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Crop 2005
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6rw Barley €104.0-106.0

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E-malt.com Newsletter 45a
November 07 - November 08, 2005

Quote of the week

"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive."
Elbert Hubbard: (American writer 1856 - 1915)

Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 08-November-2005

1 EUR = 1.1812 USD
1 EUR = 0.677 GBP
1 EUR = 1.4022 CAD
1 EUR = 1.6109 AUD
1 EUR = 138.93 JPY
1 EUR = 2.6086 BRL
1 EUR = 33.9949 RUB
1 EUR = 9.5625 CNY
Base Currency: US Dollar
on 08-November-2005

1 USD = 0.8469 EUR
1 USD = 0.5731 GBP
1 USD = 1.1871 CAD
1 USD = 1.3638 AUD
1 USD = 117.65 JPY
1 USD = 2.2084 BRL
1 USD = 28.78 RUB
1 USD = 8.0956 CNY

EUR/USD Chart

Equities of the Largest Breweries

Top Industry News
Australia: Lion Nathan announced a year profit up 40.4 pct... Click here

Russia & Baltics: BBH beer volumes continued to grow in double digits rate in Q3 2005... Click here

Denmark: Carlsberg announces its results for Q3 2005... Click here

Singapore & Mongolia: Asia Pacific Breweries to build a 300,000 hl brewery in Mongolia... Click here

Australia: Coopers makes the hard move in its takeover war with Lion Nathan... Click here

France: Malteurop shuts down its Reims malting plant of 92,000 Tonnes... Click here

USA: New malthouses have been built in Montana and Idaho... Click here

Japan & Canada: CWB develops unique niche for barley in Japanese market... Click here

Russia: The availability of malting barley and the needs of malting industry in Russia... Click here

USA: Beer's hops inhibit cancer-causing enzymes, according to the latest research... Click here

More News
Russia: The rating of the most expensive Russian beer brands ...More Info

Canada: CMBTC releases recommended malting barley varieties list for 2006-07 ...More Info

South Africa: SABMiller's interim profit is forecast to rise 15% ...More Info

Belgium: InBev entering in negotiations over beer supply contract with Spirit Group ...More Info

Australia: Estimated Silo Returns posted at ABB sites ...More Info

USA: BNSF Railway Co. backs off on planned barley shipping rate hike ...More Info

France: World's largest malting plant is to meet increasing demand ...More Info

Ukraine: Analysis on Ukrainian barley crop and condition of malting barley quality ...More Info

Australia: Pure varieties essential for malting barley ...More Info

Australia: Lion Nathan expected to announce growth in profit ...More Info

China: The giants’ rush of for getting share in Sedrin ...More Info

World: Analysts about this year’s malting barley market dynamics ...More Info

Canada: New Barley Check-off agreements aim to broaden opportunities ...More Info

New Zealand: 20 Helicopters searching for missing Duch brewery’s executive and businessman ...More Info

Iran: The country will be soon self-sufficient in barley production ...More Info

UK: CAMRA campaigns to keep Gale’s brewing ...More Info

EU &Canada : Modelo seeking niche beyond America ...More Info

UK: Stella Artois has been named Coolest Drinks Brand by the SuperBrands ...More Info

USA: Montana barley growers obtain reinstallation of freight discounts ...More Info

Denmark: Latest overview of share buy-back at Royal Unibrew ...More Info

USA: Anheuser-Bush in struggle for keeping market share ...More Info

UK: The launch of marketing push for Marston ...More Info

Nigeria: Police detects illegal breweries ...More Info



Brewery News
Australia: Lion Nathan announced a year profit up 40.4 pct

Lion Nathan Ltd., Australia's second-largest brewery, announced on November 9 its annual profit increased 40.4 %, driven by stronger beer revenues in its major market for 12 months ended September 30, 2005.

Sydney-based Lion Nathan, which has made a A$352 million ($257 million) takeover offer for unlisted Coopers Brewery Ltd., said net profit for the year to Sept. 30 was A$224.8 million, from A$160.1 million a year ago, according to Reuters.

The company, 46 % owned by Japan's Kirin Brewery Co., said profit before one-off items was up 13.7 percent to A$230.4 million, in line with company guidance for earnings between A$230 million and A$235 million.

Lion Nathan makes Tooheys, XXXX, Hahn and Steinlager beers. Its main competitor in Australia is Foster's Group Ltd., while in New Zealand it competes with DB Breweries, a unit of Singapore's Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd.

Chief Executive Rob Murray plans to boost advertising and marketing of higher priced beers such as James Squire and Hahn, which are more profitable than cheaper brews, as he tries to limit the impact of a stagnant overall beer market. Murray made a hostile A$352 million bid for Coopers Brewery Ltd., Australia's No. 3 brewer, in September to add ...
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Russia & Baltics: BBH beer volumes continued to grow in double digits rate in Q3 2005

Scottish & Newcastle announced on November 8 third quarter results (July to September 2005) from its 50% owned joint venture Baltic Beverages Holding AB (BBH). S&N posted 10% beer volume growth for BBH. Net sales up 21%(EUR). EBITDA up 15%(EUR). Russian market share up 1.0%pt to 36.9%.

3Q04 and 9M04 comparatives have been adjusted for the impact of the change to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). BBH remains confident in the growth prospects for its markets, and anticipates continued profitable volume growth in the fourth quarter.

BBH beer volumes continued to grow in double digits rate in the third quarter and again grew significantly ahead of the Russian market. The full year Russian market volume growth forecast is 4-5%.

In the third quarter, BBH’s market share in Russia grew by 1.0%point to 36.9% compared to the third quarter of 2004. For the nine month period January to September market share was 2.9% points higher at 36.5%. BBH continued to lead the Russian beer market in the quarter improving further on the very strong first half performance.

In Ukraine, BBH’s third quarter domestic volumes grew by +25% showing a reversal of the negative performance in the first half. For the nine months to September ...
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Denmark: Carlsberg announces its results for Q3 2005

Carlsberg reported on November 8 its results. The company announced that the third quarter brought continued growth in the business, and total beer sales volumes (calculated pro rata) for the first nine months were 10% up on last year. This included 4% organic growth, with positive contributions from BBH, Eastern Europe and Asia.

The Carlsberg brand made progress during the quarter, but nine-month sales volumes were down 3%, which should be seen in connection with the high sales figures during last year's EURO 2004 campaign. The Tuborg brand continued to grow rapidly with volumes up 10%, gaining ground in Russia, Bulgaria, Denmark and elsewhere.

The overall market scenario was unchanged in the third quarter: beer sales volumes generally showed a slight decline in Western Europe but continued to grow strongly in several Eastern European markets, including Russia. Net revenue grew by almost DKK 500m to DKK 10.7bn in the third quarter, due primarily to strong growth at BBH.

Third-quarter operating profit increased by 8% to DKK 1,571m, with growth in all regions except Asia, where investments in the marketing of Carlsberg Chill in China were carried out.

The arbitrations between Carlsberg and Chang (Thailand) were settled during the quarter, ending more than two years ...
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Singapore & Mongolia: Asia Pacific Breweries to build a 300,000 hl brewery in Mongolia

Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) announced on November 7th that the brewing company, sets up its brewery in Mongolia in 18 months time.

The brewer of the world-renowned Tiger Beer has entered into an agreement with the MCS Group for a greenfield project to build a 300,000 hectolitre brewery. This comes hot on the heels of APB's acquisition of a 60% stake in a brewery in Sri Lanka in late September 2005. The joint-venture, MCS-Asia Pacific Brewery LLC (MCS-APB), is 55% owned by APB while MCS owns the remaining 45%. The brewery is expected to cost an estimated US$15 million and will be funded by a combination of equity, which will be contributed by shareholders in proportion to their shareholdings and borrowings.

MCS-APB represents APB's maiden equity investment in Mongolia. The investment is consistent with APB's regional expansion strategy to develop greenfield brewery opportunities and acquire strategic interests in domestic breweries within selected markets to create defendable and profitable businesses.

"Mongolia is amongst the emerging markets that APB has identified for growth and the partnership with MCS has given APB access to the growing Mongolian beer market," said Mr Koh Poh Tiong, Chief Executive Officer, APB.

"Our investment is part of ...
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Australia: Coopers makes the hard move in its takeover war with Lion Nathan

Coopers Brewery has made the hard move in its takeover war with Lion Nathan. More precisely, Coopers, has matched Lion Nathan's $260a-share takeover offer, which according to analysts is very probable to ruin the Sydney brewer's hostile bid.

Coopers has written on November 7 to its 117 shareholders announcing a $260-a-share buyback. Coopers is also expected to announce ongoing capital-management initiatives in its target's statement, which is to be released within the next two weeks. In particular, this means that shareholders who wish to sell out in the future will have the opportunity to do so.

A share valuation would have also been sent to shareholders, together with notification of the company's annual meeting, to be held on November 29.

It is expected that Lion Nathan will not just observe this but will increase its $352 million bid.

However Coopers board is said to be confident that the buyback will satisfy the needs of the 5 to 10 per cent of shareholders interested in selling. "In reality, most shareholders have indicated they are not sellers. The next two to three years is where the growth is all going to come."

Malt News
France: Malteurop shut down its Reims malting plant of 92,000 Tonnes

The plan of shutting down the Reims malting plant with a capacity of 92000 tonnes has been announced to the staff representatives at an extraordinary workers council meeting held on November 3 at the head office in Reims.

The Managing Director of Malteurop International, Daniel Huvet, and the Managing Director of Malteurop, Alain Le Floch, commented: “A large overcapacity in Europe, with recent developments in port areas, the construction of massive production capacities in Eastern Europe and in the Americas, a highly competitive market situation regretfully force us to consider the closure of our Reims cost-underperforming malting location. Subject to negotiations with the workers council representatives, the Reims maltings should cease operations in the first quarter 2006.”


USA: New malthouses have been built in Montana and Idaho

In the U.S.A. three new malthouses have been built in Idaho and Montana, one of them, in good NAFTA style, owned by Modelo of Mexico. U.S. farmers, on the other hand, seem to have become increasingly disenchanted with the growing of barley.

A U.S. Grains Council malt conference in Portland is taking place these days. The meeting is a publicity effort for U.S. malt and barley exports, which are not only needed by the industries, but also to regain barley farmers' confidence.

Barley News
Japan & Canada: CWB develops unique niche for barley in Japanese market

Canadian Wheat Board announced on November 7 that a ship is currently loading in Vancouver with western Canadian barley destined for the rice bowls of Japan, part of a growing new market developed by the CWB.

The cargo of 8 000 tonnes of Legacy barley, a six-row malting variety, will partly be used as a rice extender for human consumption. The CWB has also been successful in sales of barley for shochu, a distilled alcoholic beverage made from two-row barley. The shochu market, which purchased 5 000 tonnes of Canadian barley for the first time earlier this year, had previously been supplied exclusively by Australia.

"This is a promising new market for the expansion of barley sales from Western Canada to Japan," said Bill Spafford, CWB vice-president of sales and marketing. "It highlights the value of relationships built through the efforts of our sales and product development experts and our industry partners, including Prairie farmers themselves."

Over the past few years, the CWB has cultivated a relationship with Zenbakuren, a federation of Japanese barley processors who span a wide range of barley users. It followed a collaborative research project involving the CWB, the Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Research Laboratory, the University of Saskatchewan ...
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Russia: The availability of malting barley and the needs of malting industry in Russia

Of the total crop of 16-17 Million tonnes about 3.0 to 3.5 Million tonnes may be selected for malting. Total needs of the rapidly growing malting industry, according to analysts estimations would be of 3.75 Million tonnes.

Quality of domestic malting barley is decidedly better than last year. Russian feed barley exports were 650,000 tonnes during July/September. Due to dry conditions Russia planted less winter wheat in the regions adjacent to the Black Sea, and the 2006 grain crop is expected smaller.

For a large country like Russia the impact of a partial crop failure will be much less dramatic than for neighbouring Ukraine.

Hops News
USA: Beer's hops inhibit cancer-causing enzymes, according to the latest research

Research at Oregon State University shows that beer contains a micronutrient that inhibits cancer-causing enzymes, United Press International (UPI) posted on November 7.

The compound, xanthohumol, was first isolated by Oregon State 10 years ago and an increasing number of laboratories across the world have begun studying the compound, said Fred Stevens, an assistant professor of medicinal chemistry at Oregon State's College of Pharmacy.

The substance comes from the hops plant used to give beer its aroma and flavor, ABC News reported.

Most beers made today are low on hops, however, and so don't contain much xanthohumol. But beers such as porter, stout and ales have much higher levels of the compound. Mice studies show that the compound is metabolized quickly by the body, so it's hard to get a large amount in the body at one time, Stevens said.

"It clearly has some interesting chemo-preventive properties, and the only way people are getting any of it right now is through beer consumption," he said.


Malting barley prices. French barley prices.
Nominal prices.

EURO = USD 1.1812 November 08, 2005 
 Crop year   2005 
 Parity   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2005 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  119.00  140.50 
2RS  Prestige  118.00  139.50 
2RS  Cellar  117.50  139.00 
2RS  Aspen  nq  nq 
2RS  Optic  nq  nq 
2RS  Sebastien  116.50  138.00 
2RS  Astoria  116.50  138.00 
2RS  Cork   116.00  137.50 
6RW  Esterel   105.00  124.50 
Table of the week

Annual UK Barley Supply And Demand Estimates
(in thousand tonnes)


  2000/01 2004/05 average  2003/04 estimate  2004/05 Oct 2005  2005/06 Oct 2005  % change on 04/05 
 Opening Stocks  1,101  950  873  932  7% 
 Production  6,293  6,370  5,815  5,545  -5% 
 Imports  78  66  80  80 
 Total Availability  7,472  7,386  6,768  6,557  -3% 
 Human and Industrial Consumption  1,902  1,935  1,781  1,719  -3% 
 (of which home grown)  1,914  n/a  n/a  n/a 
 Usage as Animal Feed  3,426  3,494  3,137  3,021  -4% 
 (of which home grown)  3,533  n/a  n/a  n/a 
 Seed  161  152  141  137  -3% 
 Other  31  32  29  28  -3% 
 Total Domestic Consumption  5,520  5,613  5,088  4,905  -4% 
 Balance 1,951  1,773  1,680  1,652  -2% 
 Exports  919  900  748 
 Intervention Stocks  60  16 
 Exports/Intervention Stocks  979  900  764  645  -16% 
 Commercial End-Season Stocks  972  873  916  1,007  10% 
Source: DEFRA Graph of the week
Source: IGC

Agenda
November 2005:
Weekend of Belgian BeersFestival
THE DUTCH BEERFESTIVAL
Brew BLAST. Annual Beer, Lager, Ale, and Stout Tasting
Georgia Craft Brew Challenge
Maine Beer Festival
US Grains Council International Malt Barley & Malting Buyers Conference San Francisco,
GlobalGrain 2005 For more information on GlobalGrain 2005
Regina Festiv-Ale. A premium beer festival featuring the best beer from Canada
Brewtopia. The event has two tasting sessions, local brews, live entertainment, food
Festival of Barrel-Aged Beer
Great International Beer Festival
Phinney Neighborhood Association Beer Taste
Orlando Beer Festival
Great Brews of America Beerfest
5th International Forum " Drinks Industry 2005"

December 2005:
Holiday Ale Festival.
Beer Tasting & Education.
Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival features 150 Beers and 40 Ciders.
Americas Food & Beverage Show.
BrewTech International Exhibition of Beverage and Brewery Processing and Packaging
10th Annual Holiday Ale Festival .
9th Annual San Diego Strong Ale Festival.
2005 Winter Beer Festival
Winter Beer Festival...
Charity Beer Walk features.
Beer & Cheese Tasting Series American & British Ales.
December Holidaze Beer Tasting.
Kerstbierfestival (11th Christmas Beer Festival). O.B.E.R.

January 2006:
Big Beers Belgians & Barleywines Festival
Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival.
The Great Alaska Beer
St. Paul Winterfest.


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