Australia: Barley crop approaching 15 mln tonnes remains realistic, analysts say

Australia’s barley crop conditions remain favourable, with the only concern discussed during our trip last week was the arrival of hotter temperatures, while the forecast has minimal rainfall over the ...
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Argentina: Barley crop forecast up by 0.2 mln tonnes as weather forecast clears

Continued heavy rainfall in the primary barley regions of Argentina, Uruguay, and southern Brazil raises concerns about disease and potential yield risk. There are reports of small flooded areas where ...
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Argentina: Both malting and feed barley export prices remain stable

Export prices for both Argentinean malting and feed barley remain stable, as farmer sales are limited while purchasing interest is targeting lower price levels, RMI Analytics said in their October ...
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EU: Sluggish pace of malt exports in 2025/26 continues

The troubling sluggish pace of malt exports in 2025/26 continues with the gap to the previous four years still widening, RMI Analytics said in their latest report. At a country level, ...
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World: Barley crop forecast up 0.8 mln tonnes

The forecast for barley crop '25 continues to increase, up 0.8 mln tonnes to a total of 149.5 mln tonnes, RMI Analytics said in their October report. The increase comes from ...
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EU & UK: Barley production forecast remains unchanged at 62.5 mln tonnes

Clearing weather in France aided winter seeding and Scottish harvest wrapped up after a struggling year to conclude Europe’s harvest. RMI Analytics’ barley production forecast for the EU is unchanged ...
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South Korea: Leading brewer Hite Jinro expected to post somewhat sluggish Q3 results

Korea’s Hite Jinro is expected to post somewhat sluggish results for the third quarter of this year. This is attributed to the prolonged downturn in the dining-out market and a ...
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Germany: Kulmbacher Group’s Scherdel brewery to cease operations by end of 2026

The Hof-based Scherdel brewery will cease operations at the end of next year. The Kulmbacher Group, the owner, cites economic reasons, DieSachsen.de reported on October 17. In Hof, the owner is ...
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Mexico: Congress approves tax hike on sodas, beer, cigarettes, energy drinks, violent video games and online gaming

Many Mexican congressional representatives drank sodas and energy drinks while voting to increase taxes on these drinks and other products such as cigarettes, beer, online gaming and violent video games, ...
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North America: Canada malting barley quality reported as normal to above normal versus five-year average

Harvest in western Canada is concluding, with less than 5% remaining but amidst some rain delays in parts of Saskatchewan, while Alberta was mostly dry, RMI Analytics reported last week. ...
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