Argentina: Excessive rains slowing down barley seeding

Excessive rains slow down barley seeding, particularly in the southern Buenos Aires province, the heartland of Argentinean malting barley, H. M. Gauger GmbH said in their August report. Plans are ...
Published 20/08/2020 More

UK: Regulators considering launch of investigation into merger of Carlsberg UK and Marston’s

UK regulators are considering whether to launch an investigation into the £780 million merger between Carlsberg’s UK division and brewer Marston’s, expressandstar.com reported on August 19. The Competition and Markets Authority ...
Published 19/08/2020 More

China: China Resources Beer sees first-half net profit rise 11%

China Resources Beer (Holdings) Co.'s net profit for the first half of the year rose 11%, as lower costs compensated for a drop in sales amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Morningstar.com ...
Published 19/08/2020 More

World: Corona remains world’s most valuable beer brand – Brand Finance

Despite £112 mln dropping off its brand value in the past year and a name clash with a global pandemic, Corona remains the world’s most valuable beer brand, according to ...
Published 19/08/2020 More

Australia & China: Australia appeals China’s barley import tariff

Australia has appealed China's prohibitive tariff on barley shipments from the world's third-biggest exporter of the grain, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Australian farmers scramble to ...
Published 19/08/2020 More

USA: Off-premise beer sales not enough to make up for loss of on-premise establishments volumes in March-early August

Beer category sales in off-premise retailers during the COVID-19 pandemic haven’t been enough to make up for the loss of sales at on-premise establishments after shutdowns to stop the spread ...
Published 19/08/2020 More

USA, TX: Brew Monkey Beer Co. to open its doors in San Antonio on August 29

San Antonio’s newest brewery, Brew Monkey Beer Co., has announced an Aug. 29 opening date at 11935 Starcrest Drive inside the Blossom Business Park, the San Antonio Express-News reported on ...
Published 19/08/2020 More

USA, OR: Three more Oregon breweries to close down because of COVID-19

The inevitable long list of COVID-19 related brewery closures has begun snowballing into an avalanche that we all saw coming but hoped would never reach us, newschoolbeer.com reported on August ...
Published 19/08/2020 More

India: United Breweries report Rs 114 crore net loss for quarter ended June 30

United Breweries Ltd (UBL) reported on August 14 a net loss for the quarter through June, as Covid-led disruptions crippled business in the peak season for the maker of the ...
Published 16/08/2020 More

EU: 2019 beer production surpasses 34 bln litres

Last year, over 34 billion litres of beer containing alcohol were produced in the EU, according to Eurostat’s latest production statistics released earlier this week. The EU’s beer production was ...
Published 16/08/2020 More