China: Beijing enjoying microbrewery boom – Newsletter No. 25b (2013-06-25)

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 […]

Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation: restrictions/quotas for malting barley imports on the territory of member states of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) (2013-06-24)

The Governor of Kursk region A. Mikhailov has received a reply from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation to the letter No. 01-08/320 from 29.04.2013 addressed to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev (notice of BMBU: the letter from A. Mikhailov is in attachment; all regions of the Russian Federation […]

Russia: Winter barley harvesting starts in southern regions – Newsletter No. 25a (2013-06-21)

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 […]

Excursion to Korenevo malting plant in the framework of the III Field Day for the EEC member states (2013-06-19)

In the framework of the III Field Day of Malting, Kvass and Beer Brewing Industry for member states of the Eurasian Economic Commission (www.barley-malt-fieldday.ru/eng) on June 28 the excursion to Korenevo malting plant (http://youtu.be/kPRCgFQsdj8) will take place. The malting plant was launched on November 22, 2011 in the urban-type settlement Korenevo, Kursk region. It was […]

V. Drobiz: BEER – test of the Government for administrative maturity (2013-06-19)

RF Government, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation A.V. Dvorkovich: meters are not required! (2013-06-18)

10 days to the Field Day: preliminary list of participants (2013-06-18)

Dear Colleagues, in attachment you will find a preliminary list of participants of the III Field Day of Malting, Kvass and Beer brewing industry for states of the Eurasian Economic Commission , applications are still coming in. If you do not find your name in the list of participants please contact the press office of the […]