IGC reports EU malt exports to third countries of 2.397 mln tons (grain equivalent) in July – April, up from 2.275 mln tons a year ago. France’s malt production in July – March was 0.7% down on last year, to 1.215 mln tonnes, FranceAgriMer reported at the end of June. According to official data, France […]

Despite declining per capita beer consumption and relatively flat volume growth across traditional North American and European markets, the global beer manufacturing industry benefited from phenomenal growth in higher-value craft and foreign-label beers during the past five years, the latest Global Beer Manufacturing industry report by IBISWorld states. At the same time, rising disposable incomes […]

The results for all hop growing areas worldwide for the 2013 crop were published by Hopsteiner last month. Again, there has been a slight acreage decrease, amounting to 158 ha worldwide, leaving a total acreage of 46,491 ha. Nevertheless, the currently grown varieties, yields and alpha acid contents mean that the crop will be sufficient […]

Although the first quarter of 2013 saw beer sales fall in the UK and Germany, 2012 was a strong year for beer sales. Stronger economies in emerging markets have helped give consumers a bit more discretionary income and it appears these consumers are not shy about spending that money on drinks, The Drinks Business reported […]

Good weather conditions are even more essential for malting barley than for all the other grains, industry analysts said in a report on June, 3, pointing out that the acreage will shrink in Western Europe, the Ukraine and Mercosur. The carry-over from crop 2012 is very small in West and East Europe, as well as […]

China consumed 59.3 billion litres of alcohol in 2012 – nearly double the amount drunk in the U.S. Beer accounted for 84% of that figure, according to market research firm Euromonitor. Yet per capita, Chinese consumption was only about 35 litres annually – less than half of the United States, according to Bloomberg – and […]

Russia, one of the world’s key wheat exporters, has started the winter barley harvesting campaign in its southern regions of Krasnodar and Stavropol, responsible for the country’s largest grains production and cereal export via the Black Sea, Business Recorder reported on June, 16. Russia, historically the third-largest wheat exporter in the world, targets a large […]