USA & Mexico: US beer imports up 4.6% in January-April with Mexican beer maintaining leadership

U.S. beer imports in January-April were 11.674 mln barrels, 4.6% up from 2017, H. M. Gauger GmbH said in their July report.

Mexico shipped 8.18 mln barrels to the U.S., 70% of all imports and 9.5% more than in 2016.

In 2016 Mexico produced 105 mln hl of beer, 7.8% more than in 2015. The country produced 455,000 tonnes and imported 415,000 tonnes of malt. Mexico has become one of the top players in the world beer and malt market.

19 July, 2018