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E-malt.com Newsletter 33a
August 15 - August 17, 2005

Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 17-August-2005

1 EUR = 1.2361 USD
1 EUR = 0.6831 GBP
1 EUR = 1.4817 CAD
1 EUR = 1.6068 AUD
1 EUR = 135.37 JPY
1 EUR = 2.9157 BRL
1 EUR = 35.1794 RUB
1 EUR = 10.025 CNY
Base Currency: US Dollar
on 17-August-2005

1 USD = 0.8092 EUR
1 USD = 0.5525 GBP
1 USD = 1.1987 CAD
1 USD = 1.2999 AUD
1 USD = 109.54 JPY
1 USD = 2.3588 BRL
1 USD = 28.46 RUB
1 USD = 8.1102 CNY

EUR/USD Chart

Equities of the Largest Breweries

Top Industry News
Russia: Heineken could accomplish the second largest takeover in the Russian brewery sector... Click here

Cambodia: Carlsberg acquires 50% of Cambrew in Cambodia... Click here

Philippines: San Miguel Corporation posted P100.6 billion consolidated revenue in the 2005 first semester... Click here

China: APB`s Group PBIT surges 25% in 3Q fuelled by strong volume growth in almost all markets... Click here

Czech Republic: Beer exports register an increase of 20% for the first half of 2005... Click here

Canada: Beer- the absolute leader on the British Columbia’s beverage market... Click here

Belgium: The monks from Saint Sixtus monastery not delighted about their “Best Beer” Prize... Click here

USA: Barley harvesting progress... Click here

Australia: Approved licence applications for barley exports... Click here

More News
Turkey: Changes in Efes Beer Group management ...more info

Russia: Ochakovo brewery launches a new premium brand ...more info

New Zealand: DB Brewer wins with its “Export Gold “ beer the Best of Class trophy in Lager category ...more info

USA: Houston’s Saint Arnold launches new wheat beer ...more info

Japan: Asahi plans to increase its dividend payout ratio to at least 20 % ...more info

USA: Decreasing overall trend of beer consumption makes American brewers take action ...more info

Belgium: Escaping from clich?s, Stella Artois creates original advertising campaign ...more info

UK: St Peter's Brewery, near Bungay is for sale ...more info

Australia: New bottle filler installed at Coopers ...more info

Bulgaria: Beer consumption register a slight growth ...more info

China:Heineken-APB’s associate, DaFuHao Breweries aquires Chinese brewery ...more info

France: Pattern of principal malting varieties ...more info

USA: Pyramid Breweries launches major branding campaign for craft wheat beer drinkers ...more info

Russia: Malt imports declined compared to previous year ...more info

USA: The strongest beer in the world ...more info

Russia: A beer museum to be opened in Moscow ...more info

USA: Barley harvests in comparison with forecasts ...more info



Brewery News

Russia: Heineken could accomplish the second largest takeover in the Russian brewery sector

Russian brewer Ivan Taranov is to be acquired by Heineken for $560 million, Reuters announced on August 16. Heineken has made no comment yet on this issue. Nevertheless, the Russian daily Kommersant, quoting sources at both companies, said the two firm s planned to sign a deal later on Tuesday.

Moscow-based Taranov, Russia's seventh-biggest brewer, has three breweries spread across Russia and nationwide beer distribution. It made earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of $30 million in 2004 and analysts forecast that it will post EBITDA of $40 million in 2005. Its brewing capacity is of 4.5 million hectolitres a year .

Taranov is the brewer of Pit and Three Bears beers. Its beer brands include Konigsberg and Doctor Diesel, and it also brews licensed brands such as Bavaria, Gossen and Coors, to give it a 4.4 percent share of the Russian beer market by volume and about 4.5 percent by value.

Russia is the world's fifth-biggest beer market after China, the United States, Germany and Brazil, and the top beer makers are racing to expand in the country.

Kommersant stated the deal would help Heineken to catch up with its main foreign competitor in Russia, the world's ...

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Cambodia: Carlsberg acquires 50% of Cambrew in Cambodia

Carlsberg acquires 50% interest of Cambrew Ltd. in Cambodia. The brewery is located Sihanouk Ville on Cambodia’s west coast.

Cambrew has a total capacity of 450,000 hl and holds a 45% market share in Cambodia. brewery owns the Angkor Beer brand, named after the famous temple Angkor Wat. The potential for growth in the Cambodian beer market is significant as the beer consumption per capita is only about 6 litres per year, which is below the level in the neighbouring tries. Here the average consumption is 12-22 litres per capita per year.

The acquisition is a further step in fulfilling Carlsberg’s strategy to enhance the strong tion in South East Asia, where Carlsberg is already present via shareholdings in Laos, laysia, Singapore and Vietnam. In Vietnam Carlsberg recently signed a so-called letter memorandum regarding a strategic cooperation with Hanoi Brewery (Habeco).


Philippines: San Miguel Corporation posted P100.6 billion consolidated revenue in the 2005 first semester

San Miguel announced on August 11, that its operating income reached P7.84 billion while consolidated net income amounted to P3.85 billion. The Company experienced continued increases in cost of raw materials, packaging and utilities, as well as higher financing charges as San Miguel took on additional funding for acquisitions and expansions.

Revenue from San Miguel Beer Division (SMBD) Philippine operations increased 11% to P20.44 billion. Operating income was up 8% at P4.33 billion due to stable malt prices and higher average selling prices. Despite higher excise taxes, volume level has been sustained on the back of new programs to boost sales.

SMBD International’s operating profit surged five-fold as distribution and operations achieved further efficiency. Overall sales volume jumped 12% following the strong performance of SMC’s Indonesian and Australian beer operations. SMBD also achieved gains in its China operations (including Hong Kong) where volume grew 10% versus last year due to the strong performance of Dragon, Blue Star and other economy brands.

With a remarkably strong performance coming from all its business segments, the San Miguel Food Group brought in P29.1 billion in revenue in the first half of 2005, 5% higher than last year. And with selling prices ...

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more info


China: APB`s Group PBIT surges 25% in 3Q fuelled by strong volume growth in almost all markets

Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) announced on August 12 that the company continued the positive momentum established in 1H2005 with yet another set of strong results in its third quarter ended 30 June 2005.

Group PBIT rose 14% or $21.3 million to $175.5 million. Attributable net profit (before exceptional items) also increased by 11% or $9.4 million to $92.8 million.

Mr Koh Poh Tiong, Chief Executive Officer, APB, said, "The strong performance of the Group is driven mainly by operations outside Singapore. Our breweries continued to show strong volume growth especially in China, Indochina, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Thailand. Today, more than 80% of our earnings come from overseas markets, thereby widening our earnings base. The results attest to the strength of our brands in the beer industry."

Group profit before interest, taxation and exceptional items (PBIT) rose 25% from S$38.0 million to S$47.3 million in 3Q2005. Attributable profit (before exceptional items) also increased by 11% or S$2.1 million to S$21.6 million.

"All markets, except Singapore, registered gains in volume. China reported the largest volume growth of over 50%. Overall, China turned in a profit for this quarter instead of a loss recorded in the same quarter last year. ...

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Czech Republic: Beer exports register an increase of 20% for the first half of 2005

The brewers from Czech Republic exported 1.46 million hectolitres of beer in H1, up 21 % year-on-year, and raised output by 3.5 percent to 9.15 million hectolitres, according to the Praguemonitor.

Domestic beer sale grew by just 0.65 percent to 7.69 million hectolitres. "This has confirmed our expectations," Jan Vesely, the CEO of Czech Brewing and Malting Association said, adding that Czech beer output will continue to grow mainly because of exports.

For the entire year, beer output should rise to at least 19 million hectolitres, Vesely said earlier. Last year, Czech breweries put out 18.75 million hectolitres of beer, up 1.1 percent against 2003.
Sale on the domestic market fell slightly but exports went up 25 percent to 2.64 million hectolitres in 2004. Brewers say the growth of exports accelerated after the country's accession to the EU.

41 breweries out of the 48 operating in the Czech Republic last year, were also exporting their products. There was a reduction in the share of the three leading exporters, namely Budvar, Pivovary Staropramen and Plzensky Prazdroj. This fact points out to increasing activity of other Czech brewers.


Canada: Beer- the absolute leader on the British Columbia’s beverage market

The most popular beverage in British Columbia is the beer. The latest quarterly market survey deployed by B.C. Liquor Distribution Branch's shows that beer has a share of 75% in all liquor sales in the province, by volume.Imported beer sales were up by nearly 6%, while Domestic beer sales fell by 1.25% in the 12 months up to this June

Nevertheless domestic beer still leads by far in total volume. More than 236 million litres of domestic beer have been consumed between June 2004 and June 2005, compared with 31 million litres of imported beer.

The next in the British Columbian top comes wine, accounting 13% of total sales by volume. Hard liquor have 6.3%, coolers 3.2% and cider 2.3%.




Belgium: The monks from Saint Sixtus monastery not delighted about their “Best Beer” Prize

For more than 160 years, the Trappist monks at Saint Sixtus monastery in Flanders have produced a rich, dark-brown beer renowned for its exceptional flavour and strength, the Independent said on August 13. But an unexpected misfortune has befallen this reclusive community of 26 Cistercians: their beer has been named the best in the world. So huge is demand that stocks are exhausted and sales have been stopped. As hits on the monastery website reach 2000 a day, Saint Sixtus has been deluged with requests for media interviews, from the United States to Bulgaria.

At the entry of the monastery, near the French border and 80km from Calais, a notice directs visitors across the road to the claustrum, an exhibition on monastic life. Normally, the only outsiders allowed to visit the silent order are those who seek spiritual contemplation. But Mark Bode, co-ordinator of the claustrum, explains the principle behind the brewery. "It is to produce as much beer as we need to finance the community," Bode says. "We make the beer to live but we do not live for beer."

For this reason, their anxiety about the accolade by www.ratebeer.com, an independent United States-based site for beer enthusiasts, ...

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Barley News

USA: Barley harvesting progress

USDA's Weekly Crop Progress report released on August 16, states that corn crop conditions were rated 9 percent very poor, 14 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 38 percent good and 13 percent excellent for the week ended August 14, according to 16. That compares to 8, 14, 26, 39 and 13 percent last week and 2, 6, 19, 48 and 25 percent last year, respectively.

Barley was 49 percent harvested, compared to 23 percent last week, 25 percent last year and a 35 percent five-year average. Barley conditions were 1 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 52 percent good and 16 percent excellent. That compares to 1, 6, 22, 55 and 16 percent last week, and 2, 5, 23, 53 and 17 percent last year.



Australia: Approved licence applications for barley exports


Grain producers from Western Australian are expected to the winners if special
licence holders can grab more market share for the State in key markets, Ezigrain Australia reported on August 16. The Grain Licensing Chairman,Mr Colin Mann last week announced three more licence applications have been approved by the Grains Licensing Authority and a proposal for extension of a special licence from last season has been declined.

The approvals regard 110,000 tonnes of feed barley to the Middle East and 60, 000 tonnes of malting barley towards China.The target of this is get Western Australian grain into segments of the market currently serviced by rival producers and increase the general benefits to Western Australian growers.




Malting barley prices. French barley prices.
Nominal prices.

EURO = USD 1.2361 August 17, 2005 
 Crop year   2004   2005 
 Parity   FOB Creil   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2004   July 2005 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  nq  nq  121.00  149.50 
2RS  Prestige  nq  nq  121.00  149.50 
2RS  Cellar  nq  nq  121.00  149.50 
2RS  Aspen  nq  nq  nq  nq 
2RS  Optic  nq  nq  nq  nq 
2RS  Sebastien  nq  nq  120.00  148.50 
2RS  Astoria  nq  nq  120.00  148.50 
2RS  Cork   nq  nq  119.00  147.50 
6RW  Esterel   nq  nq  108.00  133.50 
nq - Not quoted
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Table of the week
USA Beer Market in 2003

  Shipments,
in mln barrels 
Shipments,
in mln hl 
Market share,
The Top 10 Beer Brands in the USA in 2003
 Bud Light / Anheuser-Busch   38.6  45.29  19.5 % 
 Budweiser / Anheuser-Busch  30.8  36.14  15.6 % 
 Coors Light / Coors   16.7  19.59  8.5 % 
 Miller Lite / SABMiller   16.0  18.77  8.1 % 
 A-B Natural Lite / Anheuser-Busch   8.2  9.62  4.2 % 
 Busch / Anheuser-Busch   7.5  8.80  3.8 % 
 Corona Extra / Grupo Modelo  6.9  8.10  3.5 % 
 Busch Light / Anheuser-Busch   5.5  6.45  2.7 % 
 Miller High Life / SABMiller   5.1  5.98  2.6 % 
 Miller Genuine Draft / SABMiller   4.5  5.28  2.3 % 
The Top 10 Beer Marketers in the USA in 2003
 Anheuser-Busch  102.6  120.39  51.9 % 
 SABMiller  37.0  43.41  18.7 % 
 Coors  22.4  26.28  11.3 % 
 Grupo Modelo  8.7  10.21  4.4 % 
 Pabst Brewing  7.2  8.45  3.6 % 
 Heineken USA  5.3  6.22  2.7 % 
 Labatt USA (Interbrew)  4.5  5.28  2.3 % 
 Diageo beer division  3.0  3.52  1.5 % 
 DG Yuengling  1.3  1.53  0.7 % 
 Boston Beer  1.2  1.41  0.6 % 
Graph of the week

Agenda
August 2005:
FOOD INGREDIENTS SOUTH AMERICA 2005, Sao Paulo, Brazil
35th BCCA Canvention 2005

September 2005:
International Brewery and Soft Drinks Industry Exhibition
4th WORLD BEER & DRINKS FORUM
Great Canadian Beer Festival
4th World Beer & Drinks Forum 2005
Brew Cruise to New England/Canada
Drinktec 2005
St. Feuillien Dinner at Monk's.
The Berghoff OKtoberfest
Birmingham Beer Festival
40th Annual Mt. Angel Oktoberfest
Fremont Oktoberfest
Munich Oktoberfest 2005
10th Annual Madison County Hop Fest
3rd Annual Big Lake Brewfest
Great Lakes Brew Festv Ludwig's Oktoberfest 2005
New South Wales Brewing Championships 2005
Great American Beer Festival
Keighley Beer
Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival
Harpoon Octoberfest

October 2005:
7th Annual Charlotte Oktoberfest
Custom Brewcrafters Autumn Festival Of Ales
MBAA Brewing & Malting Science Course, Univ
BJ's Beer Appreciation Night Woodland Hills - Oktoberfest - Bavaria's Best
International Beer Summit / Kokusai Beer Matsuri
10th Annual World Beer Festival
5th Annual Autumn Brew Review
Anuga 2005, is a biennial show and is known as the world’s
Maryland Brewer's Oktoberfest
Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival 2005
Nottingham Beer Festival
28th Norwich Beer Festival
New England Beer Fest


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