Canada: Malting barley quality very good despite weather challenges

Despite the challenges experienced during the growing season and harvest, the overall quality of Western Canada’s 2018 malting barley crop is very good, CMBTC reported on November 8. While there has been ...
Published 13/11/2018 Outros

USA, MN: Great Waters Brewing Company to close its doors on November 18

When Sean O’Byrne opened Great Waters Brewing Company in 1997, the brewpub scene in Minnesota was “pretty slim.” Now, there are more than 150 craft breweries in the state. But ...
Published 13/11/2018 Outros

USA, CA: San Diego County craft brewers produce more than 1.1 mln barrels of beer last year

San Diego County craft brewers produced more than 1.1 million barrels of beer in 2017, up about 22 percent from 2016 levels, according to an economic impact study conducted by ...
Published 13/11/2018 Outros

EU: France’s barley crop rescues EU brewers from supply shortages

A big barley harvest in France has rescued Europe’s beer brewers from supply shortages after parched conditions across the continent this summer ravaged crops elsewhere, traders said on November 9. Britain ...
Published 10/11/2018 Outros

World: Barley trade forecast slightly up at 27.755 mln tonnes this month

World barley trade in 2018/19 is forecast in USDA’s latest monthly report at 27.755 mln tonnes versus 27.53 mln tonnes in the October report. Exports forecast is up for Russia (+200 ...
Published 10/11/2018 Outros

Ireland: Number of microbreweries increases to 75

The number of microbreweries in Ireland has increased from 15 in 2012 to 75 in 2018. That’s according to Bord Bia’s latest report on the craft beer industry in Ireland. Five ...
Published 10/11/2018 Outros

Japan: Kirin to shift core business strategy from beverages to health products

Kirin Holdings Co., Japan’s second-largest beer brewer, will shift its core business strategy from beverages to “health and illness-preventing” solutions, the Sankei newspaper reported, citing an interview with Chief Executive ...
Published 10/11/2018 Outros

Ghana: Heineken introduces its 500ml bottle and 500ml can in Ghana

Heineken on November 7, 2018, introduced its 500ml bottle and 500ml can onto the Ghanaian beer market, Yen.Com.Gh reported. The launch took place at Smoke'N Barrel in Labone and saw ...
Published 10/11/2018 Outros

The Philippines: San Miguel Food and Beverage completes P34 bln follow-on offering

Amid bearish market conditions, consumer powerhouse San Miguel Food and Beverage Inc. (SMFB) completed a follow-on offering worth P34 billion, widening its public float and allowing its parent conglomerate, San ...
Published 10/11/2018 Outros

The Philippines: San Miguel Food and Beverage completes P34 bln follow-on offeringVietnam: Sabeco removes all restrictions on foreign ownership

Vietnam’s biggest brewery firm Sabeco on November 12 announced that it has removed all restrictions on foreign ownership, opening up the $6.5-billion company to further investments from overseas strategic investors, ...
Published 10/11/2018 Outros