Czech Republic: Czech beer production on rise by 2.5% for January-September of 2005
Czech breweries produced 14.42 million hectoliters (hl) of beer for the period of January-September 2005, an increase of 2.5 % or 357,000 hl yr/yr, the chairman of the Czech Association of Breweries and Malt Houses (CSPS) Jan Vesely told Interfax on November 2.
"Small and mid-sized brewers were great contributors to the positive result, their output rising by almost 16 % in the first three quarters of the year," stated Vesely.
The output of the seven big beer groups, which now accounts for 86.5 % of the market, was slightly higher, rising 87,000 hl on the year, with growth slower compared to the increase seen for the sector as a whole.
About 30 small breweries, which at present account for some 13.5 % of the Czech beer market, showed an rise in output of 272,000 hl in the monitored period.
The exports as well contributed substantially to the growth in beer output in 9M 2005, but data on sales abroad are not yet available, said Vesely. "Small and mid-size brewers were more successful mostly thanks to exports in 9M 2005," he said.
Czech beer has been increasingly successful on foreign markets. Exports are expected to increase to a record 3 mln hl this year, against last year's 2.64 mln hl, with beer output rising to some 19 mln hl, the highest amount since 1990, according to preliminary figures provided to the CSPS by Czech breweries.
The exports accelerated after last May's EU entry, brewers say, as barriers in the new EU members were eliminated and administrative work was simplified effectively.
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