E-Malt: Beer and Malt Production in Russia: 2002-2008f

Present and forecast malt and beer production in Russia.
(Based on facts and assumptions)

	2002	2003f	2004f	2005f	2006f	2007f	2008f
Beer production in Million hl	70.5	74.7	79.2	83.2	85.7	87.4	89.2
Growth, %	-	6%	6%	5%	3%	2%	2%
Beer consumption per capita, liters	48.3	50.8	53.8	56.5	58.1	59.3	60.5
Use of malt, kg/hl	15.5	15	14.5	14	14	14	13,5
Malt requirements, thousand Mt	1,093	1,120	1,148	1,165	1,200	1,224	1,204
Local production of malt, thousand Mt	553	595	721	873	993	1,094	1,119
Imports of malt, thousand Mt	540	525	427	292	207	130	85

20.02.2004