An extended meeting of the Committee of the Federation Council for Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management will be held in April 15, 2014. This Committee is responsible for alcohol industry: 13 The Committee of the Federation Council supervises the following items: – state agrarian and food policy; agricultural production, food, processing industries, agricultural […]

Address of Barley, Malt, Hops & Beer Union to the President of the Republic of Belarus A.Lukashenko, to the manager of the brewing industry, the Deputy Prime-Minister M.Rusiy, the Minister of Industry and Agricultural Sector S. Sidorsky, concerning use of malt in beer, inaction of “Belgospishcheprom” supporting transnational companies in Belarus, motivated for holding a […]

According to the data of the Federal Service of State Statistics, in January 2014 beer production in Russia was 44818,06 dL. and in January – February 2014 – 80.611,7 dL. that is equivalent to 94% for the same period last year. Against the backdrop of the general sales growth of brewing products (please, refer to […]

We’d like to inform you that the company “VladVneshService” became a member of our Union. “VladVneshService” (http://www.vvs-info.ru/) is a company rendering information-analysis services to hundreds of Russian and foreign companies located in different regions of Russia and abroad. “VladVneshService” is one of the originators of the business connected with processing and adapting of the market […]

According to the data of the Federal State Statistics Service, retail sales of alcohol products in the Russian regions over a period of January – February 2014 were (dL): – Vodka 18402056,6; – Cognac 1984275,1; – Alcoholic beverages >25% 1389259,9; – Alcoholic beverages <25% 1200015,4; – Wine 17404502,0; – Low alcohol drinks 3827629,1; – Beer […]

According to the data of the Federal Customs Service as of 02/2014 the brewing products by HS codes were delivered to CIS and far-abroad countries in the amount of 6 043 582,19 USD in the volume of 9 385 277,08 litres:   Code Description Sum, USD Volume, l. 2203000100 malt beer in 10 l.- bottles or less 4 123 995, […]

According to the data of the Federal Customs Service, the basic importer of malting barley in 2013 was “The Brewing Company “Baltika” – near 37 million USD. In 2013 the total sum was 90 million USD, in other words, the Russian agricultural complex missed approximately 3 billion rubles. Together with “Baltika” the major importers were […]