EU: Good malt export figures did not improve the market mood, analysts have recently revealed in a statement. According to them, the threatening overcapacity and the market power of the large brewery groups did not allow an improvement of prices. Quantities of malt purchased in June for delivery in 2005 were very substantial, buyers were Interbrew for Germany, Kronenbourg, Carlsberg-Holsten, Brau+Brunnen. Prices were below EUR 250, average price for the year, delivered breweries.

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