USA: Beer shipments drop 6.6% in May

U.S. brewers’ shipments in May declined 6.6%, to 14.2 million barrels, a loss of 1 million barrels compared to May 2019, according to the Beer Institute (BI), which shared unofficial ...
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Canada: StatsCan reports 1.4% increase in barley acreage

StatsCan is reporting seeded acreage this spring up for durum, lentils and barley but down for spring wheat, canola and soybeans. Spring wheat is down almost 8 percent in Saskatchewan while ...
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EU & USA: European beer, olives, chocolate, and gin could be hit with steep import tariffs in the US

European olives, chocolate, gin and beer made with malt are among the latest products that could be hit with steep tariffs as part of a US-European dispute over government subsidies ...
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USA: Off-premise beer sales top $1 bln in four of the last five weeks - Nielsen

Beer category dollar sales in off-premise retailers have now topped $1 billion in four of the last five weeks, according to market research firm Nielsen, Brewbound reported on June 30. For ...
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Canada, SK: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority reduces some production taxes for larger regional breweries

The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority has reduced some production taxes for larger regional breweries that sell beer in the province, but rates for smaller craft brewers — who want ...
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Canada, NB: Bagtown Brewing reopens in a larger facility

Bagtown Brewing, a nanobrewery that was opened in 2017 by group of commerce students at Mount Allison University in Sackville, Nova Scotia, has reopened after a six month hiatus in ...
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USA, TX: 4J Brewing Company launched by four sisters in Houston

Four sisters have opened a brewery after their dad decided to teach them how to brew beer for fun. Jennifer Mathis and her three sisters, from Houston, Texas, used to ...
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Brazil: Diageo doubles efforts to strengthen presence in e-commerce channels

Diageo Plc, the world’s largest spirits maker, has doubled efforts to strengthen its presence in e-commerce channels in Brazil as the coronavirus pandemic triggered lockdowns, driving customers to drink at ...
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EU: Barley crop prospects in Central Europe between rather poor and fair

Parts of Germany, Poland, and Central Europe (Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, and Croatia) suffer from dryness since years, which reduced subsoil moisture to dangerously low levels, H. M. ...
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USA: Brewers Associatin cuts another 17% of its workforce

The Brewers Association has announced a second round of layoffs, cutting 17% of its workforce, the national trade group confirmed to Brewbound. The layoff amounted to nine additional employees of the ...
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