1. Trading offer & request

At this moment there are four OFFERS for 25000 tons of malt and one REQUEST for 260 tons of barley on the trading portal www.e-malt.com

• Offer for 1-3000 mtons of malt, 2RS, crop 2002, Bulk, delivery 1/7/2003 - 30/9/2003, at EUR 275.00 /mton, CIF St. Petersburg. (to see and make a bid to the malt offer, please click here to view code MF1806P1337)
  
  
• Offer for 1-10000 mtons of malt, 6RW Esterel, crop 2003, Bulk, delivery 1/1/2004 - 30/6/2004, at EUR 252.00 /mton, FOB Antwerp. (to see and make a bid to the malt offer, please click here to view code MF1806P1342)
  
  
• Offer for 3000-10000 mtons of malt, 2RS Scarlet/ Astoria, crop 2003, Bulk, delivery 1/11/2003 - 31/5/2004, at EUR 260.00 /mton, FOB Antwerp. (to see and make a bid to the malt offer, please click here to view code MF1806P1345)
  
  
• Offer for 1-2000 mtons of malt, 2RS50% / 6RW50%, crop 2003, Bags in container, delivery 1/1/2004 - 30/6/2004, at EUR 273.00 /mton, FOB Antwerp. (to see and make a bid to the malt offer, please click here to view code MF1806P1352)
  
  
• Request for 260 mtons of barley, Any 2R, crop 2003, packed in bags, delivery 1/10/2003 - 31/1/2004, at USD 220.00 /mton, C&F Karachi by sea. (to see and make a bid to the barley request, please click here to view code BR0906P0939)
  
  

 Top Industry News 

• SUN Interbrew Ukraine increased beer output in January-May 2003 by 29.4% versus the same period last year ... Click here
  
  
• The Danish beer brand Carlsberg and the Russian Baltika hold a stable position on the Latvian beer market ... Click here
  
  
• The union of Bulgarian brewers is forecasting beer sales in Bulgaria between January and May this year to exceed the 143.415 million litres ... Click here
  
  
• Malt production with EU enlargement Click here
  
  
• Malting enterprises of Ukrainian brewing association "Ukrpyvo" produced 58,600 tonnes of malt in the first five months of 2003 Click here
  
  
• The main contract barley variety of Raisio Malt, the largest Finish malt producer, this year is Scarlett, Saana being number two and Barke number three ... Click here
  
  
• The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) projected on June 12, a 2003-04 barley crop of 12.7 million tonnes, up from 6.2 million tonnes in 2002-03 ... Click here
  
  

More news is available on site www.e-malt.com  

• The Danish brewing force, Carlsberg, is launching a new international commercial, entitled Subway, in more than 10 markets from the beginning of June ...more info



• Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, has reimposed heavy duties on beer and liquor amid demands from Islamist groups in the ruling coalition for a complete alcohol ban ...more info



• Glazer's Wholesale Distribution has acquired Montana Beverage Co., a Coors and SABMiller distributor in El Paso, Texas, as part of a strategy to expand its rural wine, spirits and beer wholesale network ...more info



• Chile's enterprises of brewing industry, through their trade body the Asociacion de Cervezas de Chile, are protesting against plans to raise tax on beer in the country ...more info



• Feldschloesschen, the brewery and mineral water bottling company based in Switzerland, has posted a rise of 4% of its sales for the first quarter of this year ...more info



• Moosehead Breweries, based in Canada, has decided to sell its 64% stake in the Halifax Mooseheads junior ice hockey team, according to the Canadian Press ...more info



• Chief Financial Officer Bjørn Erik Næss has informed the Board of Directors of Carlsberg Breweries A/S that he wishes to leave his position at the end of the year to move back to Norway, because of family reasons ...more info




2. Brewery News

SUN Interbrew Ukraine increased beer output in January-May 2003 by 29.4% versus the same period last year. Brewing enterprises of SUN Interbrew produced about 196.84 million litres of beer in the first five months of the year. In May 2003 the company output around 55.7 million litres of beer, 28.7% more than in May 2002. SUN Interbrew was crated in 1999 by the second largest brewer Interbrew and Sun Brewing (part of Sun Group) in order to activate on Ukrainian and Russian markets. OOO Sun Interbrew Ukraine owns three brewing plants in Ukraine: “Rogan”, Kharkov; “Desna”, Chernigov and “Yantar”, Nikolaev. In 2002 Sun Interbrew’s breweries increased beer output by 19.7% in comparison with 2001 up to 444.86 million litres. The company held 30.9% of market share in 2002. The main brands brewed by Sun Interbrew Ukraine are: Stella Artois, Chernigivske, Rogan, Taller and Yantar.

The Danish beer brand Carlsberg and the Russian Baltika hold a stable position on the Latvian beer market, said Mikelis Cerpins, a spokesman of Aldaris, the largest brewer of Latvia. Aldaris sold 273 thousand litres of famous Danish brand Carlsberg and 170 thousand litres of Russian beer Baltika in the first five months of the year. By the end of May Carlsberg was holding 0.5% of Lavian beer market and Baltika 0.3%. Mikelis Cerpins attributed the stable position of the brands to the Aldaris’ policy on integrated marketing and sales marketing. Carlsberg brand can be bought in about 100 restaurants. That means that the consumer appreciated the brand a lot. Aldaris started outputting and selling Baltika in summer 2002. The main owner of Aldaris is - Baltic Beverages Holding.

The union of Bulgarian brewers is forecasting beer sales in Bulgaria between January and May this year to exceed the 143.415 million litres sold in the respective period of 2002. Before the Ledenika and Varnensko Pivo breweries have submitted their sales, there was registered the figure of over 121.273 million litres of beer sold. The largest player in the Bulgarian market was Brewinvest, the joint venture between Greece's Hellenic Bottling and Dutch brewing group Heineken NV, selling 42.182 million litres. Most producers obtained the increases due to the warm weather and the large-scale advertising campaigns launched.

3. Malt News

Malt production with EU enlargement.

On the 1st of May, 2004, the European Union will be enlarged by 10 countries, Bulgaria and Romania will probably follow in 2007. Turkey is a further candidate, and lately the chances of accession are also seen positive for the countries of former Yugoslavia. There will be the totally free traffic of all goods within the EU-25. Intervention regulations will be in force from the first day of accession. EU laws apply to all ex-and imports, former agreements of the new members with third countries will be abolished. Malt production and needs in 2004 in the new countries will play a part for all of the EU in the coming grain year.



	Malt production in 2001 (in 1,000 tons)	Malt exports in 2001/200 (in tons)	Malt Imports in 2001/2002 (in tons)
Czech Republic	435,996	163,100	3,090
Poland	224,000	11,188	160,568
Slovakia	211,988	145,020	4,421
Hungary	135,000	46,780	9,412
Romania	(2002)  118,294	-	23,434
Bulgaria	75,000	832	1,267
Lithuania	13,000	80	33,208
Cyprus	-	-	5,824
Estonia	-	3,628	18,175
Latvia	-	36	16,512
Malta	-	-	2,235
Slovenia	-	5	30,370



Malting enterprises of Ukrainian brewing association "Ukrpyvo" produced 58,600 tonnes of malt in the first five months of 2003 versus 52,600 tonnes in the same period last year, which is a 4.3% increase, agrimarket.info reported. However, malt production in May 2003 decreased 3.2% from May 2002, a spokesman of Ukrpyvo said. Ukrpyvo incorporates the largest brewing enterprises of Ukraine. Its share in the Ukrainian beer market is about 70%.

4. Barley News

The main contract barley variety of Raisio Malt, the largest Finish malt producer, this year is Scarlett, Saana being number two and Barke number three. The area for Barke is increasing considerably. The total barley area in Finland in 2003 is about 550 000 hectares. In the main grain growing area in Finland sowings have been delayed this spring. Malting barley was sown about two weeks later than normally. After the sowings the conditions have been good with some long-needed rain. The plant stands look good. At the moment the outlook is positive, much depends of course on the weather conditions during the next few weeks. Raisio Malt is Finland´s largest producer of brewing malt, with an annual capacity of 105,000 tonnes. The company has 38 employees, all committed to serving the customers. Raisio Malt forms one part of the Raisio Group a leading Finnish foods, animal feeds and paper chemicals enterprise. The Raisio Group invests heavily in research and product development, and its products are sold all over the world.

The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) projected on June 12, a 2003-04 barley crop of 12.7 million tonnes, up from 6.2 million tonnes in 2002-03. This is a return to normal production levels following two devastating years of drought. “Moisture conditions have improved across most of the Prairies, which is good news for farmers,” noted Bruce Burnett, Director of Weather and Crop Surveillance, speaking at the CWB’s annual weather and crop conditions briefing. “We are looking at a recovery from the disaster of the last two years.” However, dryness remains a concern in northern areas of Alberta and Saskatchewan. “There hasn’t been enough precipitation to offset the lingering effects of the drought in the parts of the north that were the hardest hit,” Burnett said. Controlled by western Canadian farmers, the CWB is the largest wheat and barley marketer in the world. As one of Canada’s biggest exporters, the Winnipeg-based organization sells grain to more than 70 countries and returns all sales revenue, less marketing costs, to Prairie farmers.