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Base Currency: US Dollar
on February 26, 2014
      1 EUR = 1.3743 USD
1 EUR = 0.8241 GBP
1 EUR = 1.5216 CAD
1 EUR = 1.5226 AUD
1 EUR = 140.6800 JPY
1 EUR = 3.2175 BRL
1 EUR = 48.9589 RUB
1 EUR = 8.4233 CNY
      1 USD = 0.7277 EUR
1 USD = 0.5997 GBP
1 USD = 1.1072 CAD
1 USD = 1.1080 AUD
1 USD = 102.3700 JPY
1 USD = 2.3412 BRL
1 USD = 35.6249 RUB
1 USD = 6.1292 CNY


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February 26, 2014
Type Crop 2013 Crop 2014
EUR % EUR %
2rs Barley 180.00-182.00 - 194.00-196.00 up0.52%
6rw Barley 171.00-173.00 up0.58% 181.00-183.00 up0.55%
2rs Malt 373.00-375.00 - 388.00-390.00 up0.32%
6rw Malt 362.00-364.00 up0.34% 372.00-374.00 up0.33%
Feed Barley 156.00-158.00- nq 

Note: Just click here and you will be led to our Market Price History. These are average French barley market prices estimated on FOB Creil basis. The theoretical average malt prices are 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.


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Malt news USA: Malt use by craft brewers seen as at least 3 times higher than that of large brewers ...Click here

Brewery news World: AB InBev reports 13% hike in Q4 2013 profit ...Click here
Brewery news Brazil: Ambev’s Q4 profit increases significantly despite decline in beer sales ...Click here
Brewery news The Philippines: Beer sales overcome tax increases to grow to 16.3 mln hl last year ...Click here
Brewery news UK: Craft beer sales rose by 8% last year ...Click here
Brewery news The Philippines: San Miguel Brewery Inc. planning bond offering ...Click here

Barley news World: 2013/14 grain, rice and oilseed crops are huge and of good quality ...Click here
Barley news Canada: Barley market overview and projections ...Click here
Barley news USA: Feed barley prices remain unchanged, malting prices are lower ...Click here


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Brewery news New Zealand: Volume of alcoholic beverage available for consumption increases in 2013 ...Click here
Brewery news Colombia: SABMiller’s sales affected by government’s drunk-driving crackdown ...Click here
Brewery news USA: The Boston Beer Company enjoys core shipment and revenue growth last year ...Click here
Barley news Saudi Arabia: Largest feed barley importer’s purchases are decisive for world barley price levels ...Click here
Brewery news UK: Heineken to offer four new low and no-alcohol drinks ...Click here
Brewery news UK: Carlsberg launching blackcurrant lager ...Click here
Brewery news Brazil: AB InBev to launch limited-edition beer made from barley grown on legendary training soccer field ...Click here

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February 24
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1986 Texas Air buys Eastern Airlines for $676 million
1995 Dow-Jones hits record 4011.74

February 25
1791 1st Bank of U.S. chartered
1837 1st U.S. electric printing press patented by Thomas Davenport
1862 Paper currency introduced in U.S. by President Abraham Lincoln

February 26
1848 2nd French Republic proclaimed
1907 Royal Oil and Shell merge to form British Petroleum (BP)
1995 Barings Bank, one of the oldest and most distinguished investment banks in the world, declares bankruptcy

Agenda


World Beer Cup 2014
World Beer Cup 2014 key dates:
-Call for Entries: Oct. 28, 2013-Nov. 1, 2013
-Judging: April 7-8, 2014 in Denver, Colorado
-Gala Awards Ceremony: April 11, 2014 in Denver, Colorado


February 2014:
19-22: National Winter Ales Festival 2014 (Derby, UK)

March 2014:
12-15: Brazilian Beer Festival (Blumenau, Brazil)
18-19: Food and Drink Technology Africa 2014 (Johannesburg, South Africa)
23-28: IBD Convention - Asia Pacific Section (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)


April 2014:
07-08: World Beer Cup 2014 (Denver, USA)
08-11: Craft Brewers Conference 2014 (Denver, USA)
13-17: Trends in Brewing 2014 (Ghent, Belgium)
22-24: Pivovar (Brewer) 2014 (Moscow, Russia)

26-27: Zythos Beer Festival 2014 (Leuven, Belgium)


May 2014:
21-24: Pivo (Beer) 2014 (Sochi, Russia)
22-24: Copenhagen Beer Festival 2014 (Copenhagen, Denmark)


June 2014:
11-15: Mondial de la Biere 2014 (Montreal, Canada)

August 2014:
12-16: Great British Beer Festival 2014 (London, UK)

September 2014:
08-11: Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference 2014 - IBD Scottish Section (Glasgow, UK)
25-27: Drink Technology India 2014 (Mumbai, India)


October 2014:
13-16: China Brew and Beverage 2014 (Beijing, China)

November 2014:
11-13: Brau Beviale 2014 (Nuremberg, Germany)
12-14: Vietbrew 2014 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)


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Malt newsUSA: Malt use by craft brewers seen as at least 3 times higher than that of large brewers
uThe Economic Research Service of the USDA compared the malt use of large brewers of 13.5 kg/hl to craft brewers use of 53 kg/hl, ...More info on site



BreweryBrewery News Brewery


Brewery newsWorld: AB InBev reports 13% hike in Q4 2013 profit
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer, forecast a return to growth of Brazilian and Mexican beer sales this year and improvement in the United ...More info on site


Brewery newsBrazil: Ambev’s Q4 profit increases significantly despite decline in beer sales
Ambev S.A., the Brazilian division of the world’s No. 1 brewer AB InBev, reported on February 26 that its fourth-quarter of 2013 profit attributable ...More info on site


Brewery newsThe Philippines: Beer sales overcome tax increases to grow to 16.3 mln hl last year
A series of the so-called sin tax hikes appear to have failed to dent beer drinking among Filipinos, with the per capita consumption of ...More info on site


Brewery newsUK: Craft beer sales rose by 8% last year
British drinkers’ thirst for artisan and craft beers appears unquenchable as sales of local brews rose by an estimated 8pc last year to 1.55 ...More info on site


Brewery newsThe Philippines: San Miguel Brewery Inc. planning bond offering
Philippine beer giant San Miguel Brewery Inc. plans to tap the local bond market to raise as much as P20 billion to refinance older ...More info on site


Brewery news New Zealand: Volume of alcoholic beverage available for consumption increases in 2013
The volume of alcoholic beverage available for consumption in New Zealand increased 8.9 million litres (1.9 percent) in 2013, following a 15 million litre decrease in 2012, Statistics New Zealand said on February 25. In 2013, 466 million litres were available, compared with the 2008 high point (486 million litres).

"Beer and wine drove the increase in total beverage available for consumption in 2013," industry and labour statistics manager Louise Holmes-Oliver said. "However, spirit-based drinks fell, following rises in recent years".

The total volume of beer increased 8.9 million litres (3.2 percent), led by medium-strength beer, which was up 11 million litres. The total volume of wine increased 3.7 million litres (3.6 percent), due to nongrape table wine (including cider) increasing 5.2 million litres. Spirit-based drinks partly offset these increases, falling 3.9 million litres (6.2 percent).

The volume of pure alcohol available increased 0.8 percent, to 33 million litres in 2013. Beer led this increase, up 387,000 litres, but was partly offset by spirit-based drinks, down 297,000 litres.

The volume of pure alcohol available per person aged 15 years and over (15+) was unchanged from 2012, at 9.2 litres per person. This is equivalent to an average of 2.0 standard drinks per person per ...More info on site


Brewery news Colombia: SABMiller’s sales affected by government’s drunk-driving crackdown
The Colombian government’s drunk-driving crackdown, which has included fines of up to $14,000 and jail sentences as long as 18 years, is taking a toll on the nation’s biggest beer seller: SABMiller Plc, Bloomberg reported on February 24.

A series of drink-fueled accidents in the run-up to Christmas, including one case of a motorist who mowed down nine people in southern Bogota, provoked a national outcry and caused President Juan Manuel Santos to denounce “the criminal cocktail of alcohol and gasoline.” The tougher rules, which SABMiller supports, led to lower-than-expected drink sales in December and January, according to Grant Harries, president of Bavaria, the London-based company’s Colombia unit.

“In December, this latest enforcement -- and the level of penalties applied to drinking and driving -- has placed the alcohol industry under a lot of pressure,” Harries said in an interview last week in Bogota. “What we do see is that its impact seems to be reducing, but initially everybody just really stopped their usual consumption patterns.”

December is the biggest month for Colombian beer drinking, as workers go out to spend an end-of-year bonus that employers must pay them by law. And SABMiller is the biggest beneficiary of those sales: It accounts for ...More info on site


Brewery newsUSA: The Boston Beer Company enjoys core shipment and revenue growth last year
The Boston Beer Company, Inc. reported this week fourth quarter 2013 net revenue of $205.4 million, an increase of $52.4 million or 34% over ...More info on site


Brewery news UK: Heineken to offer four new low and no-alcohol drinks
Heineken is to roll out four new low and no-alcohol drinks - including two 2.8% abv ciders, The Grocer reported on February 23.

Bulmers Five Fruit Harvest and Bulmers Indian Summer launch next month, when two additions to the Foster’s Radler low-alcohol beer brand also roll out - a lime and ginger flavour and a non-alcoholic variant.

Heineken said it aimed to transform the market by leading development of the “lower-alcohol moderation” category. Up 62.4% year on year to £45m [IRI 52 w/e 4 January 2014], the sector could account for 5% of beer and cider sales in 10 years, it claimed.

“An increasing number of consumers want to make informed choices on alcoholic strength preferences, which will often differ from occasion to occasion,” said off-trade MD Martin Porter. “Despite growing demand, lower-alcohol options are relatively limited, and our new variants have been created to offer a wider choice.”

Bulmers Five Fruit Harvest is an “easy-drinking” cider made with apple, pear, plum, quince and grape; while Indian Summer is made with apples and “a hint” of ginger and cardamom. Sold in 568ml single bottles, they are designed to appeal to 18 to 34-year-olds and are targeted at midweek and after work.

Foster’s ...More info on site


Brewery news UK: Carlsberg launching blackcurrant lager
Carlsberg is following up last year’s launch of 2.8% ABV Citrus with a low ABV Blackcurrant variant, Morning Advertiser reported on February 24.

Described as an ‘easy to drink’ 2.8% ABV lager blended with natural blackcurrants, Carlsberg Blackcurrant is rolling out to both the on and off-trade following an exclusive launch period with Asda in February.

It was developed by Carlsberg’s UK innovation team following the launch of Carlsberg Citrus in 2013. Citrus has sold more than 50,000 hectolitres in its first year, the brewer claimed.

Dharmesh Rana, senior brand manager for Carlsberg UK, said: “Our insight shows consumers are looking for a range of flavours from established everyday categories and the brands within them.

“This trend, combined with the explosive growth of the easy-to-drink beer category, means new products like Blackcurrant are creating a sizeable opportunity for businesses.”

Carlsberg entered the low ABV segment last year following the launch of Heineken's 2.0% ABV Foster’s Radler last spring and Molson Coor's 2.8% ABV Carling Zest in 2012.


Brewery news Brazil: AB InBev to launch limited-edition beer made from barley grown on legendary training soccer field
In a unique - and bizarre - convergence of beer and soccer, Anheuser-Busch InBev will launch a limited edition of its popular Brahma beer made from barley grown on the soccer field where Brazil's iconic World Cup teams have trained for decades. Brahma Selecao Especial will be sold in Brazil starting in March, three months before the Brazil-hosted World Cup kicks off, AdvertisingAge reported on February 24.

"Brahma is the official sponsor of the Brazilian soccer team, and the official beer of the World Cup," said Sergio Gordilho, co-president and chief creative officer of Brahma agency Africa. "We wanted to launch a product that got inside the team itself. How do you unite soccer and beer?"

The training center, called Granja Comary, is considered sacred ground to Brazilian soccer fans, and one of the two iconic symbols of Brazilian soccer, along with Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium, he said. That inspired the idea of making beer from ingredients sown on the field where Brazil grew more World Cup-winning teams - five - than any other country. It's usually not available for growing a crop of barley, but in a stroke of luck the Brazilian Soccer Confederation was remodelling its headquarters at the ...More info on site



BarleyBarley News Barley


Barley newsWorld: 2013/14 grain, rice and oilseed crops are huge and of good quality
The 2013/14 grain, rice and oilseed crops are huge and of good quality. Both the USDA and IGC increased their crop estimates once more ...More info on site


Barley news Canada: Barley market overview and projections
Cash barley values in the Lethbridge area have been hovering at C$155/mt delivered in January. The barley market has been functioning to encourage demand as the market adjusts to the larger barley and wheat crops in Western Canada. Offshore movement has been limited due to tight fobbing capacity on the West Coast and rail delays have also contributed to the slower export program. Given the larger wheat crop, we’ve also seen lower-quality milling wheat move into feed channels as the elevator system is virtually plugged. Farmers who want to clean up piles of wheat in temporary storage are being forced to move wheat into the domestic feed market, Canadiancattlemen reported on February 21.

Feedlot margins have been in positive territory given the lower feed grain prices and feedlot managers have been anxious to book their forward requirements and lock in the margin structure. Lower feed grain prices have also caused feeder cattle values to move to historical highs.

Statistics Canada estimated the barley crop at 10.2 million mt, which is up two million mt from last year and very similar to the 10-year average production of 10.3 million mt. The average Canadian yield was a whopping 71.7 bushels per acre, compared ...More info on site


Barley news USA: Feed barley prices remain unchanged, malting prices are lower
The latest USDA Feed Outlook Report that was released on February 12, focused on two major points impacting barley prices at this time – the large barley crop produced in both the U.S. and Canada this year, and the difficulty in moving that barley from the farm to where it’s needed, Farmandranchguide.com reported on February 23.

Using U.S. Census data, it appears the pace of barley imports at this time is slower than expected, therefore the Economic Research Service, the author of the Feed Outlook Report, lowered the marketing year imports by 5 million bushels. The report noted that the substantial domestic barley harvest, which is estimated at 215 million bushels, has tempered imported malting barley demand.

In addition, transportation difficulties in Canada, who also had a larger than average crop this year, are also contributing to the sluggish pace of exports to the U.S.

Abundant corn supplies also was a factor in the equation, since the Feed Outlook report decreased the barley feed and residual amount by 5 million bushels. This action, according to the report, was justified by abundant domestic corn supplies.

The number of grain consuming animal units is forecast at 91.38 million units, 0.61 percent higher than the December forecast, ...More info on site


Barley newsSaudi Arabia: Largest feed barley importer’s purchases are decisive for world barley price levels
Saudi Arabia, the largest feed barley importer of the world is decisive for price levels, indirectly also for malting barley, an industry report said ...More info on site


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