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E-Malt.com Newsletter 44a
October 29 - October 31, 2007

"It is better to think of church in the ale house than to think of the ale house in church"
Martin Luther.
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Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 31-October-2007

1 EUR = 1.4411 USD
1 EUR = 0.6984 GBP
1 EUR = 1.3758 CAD
1 EUR = 1.5675 AUD
1 EUR = 165.234 JPY
1 EUR = 2.5319 BRL
1 EUR = 35.6131 RUB
1 EUR = 10.7823 CNY
Base Currency: US Dollar
on 31-October-2007

1 USD = 0.694 EUR
1 USD = 0.4847 GBP
1 USD = 0.9547 CAD
1 USD = 1.0877 AUD
1 USD = 114.665 JPY
1 USD = 1.7569 BRL
1 USD = 24.7125 RUB
1 USD = 7.482 CNY
Currency Rates, EUR/USD Chart

Equities of the Largest Breweries

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Average Market Prices Change trend
October 31, 2007
Crop 2007 Crop 2008
2rs Barley €314.0-316.0 0.94% 2rs Barley €275.0-277.0 1.43%
6rw Barley €283.0-285.0 1.73% 6rw Barley €238.0-240.0 0.42%
2rs Malt €550.0-552.0 0.63% 2rs Malt €499.0-501.0 0.89%
6rw Malt €510.5-512.5 1.25% 6rw Malt €452.5-454.5 0.22%

Note: Just click on the price link and you will be led to our Market Price History. Average barley market prices are French and are estimated on FOB Creil basis. Average Malt Prices are theoretical and based FOB Antwerp being estimated on French malting . The changes are compared to last Newsletter's prices. Arrows indicate the direction of the change.


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Romania: Tuborg invests 60-90 mil euros to double capacity ...Click here
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Mexico: Carlsberg to distribute Mexico's Modelo beers In Europe, Asia ...Click here
UK: Scottish & Newcastle plots buy-in of BBH ...Click here
Japan: Kirin to raise beer prices for first time in 17 years ...Click here
USA: Barley prices retreat slightly from record highs ...Click here
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World: Hops shortage may mean higher beer prices worldwide ...Click here




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Romania: Tuborg invests 60-90 mil euros to double capacity

United Romanian Breweries Bereprod (URBB), the bottler of Tuborg and Carlsberg beer brands on the Romanian market, is expected to make investments worth between 60 and 90 million euros, in order to double the production capacity of its plant, to 4 million hectolitres per year, i.e. just under a quarter of the total capacity of the Romanian beer market (20 million hectolitres), Ziarul Financiar published October 29.

The company made this decision after the beer market experienced growth in the first 9 months of the year, which was strongly boosted by recent high temperatures, and exceeded major players' expectations.

Company representatives have not decided on the location of the new production facility, which could be connected to the Bucharest-based plant, entailing the relocation of the distribution centre, or built in the Western part of the country, enabling better market coverage. "If the investment is made at the Bucharest plant, its value will stand at around 40 euros per hectolitre, i.e. approximately 60 million euros, but if we decide to build outside the Capital, i.e. in the Western part of the country, investments could reach as much as 60 euros per hectolitre, i.e. 90 million euros," said Shane Shachar, president of URBB.

The ...More Info


Mexico: FEMSA Q3 net profit up 10%

Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V. (“FEMSA”) announced its operational and financial results for the third quarter of 2007, in a press release, October 26.

“As the months have gone by, the trends that were established in our businesses during the first half of the year have continued to develop, and generally conditions today have improved relative to the earlier periods. During the third quarter Coca-Cola FEMSA continued to build on the profitability of its all-important Mexico operation, achieving real growth in operating income for the first time in four quarters, while the rest of the territories continued their strong pace of earnings growth. Oxxo once again delivered a stellar quarter with solid revenue growth and remarkable margin expansion. At FEMSA Cerveza, we continued to experience a tough raw materials environment that, together with increased promotional activity in Mexico, put pressure on our profits in the short term even as we continued to make significant progress in the United States and Brazil. And yet, our consolidated results for the quarter show robust growth in revenues and operating income above 7 percent in real terms. In a challenging year, we are being able to deliver results even as we continue to develop ...More Info


Germany: Beer sales down in Q3 2007 because of poor weather

German beer sales dropped in the third quarter of 2007, after poor summer weather, official figures from the Federal Statistics Office suggest, according to BBC News, October 29.

In the three months to September, 2.74 billion litres (5.8 billion pints) of beer were sold, marking a drop of 210 million litres or 7.2% year-on-year.

Poor weather dented sales, as people spent less time in beer gardens, the German Brewers' Federation said.

The drop also came after strong sales in 2006, boosted by the World Cup.

Year-on-year, sales of beer are estimated to have been around 2.3% lower for the first nine months of 2007.

Peter Hahn, head of the Brewers' Federation, expressed hopes that sales would be better in 2008, notably if Germany's football team performs well in the European Championships.

In a statement, Mr Hahn said: "The god of weather is still one of the best beer salesmen".


China: Japan's Asahi, Kirin to boost beer output in China

Asahi Breweries Ltd and Kirin Holdings Co Inc will both expand their beer output in China in order to take advantage of the rapidly growing market, the Nikkei reported, according to Thomson Financial, October 29.

Asahi Breweries, Japan's largest brewer, will spend about 2.23 billion yen to double production capacity at its Shenzhen joint venture, the business daily said. The venture was set up with China's Tsingtao Brewery Group and trading house Itochu Corp.

Output at the venture will reach 210,000 kilolitres a year by next March and 330,000 kilolitres in 2010, up from the current 160,000 kilolitres, the report said.

Asahi Breweries is also considering raising capacity at its Hangzhou subsidiary to 300,000 kilolitres a year from 100,000 kilolitres at present, it said.

Kirin has secured land for expanding its new factory in Zhuhai opened last month, so that capacity could be raised to as much as 400,000 kilolitres annually, the report said. The Zhuhai plant is now capable of turning out 200,000 kilolitres a year.

(1 US dollar=114.21 yen)


Taiwan: Taiwan Beer plans overseas expansion

The Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corp. plans to sell its star product, Taiwan Beer, to the U.S. and Canadian markets and will set up a liaison office in China to promote it, the company's star product, TTLC Chairman Martin Tsai said, according to Taiwan News, October 29.

In the face of stiff competition from imported beer, Taiwan Beer nonetheless maintains a domestic market share of approximately 80 percent thanks to the development of new product lines and successful marketing strategies, according to Tsai.

Tsai made the remarks while addressing the Branding Taiwan Forum 2007 held in Taipei, which also featured speeches by Chunghwa Telecom Chairman Hochen Tan and ZyXEL Communications Corp. Chairman Chu Shun-i, who shared their experiences in brand building. Noting the significance of marketing tactics, Tsai said that when the government opened the market to imported beer in 1987, Taiwan Beer's market share dropped sharply to 72 percent from 99 percent during the initial period.

However, the company then developed the new Gold Medal Taiwan Beer brand in 2003 and later hired entertainers and baseball players to tout the brand name among young people, Tsai said. He added that the marketing strategy proved successful, as the new ...More Info


Mexico: Carlsberg to distribute Mexico's Modelo beers In Europe, Asia

Mexican beer maker Grupo Modelo SAB said that Danish brewer Carlsberg AS will distribute several Modelo brands in a number of European and Asian countries starting next year, Dow Jones Newswires reported October 29.

Modelo, which began distributing Carlsberg beers in Mexico this year, said in a press release that under the agreement, Carlsberg will sell Modelo brands in Switzerland, Italy, Malaysia and Singapore.

Modelo, in which Anheuser-Busch (BUD) has about a 50% stake, is the brewer of top U.S. import Corona and other brands.


UK: Scottish & Newcastle plots buy-in of BBH

Scottish & Newcastle is plotting to fund a solo bid for Carlsberg's stake in the two companies' Russian joint venture through a massive rights issue, The Telegraph published October 29. Under the plan, the British brewer would also borrow against the future cashflow of the venture.

The audacious proposal is among a number of options being studied by the board of S&N as a way of fending off an unsolicited takeover bid from rivals Carlsberg and Heineken. The duo last week tabled a 720p-a-share bid, valuing S&N at £6.8bn. The offer was immediately rejected by the board, with chairman Sir Brian Stewart describing it as "derisory". The board of S&N has discussed various funding options to buy Baltic Beverages Holding

When news of Carlsberg and Heineken's intentions first broke, S&N considered joining forces with other global brewers that could provide the financial muscle needed to gain control of Carlsberg's share of the venture – Baltic Beverages Holding (BBH) – which could cost up to £4.5bn.

SABMiller, which produces its eponymous Lite, and Budweiser brewer Anheuser-Busch are both understood to be watching the situation closely.

But the S&N board is now considering how it could seize control of BBH without compromising its independence. There is ...More Info


Japan: Kirin to raise beer prices for first time in 17 years

Kirin Holdings Co., Japan's biggest brewer, will raise beer prices for the first time in 17 years to cover the higher cost of brewing malt and aluminum cans, Bloomberg reported October 31.

Prices will rise for regular, low-malt and other beer products on Feb. 1, the company said in a statement to the Tokyo Stock Exchange today, without specifying the increase.

The price of malt has more than doubled and aluminum has risen about 30 percent in the past year, according to the Tokyo- based brewer.

Kirin follows Japanese noodle, bread and mayonnaise makers in announcing price increases after a decade of deflation in the world's second-biggest economy. Summer bonuses fell last month for the first time in three years, raising concerns household spending may falter.

Kirin's rivals Sapporo Holdings Ltd. and Asahi Breweries Ltd. said in the past week they may also increase beer prices.

“We are in a severe situation with rising costs and tough competition,'' Sapporo President Takao Murakami said yesterday.

Japan's producers of food and beverages have struggled to pass rising energy and materials costs to consumers as falling wages and an aging of the population cut demand.

Beer production fell in the first half this ...More Info


Barley News

USA: Barley prices retreat slightly from record highs

With lessening export demand, barley prices pulled back from their record high prices set in early October, according to Farm & Ranch Guide, October 26.

According to Larry Raap, grain merchandiser for Sun Prairie Grain in Minot, N.D., both Japan and Saudi Arabia have their barley needs filled at this time, although they may be back in the market later this year.

“They have got their belly full for the time being, but two months from now are they going to need more?” he questioned referring to the fact that earlier this fall they delayed tenders on feed barley purchases until December of this year.

With his location in the northern part of the region, Raap said he is getting a lot of calls from Canadians wanting to buy all of the corn they can get. This would free up their barley stocks for sale.

“And why wouldn't they buy corn at these prices and sell barley for six bucks?” he asked.

The export market has been the only action as far as feed barley is concerned, Raap noted, since corn is a far better value for feeders in this country. He attributes the strong demand for feed barley in Japan to the GMO issues ...More Info


Australia: Barley harvest prediction cut due to drought

As seasonal conditions deteriorated over the critical September–October period, with little or no worthwhile rain and continued above average temperatures, the forecast size of the major winter grain crops in 2007-08 has been further reduced from the forecasts released in September, according to ABARE, October 30.

Areas particularly affected have been parts of South Australia, northern Victoria and New South Wales.

Compared with ABARE’s September crop forecast, output of the winter barley is now forecast to be 5 million tonnes (previously 5.9 million tonnes).

Australia, the driest continent after Antarctica, is suffering its worst drought in a century.


Hops News

World: Hops shortage may mean higher beer prices worldwide

Small brewers from Australia to the U.S. face the daunting prospect of tweaking their recipes or experimenting less with new brews thanks to a worldwide shortage of one key beer ingredient and rising prices for others, Canadian Press reported October 30.

Oh, and one other thing: beer prices are likely to climb. How high is anybody's guess. Craft brewers don't have the means to hedge against rising prices, like their industrial rivals.

"I'm guessing, at a minimum, at least a 10-per-cent jump in beer prices for the average consumer before the end of the year," said Terry Butler, brewmaster at central Washington's Snipes Mountain.

Sales have been relatively flat in recent years among the U.S. big three brewers - Anheuser-Busch, Molson Coors Brewing Co. and SABMiller PLC. unit Miller Brewing Co - while small, independent brewers have experienced tremendous growth. The craft brewing industry experienced a 12-per-cent increase by volume in 2006, with 6.7 million barrels of beer. Sales among microbreweries, which produce less than 15,000 barrels a year, grew 16 per cent in 2006.

Now the bright spot in the brewing industry is facing mounting costs on nearly every front. Fuel, aluminum and glass prices have been going up quickly over a period ...More Info

Scientific Digest

Determination of Fumonisins B1 and B2 in Beer

Authors
LUBOMÍR DAŠKO, DRAHOMÍRA RAUOVÁ, ELENA BELAJOVÁ and MILAN KOVÁC Food Research Institute, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the contamination of beer of Slovak origin with fumonisins. A suitable analytical procedure was suggested – the limit of detection at the level close to 1 µg/l was achieved for both fumonisins B1 and B2. The recovery was determined at 93% for fumonisin B1 and at 78% for fumonisin B2. Fluorescence detection was used after derivatisation with a mixture of o-phthaldialdehyde and 2-mercaptoethanol. Phosphate buffer usually applied resulted in a poor separation of derivatised fumonisins. Peak splitting was observed depending on the pH of the eluent. The pH value of 2.6 was found suitable for the peak splitting elimination. A convenient gradient elution metod was suggested avoiding the possible interference in fumonisin contents determination. For the preparation of samples, immunoaffinity cleaning procedure was applied. Beer samples from all domestic producers were analysed. The content of fumonisins determined was under the limit of detection in all cases. All the beers tested were produced from the barley grown in 2003. Keywords: beer; fumonisin B1; fumonisin B2; immunoaffinity clean-up; HPLC
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Malting barley prices.
French barley prices. Nominal prices
EURO = USD 1.4411 October 31, 2007 
 Crop year   2007   2008 
 Parity   FOB Creil   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2007   July 2008 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  317.00  457.00  278.00  401.00 
2RS  Prestige  316.00  455.50  277.00  399.50 
2RS  Cellar  315.00  454.00  276.00  398.00 
2RS  Sebastien  314.00  452.50  275.00  396.50 
2RS  Astoria  314.00  452.50  275.00  396.50 
2RS  Cork   314.00  452.50  275.00  396.50 
6RW  Esterel   284.00  409.50  239.00  344.50 

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Theoretical malt prices

EURO = USD 1.4411 October 31, 2007
Crop year  2007 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Oct 2007-Sept 2008 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  553.50  797.50  576.00  830.00  570.00  821.00  580.50  836.50 
2RS  Prestige  552.00  795.50  575.00  828.50  568.50  819.50  579.00  834.50 
2RS  Cellar  551.00  793.50  573.50  826.50  567.50  817.50  578.00  832.50 
2RS  Sebastien  549.50  792.00  572.50  824.50  566.00  815.50  576.50  831.00 
2RS  Astoria  549.50  792.00  572.50  824.50  566.00  815.50  576.50  831.00 
2RS  Cork   549.50  792.00  572.50  824.50  566.00  815.50  576.50  831.00 
2RS   Average price  551.00  793.50  573.50  826.50  567.50  817.50  578.00  832.50 
6RW  Esterel   511.50  738.50  535.50  771.50  529.50  762.50  540.00  778.00 
Asia Malt 70/30  539.50  777.50  562.00  810.00  556.00  801.00  566.50  816.50 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  531.50  766.50  554.50  799.00  548.50  790.00  559.00  805.50 


EURO = USD 1.4411 October 31, 2007 
Crop year  2008 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Oct 2008-Sept 2009 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO USD EURO  USD EURO USD  EURO  USD
2RS  Scarlett  502.50  723.50  525.00  756.50  519.00  747.50  529.50  763.00 
2RS  Prestige  501.00  722.00  524.00  755.00  517.50  746.00  528.50  761.00 
2RS  Cellar  500.00  720.50  522.50  753.00  516.50  744.00  527.00  759.50 
2RS  Sebastien  498.50  718.50  521.50  751.50  515.00  742.50  525.50  757.50 
2RS  Astoria  498.50  718.50  521.50  751.50  515.00  742.50  525.50  757.50 
2RS  Cork   498.50  718.50  521.50  751.50  515.00  742.50  525.50  757.50 
2RS   Average price  500.00  720.50  522.50  753.00  516.50  744.00  527.00  759.50 
6RW  Esterel   453.50  654.50  477.00  687.50  471.00  678.50  481.50  693.50 
Asia Malt 70/30  486.50  700.50  509.00  733.50  502.50  724.50  513.50  739.50 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  477.00  687.50  500.00  720.50  493.50  711.50  504.50  726.50 

NB: Prices published are theoretical malt prices including financial cost, THC (for bulk and bags container) and all administrative costs. This prices may fluctuate according to the quantity per delivery and technical specifications.

* - 70/30 = 70% Average two Rows Spring and 30% Six Rows Winter
** - 50/50 = 50% Average two Rows Spring and 50% Six Rows Winter

Table of the week

Canada: Barley Supply and Disposition as of October 12, 2007

  2004-2005   2005-2006   2006-2007   2007-2008 f 
  Seaded area,
'000 ha
4,678  4,143  3,690  4,398 
  Harvested area, '000 ha 4,050  3,634  3,223  4,051 
  Yield,
tonne/ha 
3.26  3.21  2.97  2.92 
  Production,
'000  metric tonnes
13,186  11,678  9,573  11,822 
  Imports, '000 metric tonnes 83  46  43  35 
  Total Supply,
'000 metric tonnes
15,962  15,159  12,905  13,349 
  Exports,
'000 metric tonnes 
1,975  2,975  1,975  2,700 
  Food & Industry Use,
'000 metric tonnes
268  167  167  180 
  Feed, Waste, Dockage,
'000 metric tonnes
9,417  8,404  8,889  8,669 
  Total Domestic Use,
'000 metric tonnes
10,073  8,894  9,438  9,249 
  Carry-out Stocks,
'000 metric tonnes
3,435  3,289  1,492  1,400 
  Average Price,
CA$/tonne
112  110  165  180-200 


f: forecast, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, October 12, 2007
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