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Wednesday, 04 May 2005
Crop 2004
2rs Barley €101.5     
6rw Barley €99.0       
2rs Malt €232.5     
6rw Malt €228.5     
Crop 2005
2rs Barley €115.5     
6rw Barley €105.0     
2rs Malt €245.5     
6rw Malt €231.5     

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Average barley market prices are French and are estimated on FOB Creil basis.
Average malt market prices are estimated on FOB Antwerp basis.
The changes are compared to last Newsletter's prices.
Arrows indicate the direction of the change.


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Top Industry News
    Mexico: Grupo Modelo posted strong results for Q1 2005: exports boosted 23.6% ... Click here

    Poland: Top three breweries of Poland sold 5.66 million hl of beer in Q1 2005 ... Click here

    Canada: Molson Coors Brewing Co. said its loss for Q1 2005 was wider than originally posted ... Click here

    USA: Boston Beer Company posted good results for Q1 2005 ... Click here

    Germany: Warsteiner is to take over Altbierbrauer Frankenheim ... Click here

    Peru: Grupo Empresarial Bavaria is ready to meet beer giant InBev in Peru ... Click here

    Netherlands: Formal investigation opened into aid in the malt sector in the Netherlands ... Click here

    EU: The EU has issued 500,000 tonnes of export licences mainly for malting barley ... Click here

    China: China imported 616,000 tonnes of barley in January-March 2005 ... Click here


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    Australia: South and East Australia remain too dry for barley planting ...more info

    Analysts: This year there is the impression that malt prices tumble without any pressure ...more info

    USA: Warren Buffett called his new stake in Anheuser-Busch an investment in a "fascinating" industry ...more info

    India: Miller Brewing Co. is sued by India Breweries Inc. ...more info

    United Kingdom: A fall in malting barley production is forecast throughout Scotland ...more info

    India: S&N announces successful completion of investment in United Breweries ...more info

    Poland: Kompania Piwowarska is the brewing industry leader for three quarters in a row ...more info

    Japan: In April "third beers" doubled their share in the total beer and beer-like Japanese market ...more info

    Czech Republic: Czech beer makers brewed 3.74 million hl of beer in Q1 2005 ...more info

    Switzerland: Beer consumption decreased by about 19% in the last 14 years ...more info

    Europe: The European barley market saw practically stable prices ...more info

    USA: Redhook Ale Brewery reported Q1 2005 financial results ...more info

    USA: Moosehead Breweries Ltd. has launched a marketing and pricing offensive ...more info

    USA: Sales of domestic specialty beers are growing in popularity ...more info


Brewery News
Mexico: Grupo Modelo posted strong results for Q1 2005: exports boosted 23.6%

Mexican beer maker, Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V., the brewer of Corona beer brand, announced on April 28 that during the first quarter of the year...more info



Poland: Top three breweries of Poland sold 5.66 million hl of beer in Q1 2005

Three Polish largest breweries, which are the members of Polish beer association Browary Polskie, control 90% of Poland’s beer market...more info



Canada: Molson Coors Brewing Co. said its loss for the first quarter was wider than originally reported

Molson Coors Brewing Co., the fifth largest in the world, said on May 2 that its loss for the first quarter was wider than originally reported last week, according to a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, May 2.

Molson Coors, which was created when Montreal-based Molson and Colorado-based Adolph Coors merged in February, said on Monday that, excluding special items, it had an after-tax loss of $8.4 million for the 12-weeks ended March 27, instead $5.1 million reported initially on April 28.

Excluding special charges, the brewer, whose operations include Canada, the United States and Brazil, had a pro forma after-tax loss of $7 million, or 9 cents a share, rather than $4 million, or 4 cents a share, as reported on April 28.

"There was a mistake in taking into account the minority interest in the Brazilian asset," said a Molson Coors' spokeswoman. The brewer said net debt on a consolidated basis was about $2.78 billion as of April 27.

Last week, Molson Coors said net debt was about $2.75 billion to $2.8 billion and reported a first-quarter loss of $46.5 million, or 74 cents a share, compared with a pro forma profit of $4.8 million, or 13 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. Results included $40.7 million in merger related charges.

Shares of Molson Coors rose $1.21, or 2 percent, to $62.96 on the New York Stock Exchange. On the Toronto Stock Exchange, the brewer was up C$1.05 at C$78.91.



USA: Boston Beer Company posted good results for Q1 2005

The Boston Beer Company, Inc. announced on May 3 it achieved first quarter 2005 diluted earnings per share of $.27, a $.18 increase over the same period last year. Net revenue increased 9.1% in the first quarter 2005, and net income increased by $2.7 million over the prior year.

The net revenue increase in the first quarter was driven by a shipment volume increase of 6.5% and a 2.5% price and package mix related increase. The first quarter increase in net income was primarily driven by the revenue increase and deferrals in advertising spending as the Company withheld spending prior to the introduction of the Company's new brand campaign which began in March 2005.

Distributor sales of the Boston Beer brands to retail (depletions) declined 1.4% from the first quarter 2004. Jim Koch, Chairman and Founder of the Company, commented, "While we are pleased with our earnings growth, we are somewhat disappointed with the first quarter depletion results. January proved to be a difficult month for us as well as the entire industry, but we saw some improvement in the remainder of the quarter. In early March, we introduced our new brand communication and believe that it capitalizes on the roots and essence of Samuel Adams' success. We are excited by this new campaign."

Martin Roper, Boston Beer President and CEO said, "We believe the Samuel Adams brand continues to maintain strong brand equity. Continued strong growth in Samuel Adams Seasonals, Brewmaster's Collection and Twisted Tea, offset some weakness in Samuel Adams Boston Lager and Sam Adams Light. ...more info



Germany: Warsteiner is to take over Altbierbrauer Frankenheim

The third largest German private brewery, Warsteiner, confirmed on Monday, May 2, it is in negotiations to take over the Düsseldorf based brewery...more info



Peru: Grupo Empresarial Bavaria is ready to meet beer giant InBev in Peru

Colombia’s leading beer maker, Grupo Empresarial Bavaria (GEB) announced it is ready to stand up against beer giant InBev, which announced its entry into the Peruvian market by May 2005. Bavaria will realize its intentions with the help of a recently introduced pricing plan, Reuters commented on May 3.

Bavaria, which now has 99 % of the beer market in Colombia and neighbouring Peru, said its Peruvian sales rose 6.3 %, excluding PepsiCo Inc. products, during the first three months of this year compared with the same 2004 period.

"This result demonstrates that our marketing strategy is working and that we are ready to go up against InBev, which announced its entry into the Peruvian market by May 2005," Chief Financial Officer Mauricio Restrepo told analysts on a conference call to explain first-quarter results.

He said the company is preparing to maximize revenues in Peru with a pricing plan to push different brands toward consumers with different amounts of money to spend.

"Our beers in Peru were all priced the same until very recently," Restrepo said. "At the end of last year we introduced a price segmentation policy to set prices between 6 percent and 17 percent below their reference price in order to give consumers more alternatives and differentiate our brands from the rest of the market." ...more info

Malt News

Netherlands: Formal investigation opened into aid in the malt sector in the Netherlands

The European Commission decided on May 3 to open a formal investigation procedure into a measure the Dutch authorities intend to apply in favour of the malt sector. This measure consists of the granting of an investment subsidy amounting to (gross) EUR 7,425,000 for the establishment of a production plant for malt in Eemshaven, province of Groningen. With the investment in this plant the whole chain of storage and processing of malting barley and the production and trade in malt will be integrated.

Considering the available information, the Commission can at this stage not determine if the aid proposed is in compliance with EU provisions in the domain of State aid. The Commission is at this stage not certain whether there are sufficient market outlets for the malt that shall be produced in the new plant.

When they have received the official notification of this decision, the Dutch authorities have one month to communicate their observations and provide all the necessary clarifications. The decision will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities. Other interested parties have one month from the date of the publication to give notice of their comments. These remarks will be sent to the Netherlands, which will be given the possibility to give their reaction to them.

When the Commission has received the requested clarifications from the Dutch authorities, possible comments from other interested parties, and possible observations of the Netherlands on those comments, the Commission will establish a decision about the compatibility of the measure with the common market.

Barley News

EU: The EU has issued 500,000 tonnes of export licences mainly for malting barley

The EU has issued 500,000 tonnes of export licences for barley at zero refund, i.e. mainly for malting barley destinations...more info



China: China imported 616,000 tonnes of barley in January-March 2005

China imported 616,000 tonnes of barley in January-March this year, a sharp increase over the same period of last year...more info

Theoretical malt prices.


* - 70/30 = 70% Average Two Row Spring and 30% Six Row Winter
** - 50/50 = 50% Average Two Row Spring and 50% Six Row Winter

Theoretical malt prices for crop 2005 are available on site www.e-malt.com/MarketPrices

Malt Price Evolution

Malt Market Price Evolution, Crop 2005

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Malting barley prices. French barley prices.
Nominal prices.

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Prices for Danish and UK malting barley are available on site www.e-malt.com/MarketPrices

Table of the week
Canada Barley Supply and Demand 2004-2005

  2003-2004   2004-2005 f  2005-2006 f 
  Harvested area, '000 ha 4,446  4,050  4,215 
  Yield, tonne/ha  2.77  3.26  3.00 
  Production, '000  metric tonnes 12,328  13,186  12,660 
  Imports, '000 metric tonnes 36  50  30 
  Total Supply, '000 metric tonnes 13,838  15,344  15,890 
  Exports, '000 metric tonnes  2,445  2,100  2,500 
  Food & Industry Use, '000 metric tonnes 298  300  380 
  Feed and Dockage, '000 metric tonnes 8,574  9,339  9,505 
  Total Domestic Use, '000 metric tonnes 9,286  10,044  10,290 
  Carry-out Stocks, '000 metric tonnes 2,108  3,200  3,100 
  Average Price, CA$/tonne 135.80  100-120  100-120 

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Agenda

May 2005:
2nd KBC festival of Dutch special beers;
TwinTrack Brewing Microbiology Program. The Siebel Institute;
PIVO, GASTRO, BAKERY, International exhibition of beer and brewing. Bulgaria.;
HOFEX 2005. 11th Asian International Exhibition of Food & Drink. Hong Kong;
30th Congress of the European Brewery Convention;
World Agricultural Forum 2005 World Congress;
Whole Grain Conference / Barley Workshop - Minneapolis;
Export Credit Guarantee Programs Seminar. USDA;
Pivo-2005. Beer International Brewing Technology Exhibition. Sochi, Russia.;
California Festival of Beers;

June 2005:
World Barley, Malt & Beer Conference 2005, Germany;
ASBC Annual Convention. American Society of Brewing Chemists Meeting.;
IGC GRAINS CONFERENCE 2005;
BRASIL BRAU International Fair of Beverage Technology;
FOOD TAIPEI 2005. The largest food and beverage show in Taiwan;
BevTek / BrewTek International Exhibition of Beverage and Brewery Processing and Packaging Technology. Bangkok, Thailand ;

July 2005:
Interwine China. International Wine, Brewery and Beverage Processing Technology and Equipment Trade Fair;
2005 North American Barley Researchers Workshop;
U.S. Grains Council Summer Board Meeting;
District Eastern Canada MBAA annual convention;
Open Door to "Mortal's Beers";

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