Ukraine: Beer production down by 31.6% in January – August

The first eight months of this year saw Ukraine’s beer output drop by 30.6% (as compared to the same period in 2021) to 8.39 mln hl, Ukrpivo reported on September 21.

The trade association’s statistics do not include zero-alcohol beer and brands below 5% alc. by vol.).

The nation’s malt production declined by 22.5% to 108.38 thousand tonnes over the reporting period.