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India: Diageo agrees to reformulate some of its most popular whisky and rum drinks in India
Diageo has agreed to reformulate some of its most popular whisky and rum drinks in India, two government sources told Reuters, after the country's food safety regulator banned them in . . .
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21 August, 2026
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China: Chongqing Brewery visibly weakens in the second quarter
Chongqing Brewery visibly weakened in the second quarter—the traditional peak sales season—as premium product revenue swung from growth to decline, signaling near-term resistance to its premiumization strategy, BigGo Finance reported.
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21 August, 2026
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EU & UK: Barley crop forecast up by 0.3 mln tonnes
The impact of Europe’s heatwave is wide-spread as detailed in the USD/NASA vegetation analysis, which shows the wide disparity in crop development. RMI Analytics’ latest barley crop’26 EU27+UK forecast is . . .
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21 August, 2026
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World: France driving upward trend for both malting and feed barley prices
French prices are driving an upward trend for both malting and feed barley, with other regions beginning to follow suit. However, Australia stands out as an exception, as favourable conditions . . .
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21 August, 2026
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China: Huiquan Beer enjoys a sharp increase in first-half profit
Chinese brewer Huiquan Beer reported a sharp increase in first-half profit after raising revenue and improving its product mix, even though its beer sales volume appears to have slipped slightly, . . .
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21 August, 2026
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Ireland: Irish whiskey export volumes to the EU rise by 21.5% in last four years
Irish whiskey export volumes to the EU have risen by 21.5% over the last four years, with the single market now a key destination for the sector. The figures were . . .
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21 August, 2026
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USA & Canada: US delays 50% tariff on Canadian beer imports by three days
The United States has delayed by three days the start of an additional 50% tariff on Canadian beer imports, pushing the measure’s effective time to 12:01 a.m. Eastern on Aug. . . .
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21 August, 2026
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Nigeria: Guinness Nigeria Plc records a 53 per cent increase in first-half profit after tax
Guinness Nigeria Plc recorded a 53 per cent increase in profit after tax to N25.3bn in the first half of 2026, while revenue rose to approximately N265bn, the Punch Newspapers . . .
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21 August, 2026
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Poland: Beer market contracts sharply in H1 2026
Poland’s beer market contracted sharply in the first half of 2026, with sold production of alcoholic beer falling 11.9% from a year earlier even as non-alcoholic 0.0 beer continued to . . .
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21 August, 2026
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