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Base Currency: US Dollar
on February 10, 2016
      1 EUR = 1.1236 USD
1 EUR = 0.7795 GBP
1 EUR = 1.5623 CAD
1 EUR = 1.6083 AUD
1 EUR = 129.0700 JPY
1 EUR = 4.3741 BRL
1 EUR = 88.0435 RUB
1 EUR = 7.3924 CNY
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1 USD = 0.6927 GBP
1 USD = 1.3900 CAD
1 USD = 1.4186 AUD
1 USD = 115.0500 JPY
1 USD = 3.8901 BRL
1 USD = 78.6805 RUB
1 USD = 6.5727 CNY


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February 10, 2016
Type Crop 2015 Crop 2016
EUR % EUR %
2rs Barley 168.00-170.00 down0.59% 183.00-185.00 down0.54%
6rw Barley 146.00-148.00 down0.68% 156.00-158.00 down0.63%
2rs Malt 358.50-360.50 down0.34% 374.50-376.50 down0.33%
6rw Malt 331.00-333.00 down0.37% 341.00-343.00 down0.36%
Feed Barley 138.00-140.00down2.11% nq 

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Malt news World: Malt shipments by major exporters in July-November 2015 lower than the year before ...Click here

Brewery news World: Heineken’s full year sales figure comes in just under expectations ...Click here
Brewery news World: Carlsberg reports 4% decline of group beer volumes in 2015 ...Click here
Brewery news UK: BBPA and Camra call for another cut in beer duty as 2015 consumption declines by 1.5% ...Click here
Brewery news Japan & EU: Asahi Group nearing deal to buy SABMiller’s Peroni and Grolsch brands for $3.5 bln - sources ...Click here
Brewery news China: China’s brewers looking to reduce overcapacity and downsize decrepit operations amid declining sales ...Click here
Brewery news India: Beer accounts for 7% of India’s total alcohol consumption, survey shows ...Click here

Barley news World: USDA raises world barley trade forecast for 2015/16 ...Click here
Barley news EU: Barley markets under pressure from large grain crops and supplies ...Click here

Hops news USA: US surpasses Germany as the world’s largest hop producer for the third time in the past 10 years ...Click here


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Brewery news India: United Breweries expects beer demand to grow 5-7% in 2016 ...Click here
Brewery news Hong Kong: San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong registers net loss of HK$16.9 mln last year ...Click here
Barley news USA: Some malting barley growers still waiting for contracts to be released by maltsters ...Click here
Brewery news Zimbabwe: Delta Beverages to build two new plants for brewing its Chibuku Super brand ...Click here
Brewery news India: Strong beer helping Carlsberg ride out sluggish sales ...Click here
Brewery news Portugal: Duty on beer may increase by 3% this year ...Click here
Brewery news Japan: Asahi to name beer unit’s head as president of Asahi Group Holdings ...Click here
Brewery news Australia: Lion cutting 39 jobs at its James Boag brewery in Tasmania ...Click here
Brewery news World: Coca-Cola seen as next possible takeover target for AB InBev ...Click here

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Scientific Digest


LUPULIN GLANDS IN FULL BEAUTY

ABSTRACT
Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is a powerful way to see exact details in a nano or micro scale. This work used SEM to assess lupulin glands from different hop varieties. These pictures show the changes and development of lupulin gland during the growing season. For each hop variety, 50 micrographs were visually assessed and compared based on lupulin surface topography, degree of fullness, and volume. The gland features were correlated and clustered against the chemical properties of the corresponding variety. The cluster data confirmed there are larger gland volumes in the bittering hop varieties independent of the country of origin. In further research it would be valuable to investigate the same hop variety grown in different countries and to determine the effect of environmental and handling conditions on the structural features of the lupulin glands.

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These Days in Business History


08 February
1883 - Louis Waterman begins experiments to invents fountain pen
1926 - Walt Disney Studios forms
1971 - NASDAQ market opens for stock trading, as the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation system first displays the median price for more than 2,500 "over-the-counter" securities

09 February
1585 - The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is established
1955 - US federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO
1969 - World's largest airplane, Boeing 747, makes 1st commercial flight

10 February
1635 - Academie Francaise forms in Paris (by Cardinal Richelieu)
1933 - Delivery of 1st singing telegram
1961 - Niagara Falls hydroelectric project begins producing power

Agenda

World Beer Cup 2016


February 2016:
05-07: Alltech Craft Brews & Food Fair 2016 (Dublin, Ireland)
06-07: Bruges Beer Festival 2016 (Bruges, Belgium)
17-20: Camra's National Winter Ales Festival 2016 (Derby, UK)
19-21: Finest Spirits 2016 (Munich, Germany)
20-23: Beer Attraction 2016 (Rimini, Italy)
26-28: Brau Kunst Live 2016 (Munich, Germany)


March 2016:
01-03: ProPak Vietnam 2016 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
04-06: Barcelona Beer Festival 2016 (Barcelona, Spain)
07-09: VLB Brewing and Engineering Conference 2016 (Soest, Germany)
09-12: Brazilian Beer Festival 2016 (Blumenau, Brazil)
12: Festival de Cerveza Artesanal 2016 (San Jose, Costa Rica)
14-18: IBD Asia Pacific Convention 2016 (Sydney, Australia)
16-18: BeerX 2016 (Sheffield, UK)
16-18: Expo Antad & Alimentaria Mexico 2016 (Mexico City, Mexico)
23-25: St. Petersburg Brewers Forum 2016 (St. Petersburg, Russia)


April 2016:
03-07: Trends in Brewing 2016 (Ghent, Belgium)
07-09: Warsaw Beer Festival 2016 (Warsaw, Poland)
13-15: Siberian Beer 2016 (Novosibirsk, Russia)
15-16: Helsinki Beer Festival 2016 (Helsinki, Finland)
23-24: Zythos Beer Festival 2016 (Leuven, Belgium)
Zythos Beer Festival 2016



May 2016:
03-06: Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America 2016 (Philadelphia, USA)
17-20: Beer (Pivo) 2016 (Sochi, Russia)
18-19: Brewing Equipment and Technology 2016 (Birmingham, UK)
19-21: Copenhagen Beer Festival 2016 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
20-18 June: Great Australian Beer Spectacular (GABS) 2016 (Melbourne - Sydney - Auckland, Australia)
25-29: Latvia Beer Fest 2016 (Riga, Latvia)


June 2016:
08-12: Mondial de la Biere 2016 (Montreal, Canada)
09-11: South Beer Cup 2016 (Curitiba, Brazil)
14-16: Shanghai International Brew & Beverage Manufacturing Technology and Equipment 2016 (Shanghai, China)


July 2016:
07-10: Artbeerfest 2016 (Caminha, Portugal)
13-15: ProPack China 2016 (Shanghai, China)


August 2016:
05-07: The 20th International Berlin Beer Festival (Berlin, Germany)
09-13: The Great British Beer Festival 2016 (London, UK)
10-13: Vietfood & Beverage - ProPack 2016 (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam)
13-17: World Brewing Congress 2016 (Denver, USA)


September 2016:
08-10: Irish Craft Beer Festival 2016 (Dublin, Ireland)
14-15: Food and Drink Technology Africa 2016 (Johannesburg, South Africa)
19-03 October: Oktoberfest 2016 (Munich, Germany)
24-25: Whisky Live Paris 2016 (Paris, France)
26-28: VLB Ibero-American VLB Symposium 2016 (Santiago de Chile, Chile)
28-30: Beer and Soft Drinks Industry - 2016 (Kyiv, Ukraine)
29-01 October: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2016 (Stockholm, Sweden)


October 2016:
06-08: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2016 (Stockholm, Sweden)
06-08: Great American Beer Festival 2016 (Denver, USA)
11-14: China Brew, China Beverage 2016 (Shanghai, China)
21-23: The Finest Spirits & Beer Convention 2016 (Bochum, Germany)


November 2016:
08-10: Brau Beviale 2016 (Nuremberg, Germany)
09-12: Vietfood & Beverage - ProPack 2016 (Hanoi, Vietnam)


December 2016:
15-17: drink technology India 2016 (Mumbai, India)


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Malt newsWorld: Malt shipments by major exporters in July-November 2015 lower than the year before
The IGC reports malt shipments of the major exporters of 2.500 mln tonnes in July/Nov 2015 vs. 2.565 mln tonnes the year before.

EU ...More info on site



BreweryBrewery News Brewery


Brewery newsWorld: Heineken’s full year sales figure comes in just under expectations
Heineken's full year sales figures announced on February 10 have come in just under expectations, while flagging an increasingly challenging environment to trade in. ...More info on site


Brewery newsWorld: Carlsberg reports 4% decline of group beer volumes in 2015
Denmark’s brewing giant Carlsberg said on February 10 its group beer volumes for 2015 declined organically by 4% due to weak Russian and Ukrainian ...More info on site


Brewery newsUK: BBPA and Camra call for another cut in beer duty as 2015 consumption declines by 1.5%
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) and Camra, the Campaign for Real Ale, are calling on Chancellor George Osborne to introduce another cut ...More info on site


Brewery newsJapan & EU: Asahi Group nearing deal to buy SABMiller’s Peroni and Grolsch brands for $3.5 bln - sources
Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. is nearing a deal to buy two European beer brands that SABMiller PLC and Anheuser-Busch InBev NV want to sell ...More info on site


Brewery newsChina: China’s brewers looking to reduce overcapacity and downsize decrepit operations amid declining sales
After years of steady growth, China's beer market is losing its fizz as the economy slows and consumers turn to other types of alcohol. ...More info on site


Brewery newsIndia: Beer accounts for 7% of India’s total alcohol consumption, survey shows
Tipplers in India love their spirits and are yet to warm up to beer, the chilled beverage that the rest of the world prefers, ...More info on site


Brewery newsIndia: United Breweries expects beer demand to grow 5-7% in 2016
United Breweries Ltd’s fiscal third-quarter profit beat analysts’ estimates by a wide margin on a 13% surge in beer sales in terms of volume.

In ...More info on site


Brewery news Hong Kong: San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong registers net loss of HK$16.9 mln last year
San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong, a unit of conglomerate San Miguel Corp., registered a consolidated net loss of HK$16.9 million in 2015, a turnaround from a profit of HK$37 million in 2014, on lower volume due to the non-renewal of distribution agreements with Anheuser-Busch, The Standard reported on February 7.

SMBHK said in a statement posted on its Web site the group’s consolidated revenues stood at HK$569.5 million, down 22 percent year-on-year.

“Overall sales volume of the company in the [Hong Kong] territory declined by 17 percent, mainly because of the slow demand in the on-premise sales channel partly due to lower tourist arrivals and the non-renewal of distribution agreements with Anheuser-Busch InBev China Sales Company Limited and Anheuser-Busch InBev International GmbH & Co KG in 2014, as disclosed in a profit warning announcement last 25 January 2016,” SMBHK said.

Also contributing to the net loss were operating costs associated with the sales and marketing operations of the affected products, which were redirected and reinvested in the development of new, premium, specialty and craft brands.

The company said it signed up and develop a new stable of premium, specialty and craft brands in line with the company’s key business strategy of sustaining a broad ...More info on site


Brewery news Zimbabwe: Delta Beverages to build two new plants for brewing its Chibuku Super brand
Zimbabwe’s leading beverage manufacturer, Delta Beverages, has set aside $26 million dollars for the setting up of two additional Chibuku Super plants at its Kwekwe and Masvingo Breweries, the Chronicle reported on February 8.

Delta already has invested extensively in two plants at its Chitungwiza and Fairbridge Breweries in Bulawayo which have a combined capacity of producing 2.2 million litres of the Chibuku Super brand a month.

The local listed entity is in the process of expanding the Fairbridge Brewery which will see capacity increasing to 2.4 million litres by March.

Delta Beverages corporate affairs manager, Tsungai Manyeza said surging demand for Chibuku Super brand has necessitated the setting up of the new plants.

He said: “The company has capacity to supply 2.2 million litres of Chibuku Super in the 1.25 litre pack from the two factories at Chitungwiza and Fairbridge.

“This is expected to increase to 2.4 million litres when additional brewing tanks are installed at Fairbridge by March 2016.

“While the Kwekwe Brewery will be closed temporarily from February 2016, the Masvingo unit will remain open during the rebuilding exercise.

“It may close for a short while later in the year to allow for plant integration.

“At the moment there’s enough capacity for the ...More info on site


Brewery news India: Strong beer helping Carlsberg ride out sluggish sales
Strong beer is helping Carlsberg ride out of sluggish beer sales in India. At a time when the overall Indian beer market is growing at about 5% a year, robust sales of brands like Tuborg and Elephant have helped the Danish brewer double its local business every two years, Brand Equity reported on February 9.

Unlike most other markets, where Carlsberg's top seller is the milder version of the eponymous lager, the company's Indian unit has been focusing on brands such as Tuborg Strong and Elephant because strong beer accounts for 80% of country's overall sales volume of 300 million cases.

"The growth can be attributed to the long-term strategy to focus on key markets, especially cities, focused brand portfolio, expanding manufacturing footprint, increased product availability and above all a strong team," said Michael Jensen, managing director, Carlsberg India, which reported a 54% increase in sales at . Rs 765 crore during FY15 with net loss of Rs 232 crore.

However, despite the healthy sales numbers, innovations and aggressive product launches, Carlsberg's market share in India the world's third fastest growing beer market is one of its lowest globally. Tuborg, which was launched in the country as a premium brand in 2009, has ...More info on site


Brewery news Portugal: Duty on beer may increase by 3% this year
The government of Portugal intends to raise beer, hard liquor and wine taxes by 3%, in accordance with the proposed budget for 2016, DN reported on February 5.

The current duties on beer vary between EUR7.75 and EUR 27.24 per hectolitre, depending on the alcohol content of the beer. The proposed taxes are between EUR7.98 and EUR28.06 per hl.

Local trade associations have already expressing their concern over the proposed increase, reminding that the increase was well above inflation.


Brewery news Japan: Asahi to name beer unit’s head as president of Asahi Group Holdings
Asahi Group Holdings has decided to promote the head of its beer subsidiary to president of the parent, The Nikkei reported on February 6. Asahi Breweries President Akiyoshi Koji, 64, will replace the holding company's current president, Naoki Izumiya, who will transition to chairman. The beer unit will promote Vice President Shinichi Hirano to president. But first, the parent will hold its general shareholders meeting this March.

Asahi Group has steadily gained share in its mainstay beer business since Izumiya assumed the presidency in 2010. The company is the top player in Japan's beer market.

He has also been credited with expanding group operations by successfully concluding acquisitions of overseas businesses as well as Calpis, a major Japanese soft-drink company. He put the corporate group on a firm growth trajectory by carrying out structural reforms.


Brewery news Australia: Lion cutting 39 jobs at its James Boag brewery in Tasmania
Beer and dairy group Lion will cut 39 jobs from its James Boag brewery in Tasmania as part of an overhaul of its national beer production, The Sydney Morning Herald reported on February 8.

Lion, which is owned by Japanese giant Kirin Corporation, revealed the plans on February 8 as it prepares to take away 20 million litres of annual beer production of some of its national brands from the Launceston plant and transfer it to other breweries on the mainland which are under-utilised. This will leave the James Boag brewery producing 36 million litres of beer annually from the plant by the end of September, 2016 when the transition is due to be completed.

Lion's managing director of beer, wine and spirits, James Brindley, said on February 8 that Lion, which makes big-selling beers including XXXX Gold, Tooheys and West End, had extra room in its national network of production facilities.

"We have capacity in our national network and the Boag's brewery in its current format is also under-utilised," Mr Brindley said.

He said the reconfiguration would return the Tasmanian facility to its previous role of being a brewer of the James Boag portfolio of Tasmanian beers.

He said around 39 roles would be ...More info on site


Brewery news World: Coca-Cola seen as next possible takeover target for AB InBev
Analysts at Susquehanna upgraded their rating on Coca-Cola to neutral from negative, saying the company could be a takeover target if Anheuser-Busch InBev decides to move into soft drinks after its pending merger with SABMiller, St. Louis Business Journal reported on February 8.

The analysts also say Coca-Cola's profitability could be improved through better pricing in the U.S. and refranchising initiatives. Coca-Cola could improve with its own mergers and acquisitions, the analysts said, suggesting WhiteWave Foods as a target, Barrons reports.

Coca-Cola Co. shares closed nearly flat on February 5, down less than half a percent at $42.44; AB InBev shares closed down 3 percent on the same day at $118.30.

AB InBev's pending $108 billion acquisition of rival brewer SABMiller recently received clearance from regulators in India. The companies also need to win regulatory approvals in China, Australia, the U.S., the European Union, South Africa and Colombia.



BarleyBarley News Barley


Barley newsWorld: USDA raises world barley trade forecast for 2015/16
USDA in its February report raised the Argentine barley export forecast for 2015/16 200,000 tons to 2.2 million as a result of greater exportable ...More info on site


Barley newsEU: Barley markets under pressure from large grain crops and supplies
In December-January, the European Union’s barley markets came under heavy pressure from large grain crops and supplies at home and in the world. Feed ...More info on site


Barley news USA: Some malting barley growers still waiting for contracts to be released by maltsters
What a difference a year can make in the malting barley market.

Last year at this time, maltsters were making plans for sweeping out the corners of the grain bins as the supply of malting barley appeared to be razor thin. But after an exceptionally good year of production in 2015, the market is awash in malting barley and some maltsters appear to be in no hurry to extend contracts to growers for the 2016 crop, Farm and Ranch Guide reported on February 5.

“The contracts are coming out, slowly but surely. Some have been issued by some companies and some haven’t been issued,” commented Marv Zutz, executive director of the Minnesota Barley Growers Association. “Last year the contracts were issued early and at a strong price due to the shortage of barley. This year, because of the surplus of barley from our above average yields last year and the high acceptance rate, not as much barley is needed for the current production year.”

This year due to the lower competition for barley acres to supply the maltsters’ needs, there will be a reduction in acres contracted and some maltsters are currently in a wait and see attitude as they wait to see ...More info on site



HopsHops News Hops


Hops newsUSA: US surpasses Germany as the world’s largest hop producer for the third time in the past 10 years
For only the third time in the past 10 years, the United States bested Germany to lead the world in hop production last year, ...More info on site


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