Belarus: Beer export up 11.2% in January 2012

In January 2012, Belarusian breweries increased their exports by 11.2% to 30.69 hl, BelTA cited on February, 16 data from the Belgospishcheprom Concern.

Krinitsa Brewery supplied the foreign market with 21.09 hl, up 4.8% on January 2011. Lidskoye Pivo shipped 4.9 hl of beer abroad (up 83.5%). Brestkoye Pivo increased its exports by 8.8% to 2.54 hl. Olivaria Brewery exported 1 mln hl of beer, up 2.8 times on January 2011.

The exports of Heineken Breweries in January 2012 totalled 1.17 hl, down 42.6% from the previous January.

This January beer supplies to the home market rose by 21.5% to 0.25 mln hl. Beer production increased by 44.3% to 0.33 mln hl. In 2011 domestic supplies grew 19.2% to 4.07 million hl, with the total beer output of 4.69 million hl.

17 February, 2012