Ukraine: Beer and malt output decline in January-February

Ukraine’s beer output dropped by 8.9% to 1.62 mln hl in January-February this year, Interfax Ukraine reported on March 11 citing data by Ukrpivo.

The trade association’s statistics don’t include zero-alcohol beer and brands below 0.5% alc. by vol.

In January alone, beer production was 15.2% less than in January 2022.

The nation’s malt output in the first two months of this year declined by 5.7% to 28.9 thousand tonnes.

In 2022, Ukraine’s beer production was down 27.9%, at 12.28 mln hl.

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