ha of Irish tillage land is used to produce approximately 300,000 tonnes of grain for the drinks industry in Ireland each year. The main ingredient is barley – ...
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China & Australia: China rejects Australia’s appeal to scrap barley export tariff - sources

China has rejected Australia’s appeal to scrap a tariff on its barley exports, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, all but closing the door on a trade worth ...
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UK: Second lockdown will do little to boost breweries’ balance sheets

Appearing languid during the first half, the UK prime minister’s Halloween announcement of a second lockdown will do little to boost the balance sheets of breweries in the closing stages ...
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