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Change trend

April 23 - April 25, 2007
Crop 2006
2rs Barley €204.0-206.0 0.99%
6rw Barley €174.0-176.0 1.16%
2rs Malt €424.5-426.5 1.07%
6rw Malt €386.5-388.5 1.17%
Crop 2007
2rs Barley €179.0-181.0 3.55%
6rw Barley €157.0-159.0 4.64%
2rs Malt €373.0-375.0 2.61%
6rw Malt €345.0-347.0 3.13%

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April 23 - April 25, 2007

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"Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. "
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Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 25-April-2007

1 EUR = 1.3584 USD
1 EUR = 0.6794 GBP
1 EUR = 1.5247 CAD
1 EUR = 1.6413 AUD
1 EUR = 161.07 JPY
1 EUR = 2.7718 BRL
1 EUR = 34.9859 RUB
1 EUR = 10.5088 CNY
Base Currency: US Dollar
on 25-April-2007

1 USD = 0.7362 EUR
1 USD = 0.5002 GBP
1 USD = 1.1224 CAD
1 USD = 1.2082 AUD
1 USD = 118.585 JPY
1 USD = 2.0405 BRL
1 USD = 25.7551 RUB
1 USD = 7.7361 CNY

EUR/USD Chart

Equities of the Largest Breweries

Top Industry News
USA: New study shows beer industry contributes $190 billion annually to U.S. economy... Click here

Belgium: Inbev aims India, Latin America, Russia and China as targets for future acquisitions... Click here

Chile: CCU to invest $120 mil in 2007 to increase production capacity... Click here

Germany: Cheap beer tradition under threat from biofuels... Click here

UK: Diageo and SABMiller held talks over Scottish & Newcastle break-up... Click here

EU: Maltsters are short of barley and brewers short of malt of the crop 2006... Click here

Canada: Maltsters want Ottawa to delay barley monopoly end... Click here

Australia: Barley growers to share AU$6 mil in first distribution... Click here

EU: The selection of malting barley will depend entirely on the growing and harvesting season... Click here

More News
USA: Anheuser-Busch Cos. reports improved sales and earnings for the first Quarter 2007 ... More Info

World: Price levels in world feed barley markets are dominated by the Black Sea ... More Info

USA: The rapid expansion of the ethanol industries in the U.S. have induced farmers to concentrate on corn crops ... More Info

USA: Anheuser-Busch accused of 'illegal' alcohol labels ... More Info

UK: Scottish & Newcastle shares rise on report of possible takeover ... More Info

Uganda: Nile Breweries to Invest $15 mil in its plant ... More Info

Belgium: InBev declines comment on whether CEO present at Dutch beer cartel meetings ... More Info

Canada: Brick Brewing reports strong annual increases in beer volumes and revenues ... More Info

Luxembourg: The name “Champagne” can be used to sell beer ... More Info

Denmark: Carlsberg target price cut to 540 dkr, 'reduce' reiterated ... More Info

Ukraine: Agrarians have sown 4.2 mil ha of barley ... More Info

Belgium: InBev announced a 0.72 euro per share dividend ... More Info

Ukraine: Barley export has grown to 3.7 mil MT ... More Info

Turkey: Efes Beverage Group’s General Assembly to decide over dividend distribution proposal ... More Info

Japan: Toshoku Limited and Cargill Japan Limited announce merger ... More Info

Canada: Russell Breweries partners with popular restaurant chain ... More Info



Brewery News
USA: New study shows beer industry contributes $190 billion annually to U.S. economy

America’s beer industry, made up of brewers, beer importers, beer distributors, brewer suppliers, and retailers, directly and indirectly contributes nearly $190 billion annually to the U.S. economy according to a new economic impact study, Beer Institute announced April 23. The industry’s economic impact includes more than 1.7 million jobs—paying almost $55 billion in wages—as well as more than $36 billion in federal, state, and local taxes. The study of 2006 data was commissioned by the Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

“This study shows that more than ever, America’s brewers play a pivotal role in promoting strong and robust economic growth throughout our country,” said August A. Busch IV, president and chief executive officer, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., and chairman of the Beer Institute. “Brewers in all 50 states have been supporting the economy in their communities for generations, creating jobs for their neighbors, tax revenue for public services, and promoting alcohol awareness responsibility initiatives for retailers, schools, and families.”

According to the study, the direct output of brewers, importers, beer distributors, and retailers into the American economy is almost $90 billion each year. The beer industry directly employs more than 900,000 Americans, paying them more than ...
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Belgium: Inbev aims India, Latin America, Russia and China as targets for future acquisitions

Inbev SA chief executive Carlos Brito said the brewer has India, Latin America, Russia and China on its radar screen for acquisition opportunities, according to AFX News Limited, April 24.

He mentioned Colombia and Mexico as specific targets within Latin America.

On general industry consolidation, Brito said the group continues to monitor opportunities to "increase or enhance" the group's current global operations or enter into new markets.

He commented however that 95 pct of the group's resources are geared towards managing current operations.

Brito said that the group continues its strategy to move from "biggest to best", with profitability one of the key criteria used by the Leuven-based brewer.

He said that while the group has new internal targets, it is not disclosing them publicly. The group reached its long-standing target of a 30 pct EBITDA margin one year ahead of schedule.

Inbev chairman Peter Harf said the group's discussions with ex-CEO John Brock over his golden handshake package were "ongoing". He added that no legal case had been filed at present.

Separately, CEO Brito said the group respects the European Commission's ruling last week on an illegal cartel in the Dutch beer market.

Inbev says that it has put in place measures to ensure its operations fully ...
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Chile: CCU to invest $120 mil in 2007 to increase production capacity

CCU, Chile's largest brewer, said it would invest $120 million in 2007 to increase production capacity to meet strong demand in Chile and Argentina, Reuters reported April 19.

"We're making these investments to grow in beer in Chile, in bottled water, fruit juices, pisco and beer in Argentina, in all our products," CEO Patricio Jottar said on the sidelines of a shareholders' meeting.

CCU produces most of the best-selling beer brands in Chile including Cristal, Heineken, Escudo and Kunstmann.

The company is the second-biggest brewer in Argentina.

CCU's sales volume rose 7.7 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2007.


Germany: Cheap beer tradition under threat from biofuels

As barley is increasingly displaced in the country's fields by heavily subsidised crops used for biofuels, the price of beer will certainly rise, AFP reported April 22.

"Many brewers have no choice but to raise their prices. They decided not to pass on the three-percentage point rise in value-added tax that came into force in Germany on January 1, but in this case they have no alternative," said Kai Schuerholt, a spokesman for the German brewers' association.

The German arm of Belgian brewer InBev, which owns the Beck's and Franziskaner brands, confirmed it would be implementing "slight" price rises, while Germany's Radeberger said it was considering a similar move.

It is hard to overstate the importance of beer in Germany - it is drunk in vast quantities and the market is fiercely competitive and extremely price-sensitive.

A half-litre glass currently costs as little as three euros (four dollars) in a bar or restaurant, a price to leave drinkers in most other western European countries green with envy.

Average yearly consumption of beer in Germany last year was 111.6 litres per head, equivalent to every one of the country's 82 million people drinking a 0.31-litre glass every day, according to figures released on Friday.

But the ...
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UK: Diageo and SABMiller held talks over Scottish & Newcastle break-up

Diageo PLC and SABMiller PLC, two of the world's most powerful drinks companies, have held detailed talks about breaking up Scottish & Newcastle PLC, the British brewer, reports the Financial Times, according to AFX News Limited, April 23.

The FT says work on the takeover, which was being actively discussed as recently as the end of last month, centred on a plan for SAB to bid about 710 pence a share for S&N, or just over 9 bln stg, including debt.

However, the report adds that the move appears to have been disrupted by the rise in S&N's share price over the past month, with takeover speculation pushing it above 600 pence at one stage.

The deal would have seen Diageo buying S&N's UK beer business, which includes names such as Foster's, John Smith's and Strongbow cider, as well as Newcastle Brown Ale.

S&N's Kronenbourg interests in France would have been sold off, possibly to a private equity buyer, while SAB would have retained control of S&N's other international assets, such as a big stake in United Breweries, the Indian brewer, and Chongqing of China.

Malt News
EU: Maltsters are short of barley and brewers short of malt of the crop 2006

Maltsters are short of barley and brewers short of malt of the crop 2006. The industry needs to cover a 13 months demand from the coming crop. One month additional malt demand in the EU is 500.000 tons. Irrespective of the barley S/D of 2007/08, the malt balance looks very tight anyway.

Barley News
Canada: Maltsters want Ottawa to delay barley monopoly end

Ottawa should wait until August 1, 2008, to put its new barley marketing regulations into effect to give maltsters time to fill or unwind existing contracts, Canada's two largest malting companies said, according to Reuters, April 23.

Maltsters have made significant sales based on contracts for barley supplies with the Canadian Wheat Board beyond August 1, 2007 -- the date Canada's agriculture minister has set for the agency to lose its sales monopoly, said Robert Meijer, spokesman for Prairie Malt Ltd., owned jointly by Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Cargill Ltd.

"We can push (the date) back, or the wheat board and the government, I suspect, will be held fully accountable for the liability this is going to create in terms of costs," Meijer said.

Maltsters have told government officials, including Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl, that the liability would be in the "high tens of millions" of dollars, Meijer said.

Farmers' barley deliveries have already slowed because of market uncertainty about the August 1 change, and all players in the industry stand to be harmed, said Steven Gorst, president of privately held Canada Malting Co. Ltd., the country's largest maltster.

"Currently it does not seem the government has fully grasped the problems an abrupt change will ...
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Australia: Barley growers to share AU$6 mil in first distribution

Barley growers across Victoria will share in almost AU$6 million worth of first distribution payments from ABB Grain’s 2006/2007 pools, according to ABB’s media release, April 20.

Growers who delivered malting barley into ABB’s 2006/2007 pools will receive AU$150/tonne, or more than 47% of the estimated port figure for the grain.

Growers who delivered feed barley into the pool will receive a payment of AU$120/t, or approximately 42% of the current estimated port figure.

Payments for both will be subject to research levies and, where applicable, VFF levies and pro rata freight charges.

ABB Grain’s executive manager group marketing, Gary Spiel, said that the first distribution for feed barley – nearly 50% of the port figure – was, as a proportion, much higher than in previous years.

“This is a reflection of the extremely small crop in Victoria and South Australia in the 2006 harvest but also, as a result, we have had much greater outturns than in previous years,” Mr Spiel said.

“The next distribution to growers from the 2006/2007 barley pools is scheduled to be made in July.”

Last month, growers in Victoria and SA shared AU$3.4 million in payments following the distribution of ‘top up’ payments for the 2006/2007 barley pools. The payments ...
More Info


EU: The selection of malting barley will depend entirely on the growing and harvesting season

Most German estimates of the spring barley acreage are smaller than Coceral’s figure, on average 510 – 515,000 tons. Coceral’s forecast of the total barley crop is 59.0 million tonnes, of which 30.6 million tonnes spring barley, only a small increase from last year.

The final crop figure and especially the selection of malting barley will depend entirely on the growing and harvesting season. No EU countries will have a sizeable export surplus of malting barley, but the total import needs of the Mediterranean and Central/East European countries can vary between 400 and 800,000 tonnes, depending on their own crop results.


Malting barley prices. French barley prices.
Nominal prices.

EURO = USD 1.3584 April 25, 2007 
 Crop year   2006   2007 
 Parity   FOB Creil   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2006   July 2007 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  207.00  281.50  182.00  247.50 
2RS  Prestige  206.00  280.00  181.00  246.00 
2RS  Cellar  205.00  278.50  180.00  244.50 
2RS  Sebastien  204.00  277.50  179.00  243.50 
2RS  Astoria  204.00  277.50  179.00  243.50 
2RS  Cork   204.00  277.50  179.00  243.50 
6RW  Esterel   175.00  238.00  158.00  215.00 

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Theoretical malt prices.
  EURO = USD 1.3584 April 25, 2007 
Crop year  2006 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Apr 2007-Sept 2007 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  427.50  581.00  450.50  612.00  444.50  603.50  455.00  617.50 
2RS  Prestige  426.50  579.50  449.50  610.50  443.00  601.50  453.50  616.00 
2RS  Cellar  425.50  577.50  448.00  608.50  442.00  600.00  452.50  614.50 
2RS  Sebastien  424.00  576.00  447.00  607.00  440.50  598.50  451.00  612.50 
2RS  Astoria  424.00  576.00  447.00  607.00  440.50  598.50  451.00  612.50 
2RS  Cork   424.00  576.00  447.00  607.00  440.50  598.50  451.00  612.50 
2RS   Average price  425.50  577.50  448.00  608.50  442.00  600.00  452.50  614.50 
6RW  Esterel   387.50  527.50  411.00  558.50  405.00  550.00  415.50  564.50 
Asia Malt 70/30  414.00  562.50  437.00  593.50  430.50  585.00  441.50  599.50 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  407.00  552.50  429.50  583.50  423.50  575.00  434.00  589.50 


  EURO = USD 1.3584 April 25, 2007 
Crop year  2007 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Oct 2007-Sept 2008 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  376.50  511.50  399.50  542.50  393.00  534.00  403.50  548.50 
2RS  Prestige  375.50  509.50  398.00  540.50  392.00  532.50  402.50  546.50 
2RS  Cellar  374.00  508.00  397.00  539.00  390.50  530.50  401.50  545.00 
2RS  Sebastien  373.00  506.50  395.50  537.50  389.50  529.00  400.00  543.50 
2RS  Astoria  373.00  506.50  395.50  537.50  389.50  529.00  400.00  543.50 
2RS  Cork   373.00  506.50  395.50  537.50  389.50  529.00  400.00  543.50 
2RS   Average price  374.00  508.00  397.00  539.00  390.50  530.50  401.50  545.00 
6RW  Esterel   346.00  471.50  369.50  502.50  363.50  494.00  374.00  508.00 
Asia Malt 70/30  366.00  497.00  196.00  528.00  189.50  519.50  200.50  534.00 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  360.50  489.50  196.00  520.50  189.50  512.00  200.50  526.50 

NB: Prices published are theoretical malt prices including financial cost, THC (for bulk and bags container) and all administrative costs. This prices may fluctuate according to the quantity per delivery and technical specifications.

* - 70/30 = 70% Average two Rows Spring and 30% Six Rows Winter
** - 50/50 = 50% Average two Rows Spring and 50% Six Rows Winter

Table of the week

EU Malt Export Licence Fixations

(in tonnes) 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 July 01, 2006 -
Mar 27, 2007  
 France   701,134  661,772  774,761  674,140  648,338  405,814 
 Germany   468,314  408,063  422,047  295,876  236,735  158,784 
 Belgium   296,368  287,850  317,292  418,344  551,396  393,887 
 Bulgaria   1,090 
 U.K. 350,621  294,995  443,501  201,892  190,862  94,356 
 Finland   91,890  100,758  114,165  64,986  79,357  37,654 
 Denmark    96,812  94,791  90,452  74,743  68,809  47,028 
 Sweden   101,000  76,916  78,369  88,840  96,100  61,950 
 Netherlands   51,310  66,219  80,703  49,128  92,383  55,950 
 Ireland   35,145  31,140  38,900  56,924  7,001  2,250 
 Austria   8,840  8,620  60,211  16,954  38,932  18,144 
 Spain   2,400  5,640  10,000 
 Greece   1,744  1,306  979  130 
 Portugal   221  85  695  850  1,088  689 
 Czech Republic       34,340  82,062  77,036  33,768 
 Poland       7,604  32,084  167 
 Hungary       2,830  85,792  16,865  1,917 
 Slovakia       1,000  76,916  75,863  20,030 
 Lithuania      54  52 
 Total EU   2,205,799  2,038,157  2,477,849  2,219,661  2,180,986  1,332,943 

  Total Wheat malt, tonnes  
Total 2001 - 2002    12,805 
Total 2002 - 2003    30,908 
Total 2003 - 2004    15,768 
Total 2004 - 2005    8,162 
Total 2005 - 2006   4,693 
July 01, 2006 - March 27, 2007   3,302 
   
  Total Roasted malt, tonnes  
Total 2001 - 2002    23,480 
Total 2002 - 2003    23,603 
Total 2003 - 2004    24,438 
Total 2004 - 2005    27,212 
Total 2005 - 2006   23,257 
July 01, 2005 - March 27, 2007   21,092 
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April 24
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April 25
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Agenda
April 2007:
InterFood St. Petersburg
15th Annual International Beer Festival, USA.
The International Hop Growers’ Convention (IHGC) Meetings, France.
24th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BEER FESTIVAL SAN FRANCISCO


May 2007:
European Grain & Oilseed Convention 2007, Brussels
31-st International Congress of the European Brewery Convention , Italy
Hofex - 2007, China
InterFood Azerbaijan 13th Azerbaijan International Food Industry and Agriculture Exhibition
InterFood Astana , Kazakhstan, 9th Astana International Exhibition for Food, Beverages, Technologies


June 2007:
Japan-Asia Beer Cup 2007, Tokyo
InterFood Mongolia
IGC Grains Conference 2007 London, England
Great Japan Beer Festival 2007 in Tokyo
Brasil Brau 2007
The International Hop Growers’ Convention(IHGC)
Practical Course on Malt and Malting Barley Canada
The 5th Canadian Barley Symposium & District Western Canada MBAA
Seattle International Beer Festival




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