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E-Malt.com Newsletter 53
December 29 - December 31, 2008
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"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts, and beer."
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Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 30-December-2008

1 EUR = 1.419 USD
1 EUR = 0.9688 GBP
1 EUR = 1.7263 CAD
1 EUR = 2.0573 AUD
1 EUR = 128.315 JPY
1 EUR = 3.3922 BRL
1 EUR = 41.6256 RUB
1 EUR = 9.7292 CNY
Base Currency: US Dollar
on 30-December-2008

1 USD = 0.7049 EUR
1 USD = 0.6827 GBP
1 USD = 1.2166 CAD
1 USD = 1.4499 AUD
1 USD = 90.439 JPY
1 USD = 2.3906 BRL
1 USD = 29.3351 RUB
1 USD = 6.8565 CNY
Currency Rates Chart

Equities of the Largest Breweries

Equities of the Largest Breweries

Average Market Prices Change trend

December 30, 2008

Type Crop 2008 Crop 2009
2rs Barley EUR120.0-122.0 EUR137.0-139.0
6rw Barley EUR114.0-116.0 EUR127.0-129.0
2rs Malt EUR342.5-344.5 EUR355.0-357.0
6rw Malt EUR334.0-336.0 EUR341.5-343.5
Feed Barley EUR97.0-99.0 nq   

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 barley. The changes are compared to last Newsletter's prices. Arrows indicate the direction of the change.


Top Industry News

India: United Breweries CEO is not expecting a serious impact of the economic downturn on his company ...Click here
Japan & Australia: Asahi Breweries denies intention of entering Australian drinks market through Foster’s ...Click here
Vietnam: Beer market to grow by 12-14% this year ...Click here
Italy: Investigation of large beer consignment for Malta uncovers a €150 million value added tax fraud operation and a €2 million beer tax fraud ...Click here
Japan: Suntory Breweries unveils plans to increase market share and third-category beer lineups ...Click here
United States: Year-to-date export sales of barley bear no comparison to last year’s rates ...Click here
Ukraine: UkrAgroConsult publishes estimates of 2009/2010 barley crop ...Click here




United States: The Beer Institute opposes any comparison of beer to spirits as consumer advocates demand alcohol-labelling from the new US administration ...More Info
Russia: Russian brewers not to get support from the government ...More Info
Australia: New feed barley variety shows excellent yields ...More Info
Uzbekistan: Mekhnat Pivo brewery gets a €6.3 mln loan from EBRD ...More Info
Solomon Islands: Beer prices grow due to high demand and low stocks ...More Info
Iceland: Iceland barley tried in brewing ...More Info
Japan: Asahi to donate part of beer revenues to environmental conservation activities ...More Info
Azerbaijan: New beer plant to operate as from Q1 2009 ...More Info
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Brewery News

India: United Breweries CEO is not expecting a serious impact of the economic downturn on his company

United Breweries, India’s largest brewing company and a part of the UB Group, has been in the thick of the action with its impending strategic pact with Heineken, one of the world’s best-known beer brands. Various comments from the management of the UB Group have also indicated that United Breweries may be interested in acquiring the UK-operations of Cobra Beer, an Indian-cuisine focused beer that has strong presence in Britain, the Business Standard posted on December, 29.

While these negotiations are going on at majority shareholders level, the company is fine-tuning a strategy to stay ahead in the Indian market, its Managing Director Kalyan Ganguly said in an interview.

The CEO says he does not see any signs of a slowdown in the nation’s beer industry. “There have been some adverse developments like smoking ban in pubs and bars, resulting in them losing business, but I do not have reasons to complain. My personal take on the downturn in the economy is that this may not be a pan-India phenomenon. For example, if there is some impact on the Bangalore and Hyderabad markets — where young people employed in service sector are forced to take pay cuts — the same may not ...More Info


Japan & Australia: Asahi Breweries denies intention of entering Australian drinks market through Foster’s

Japanese beer maker Asahi Breweries Ltd denied a newspaper report that it was considering a partnership with Foster's Group to enter the Australian alcoholic drinks sector, Reuters communicated on December, 29.

The Age newspaper, reporting on the possibility, said Asahi was likely to wait until Foster's, which already distributes Asahi beer, completes a review of its operations.

The review, expected to be finalised in February, may recommend a demerger of the wine and beer businesses, it said.

If the beer business was spun off, Asahi is believed to be considering a partnership beyond the distribution contract, the article said, without giving a source.

"There is no truth to what has been reported," Asahi Breweries spokesman Takayuki Tanaka said.

On December, 26, shares in Tokyo trading were led by the reports that Asahi Breweries is likely to post a pre-tax profit of 98 billion yen ($1.09 billion) for fiscal 2008, more than the firm's projection of 95 billion yen, led by lower sales promotion costs, AHN reported on the same day.


Vietnam: Beer market to grow by 12-14% this year

Vietnam’s beer and alcoholic beverages market this year will reach a growth rate of 12-14 per cent despite the high inflation and economic downturn, Vietnam News cited data provided by the Viet Nam Alcohol, Beer and Beverage Association on December, 30.

Bia hoi, or draught beer, remains particularly popular with Vietnamese drinkers, says the association, with 1,500 to 5,000 litres imbibed daily. Meanwhile, sales of bottled beer for home consumption are also up - as are prices: a 24-bottle case now retails for VND30-50,000 more than last year.

Hang Buom Street, famous in the capital city of Ha Noi as the centre for beer sales, maintains its hectic atmosphere. Vendors there say the rising retail cost of a case of brew reflects the higher wholesale costs they're paying.

"All costs have risen from 30 to 70 percent, so the price of beer is going to go up, too," said a vendor.

Viet Nam is viewed by brewers as an enormous market, with 33 million people aged 20-40 and an average beer consumption of about 18 litres per person per year - about 16 per cent of the consumption in Ireland and half the level consumed in South Korea. Vietnamese beer companies are targeting an ...More Info


Italy: Investigation of large beer consignment for Malta uncovers a €150 million value added tax fraud operation and a €2 million beer tax fraud

Two years ago, Italian authorities came across what appeared to be a disproportionately large consignment of beer destined for Malta from an Italian businessman in Cesena, the Malta Independent posted on December, 28.

This fact led to a massive tax fraud investigation, which eventually uncovered a €150 million value added tax fraud operation and a €2 million beer tax fraud related to fake beer shipments to Malta that never took place, but which in reality were destined for the Italian market itself.

The €2 million in beer tax fraud effectively meant the Italian businessman, who was arrested last month and is now facing trial, had purported to be shipping 16 million pints of beer to the Maltese market.

Upon further investigation, the Italian authorities also found fake Maltese Customs stamps at the businessman’s Cesena warehouse.

It was a routine check by the Italian authorities on a small firm purporting to be exporting beer to Malta, according to Italian prosecutors in “absolutely excessive quantities for the country’s small market” that spurred investigations in February 2006.

Ensuing investigations by the Italian authorities, OLAF – the EU’s anti-fraud agency, and the Forlì Customs department into the business conduct of Guido Minerva uncovered an enormous tax fraud operation ...More Info


Japan: Suntory Breweries unveils plans to increase market share and third-category beer lineups

Buoyed by brisk beer sales, Suntory is set to overtake rival Sapporo Breweries Ltd. as Japan's No. 3 beer maker this year for the first time in its history, claiming a market share of about 13 percent, the Japan Times reported on December, 27.

"We will aim at 15 percent (market share) first and then 20 percent," President Nobutada Saji said, unveiling the company's plan to increase its line-ups next spring of low-priced beerlike beverages, or "third-category beer," to that end.

According to the CEO, the company plans to spend about ¥200 billion on mergers and acquisitions of beverage and food makers, mainly in Asia and Oceania, to strengthen its overseas operations.

"The recent appreciation of the yen is definitely an opportunity to seize on," he said, indicating the possibility of buying out more than one company for several billion yen each.

However, given the worsening economic conditions both at home and abroad, Saji said he "might consider putting off the timing of investments after examining the circumstances."


Barley News

United States: Year-to-date export sales of barley bear no comparison to last year’s rates

USDA estimated last week’s barley shipments at 227,000 bushels, which compares with zero for the week before and 15,000 bushels for the previous year, Agweek posted on December, 29.

US barley shipments are estimated to be 10.1 million bushels compared with 23.5 million bushels for last year at this time.

With no barley exports reported for last week, the year-to-date export sales pace for barley to 10.2 million bushels compared with 40 million bushels for last year at this time.

Cash barley bids in Minneapolis remain at $2.60 for feed and $5 for malting barley, it is reported.


Ukraine: UkrAgroConsult publishes estimates of 2009/2010 barley crop

Ukraine's 2009/10 barley exports are likely to constitute 6.0 mln tonnes, Reuters cited data by the UkrAgroConsult consultancy on December, 30.

UkrAgroConsult said the 2009 barley harvest could fall to 10 million from 12.3 million, as the nation’s farms are likely to reduce the 2009 grain sowing area.

The experts’ estimates of Ukraine’s barley are as follows:

Opening stocks: 1,962 thousand tonnes in 2009/2010; 837 thousand tonnes in 2008/2009;

Area seeded: 4.82 mln ha in 2009/2010; 4.23 mln ha in 2008/2009;

Area harvested: 4.5 mln ha in 2009/2010; 4.1 mln ha in 2008/2009;

Yield: 2.2 tonnes per ha in 2009/2010, 3.0 tonnes per ha in 2008/2009;

Crop: 10.0 mln tonnes in 2009/2010; 12.3 mln tonnes in 2008/2009;

Imports: 3 thousand tonnes in 2009/2010; 5 thousand tonnes in 2008/2009;

Supply: 11.965 mln tonnes in 2009/2010; 13.142 mln tonnes in 2008/2009;

Exports: 6 mln tonnes in 2009/2010; 6 mln tonnes in 2008/2009;

Demand: 11.05 mln tonnes in 2009/2010; 11.18 mln tonnes in 2008/2009;

Ending stocks: 915 thousand tonnes in 2009/2010; 1,962 thousand tonnes in 2008/2009;

Scientific Digest

Removal of Microbial Biofilms from Dispense Equipment: The Effect of Enzymatic Pre-digestion and Detergent Treatment

Samantha L. Walker, Michail Fourgialakis, Belen Cerezo and Stephen Livens

Abstract:
J. Inst. Brew. 113(1), 61–66, 2007 Microbial biofilms can form in dispense outlets as a result of poor or inadequate cleaning and can be difficult to remove using conventional practices. Enzymatic cleaners might help to remove biofilms by degrading the exopolysaccharide layers in which the microbes are embedded. A multispecies biofilm comprising wild type dispense isolates of Flavimonas oryzihabitans, Lactobacillus brevis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides and Saccharomyces cerevisiae was generated on a section of tubing and fitted into a pilot dispense system, which was left uncleaned for 12 weeks. After cleaning approximately 104 viable aerobes and 103 viable anaerobes were still present. Stainless steel coupons and pieces of dispense line contaminated with biofilm were incubated in the laboratory with an enzyme mix containing varying proportions of -amylase, -glucuronidase, glucose oxidase, dextranase, protease and pectinase. Cultures grown on stainless steel had significantly (F pr. < 0.05) less viable cells than nonenzyme treated biofilms, but this was dependent on the microbial species. Typically Lactobacillus brevis was most susceptible to the enzyme treatment. Cultures grown on dispense line were much more resistant to enzymatic digestion. Pre-digestion with protease was most effective for removal of Lactobacillus brevis and Leuconostoc mesenteroides but not for Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Flavimonas oryzihabitans. In the simulated bar, predigestion with protease reduced the viable cell count by 0.64 log units for the aerobes and 1.9 log units for the anaerobes. This study demonstrates that pre-digestion with enzyme solutions before line cleaning is useful for treating heavily contaminated lines in trade. Key words: Biofilm, cleaning, dispense line, enzyme, exopolysaccharide (EPS), line cleaner, stainless steel. Load full article, 6 pages, 1581 Kb, PDF file

Barley Prices

French Malting Barley Prices. Nominal prices
EURO = USD 1.419 December 30, 2008 
 Crop year   2008   2009 
 Parity   FOB Creil   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2008   July 2009 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  123.00  174.50  140.00  199.00 
2RS  Prestige  122.00  173.50  139.00  197.50 
2RS  Cellar  121.00  172.00  138.00  196.00 
2RS  Sebastien  120.00  170.50  137.00  194.50 
2RS  Tipple  120.00  170.50  137.00  194.50 
2RS  Henley  120.00  170.50  137.00  194.50 
6RW  Esterel   115.00  163.50  128.00  182.00 

French Feed Barley Prices. Nominal prices
EURO = USD 1.419 December 30, 2008
Crop year 2008
Parity FOB Creil
Position July 2008
Type EURO USD
Feed Barley 98.00 137.36


Theoretical Malt Prices

EURO = USD 1.419 December 30, 2008 
Crop year  2008 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Dec 2008 - Sept 2009 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO USD EURO  USD EURO USD  EURO  USD
2RS  Scarlett  345.50  490.50  377.00  534.50  369.00  524.00  383.50  544.00 
2RS  Prestige  344.50  488.50  375.50  533.00  368.00  522.00  382.00  542.50 
2RS  Cellar  343.50  487.00  374.50  531.50  366.50  520.50  381.00  540.50 
2RS  Sebastien  342.00  485.50  373.00  529.50  365.50  518.50  379.50  538.50 
2RS  Tipple  342.00  485.50  373.00  529.50  365.50  518.50  379.50  538.50 
2RS  Henley  342.00  485.50  373.00  529.50  365.50  518.50  379.50  538.50 
2RS   Average price  343.50  487.00  374.50  531.50  366.50  520.50  381.00  540.50 
6RW  Esterel   335.00  476.50  367.00  520.50  359.50  510.00  373.50  530.00 
Asia Malt 70/30  341.00  484.00  372.50  528.00  364.50  517.00  378.50  537.50 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  339.50  481.50  370.50  526.00  363.00  515.00  377.50  535.50 


EURO = USD 1.419 December 30, 2008
Crop year 2009
Parity FOB Antwerp
Position Oct 2009 - Sep 2010
Conditioning Bulk In bags Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety EURO USD EURO USD EURO USD EURO USD
2RS  Scarlett  358.50  508.50  389.50  552.50  381.50  541.50  396.00  562.00 
2RS  Prestige  357.00  506.50  388.50  551.00  380.50  540.00  394.50  560.00 
2RS  Cellar  356.00  505.00  387.00  549.00  379.50  538.00  393.50  558.50 
2RS  Sebastien  354.50  503.00  385.50  547.50  378.00  536.50  392.50  556.50 
2RS  Tipple  354.50  503.00  385.50  547.50  378.00  536.50  392.50  556.50 
2RS  Henley  354.50  503.00  385.50  547.50  378.00  536.50  392.50  556.50 
2RS   Average price  356.00  505.00  387.00  549.00  379.50  538.00  393.50  558.50 
6RW  Esterel   342.50  487.50  374.50  531.50  367.00  520.50  381.50  541.00 
Asia Malt 70/30  352.00  499.50  383.50  544.00  375.50  533.00  390.00  553.00 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  349.50  496.00  381.00  540.50  373.00  529.50  387.50  549.50 

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

China Brewers Production and Share, 2007
Company Production
mln hl
Share
%
China Resources Snow Breweries Limited 69.0 17.6
Tsingtao Brewery Company Limited 50.5 12.9
Beijing Yanjing Beer Group 39.8 10.1
Harbin Brewery Group Co., Ltd. 14.9 3.8
Zhujiang Brewery Co., Ltd. 13.0 3.3
Fujian Sedrin Beer Group Co., Ltd. 12.0 3.1
Chongqing Beer Group Co., Ltd. 10.0 2.5
Kingway Brewery Holdings Limited 7.4 1.9
Qianjiang Beer Group Co., Ltd. 6.0 1.5
Lanzhou Huanghe Enterprise Co., Ltd. 4.0 1.0
Other brewers 166.5 42.4
Total 393 100
Source: Optim Consult
Graph of the Week



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