Ukraine: Beer, malt production decline in January-April this year
Ukraines beer production amounted to 5.03 mln hl in January April 2020, 4.1% down from the same period last year, Ukrpivo reported on May 13.
The trade association does not include zero-alcohol beer in its numbers.
The nations malt output dropped by 11.1% to 92.2 thousand tonnes, Ukrpivo said.
In 2019, Ukraines brewers produced 18.02 mln hl of beer, 0.4% less than in 2018, which was the last year when the market showed an increase versus the previous year (+2.5%).
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