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Ecuador: President cuts beer prices for the duration of the World Cup
Violence-plagued Ecuador has had generally little cause for celebration lately, so to inject a little cheer President Daniel Noboa on June 11 cut the price of beer for the duration . . .
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12 June, 2026
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Canada: Malting barley premiums unusually small in 2025-26
Premiums for malt barley in Western Canada have been unusually small in 2025-26, according to analysts, Grainews reported on June 11.
Neil Townsend, chief market analyst with GrainFox, can think of . . .
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12 June, 2026
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EU: Barley production forecast for 2026/27 cut to 52.3 mln tonnes
Expana raised its projection for European Union soft wheat exports for the current 2025/26 season due to accelerating Polish shipments to Africa and lifted its forecast for EU soft wheat . . .
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12 June, 2026
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Ireland: Whiskey producers facing another difficult year
Malting barley growers and whiskey producers in Ireland face another difficult year as the market works through excess inventories built up after the pandemic, according to executives speaking at an . . .
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12 June, 2026
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EU & UK: Barley crop forecast slightly down, COCERAL says
In its third forecast for the 2026 crop, COCERAL estimated the total grain crop in the EU-27+UK at 295.5 million tonnes, down from 298.8 million in its second forecast in . . .
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11 June, 2026
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World: Global barley trade forecast up in USDA’s June report
Global barley trade is forecast to reach 29.442 mln tonnes in 2026/27, up from the 29.417 mln tonnes forecast in May and significantly down from the 34.268 mln tonnes forecast . . .
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11 June, 2026
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World: Spirits overtake wine in total global volumes
For the first time since IWSR records began in 1990, the total volume of spirits consumed worldwide exceeded the total volume of wine consumed, Drinks International reported on June 11.
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11 June, 2026
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Australia: April sets monthly record for Australian barley exports
Australia exported 1,534,483 tonnes of barley and 341,250t of sorghum in April, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data, the Grain Central reported on June 10.
The feed barley . . .
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11 June, 2026
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Malaysia: Brewery sector expecting gradual recovery in investor sentiment
The brewery sector is expected to see a gradual recovery in investor sentiment despite near-term volume headwinds, The Star reported on June 10.
This is as the sector’s risk-reward profile becomes . . .
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11 June, 2026
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