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E-Malt.com Newsletter 03b
January 17 - January 20, 2008
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"The roots and herbs beaten and put into new ale or beer and daily drunk, cleareth, strengthen and quicken the sight of the eyes."
Nicholas Culpeper
Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 18-January-2008

1 EUR = 1.4661 USD
1 EUR = 0.7456 GBP
1 EUR = 1.5016 CAD
1 EUR = 1.6627 AUD
1 EUR = 157.238 JPY
1 EUR = 2.6003 BRL
1 EUR = 35.8929 RUB
1 EUR = 10.6413 CNY
Base Currency: US Dollar
on 18-January-2008

1 USD = 0.6821 EUR
1 USD = 0.5085 GBP
1 USD = 1.0242 CAD
1 USD = 1.1341 AUD
1 USD = 107.26 JPY
1 USD = 1.7736 BRL
1 USD = 24.4819 RUB
1 USD = 7.2583 CNY
Currency Rates Chart

Equities of the Largest Breweries

Equities of the Largest Breweries

Average Market Prices Change trend
January 18, 2008
Crop 2007 Crop 2008
2rs Barley €315.0-317.0 1.28% 2rs Barley €295.0-297.0 0.68%
6rw Barley €280.0-282.0 1.44% 6rw Barley €255.0-257.0
2rs Malt €574.5-576.5 0.88% 2rs Malt €538.5-540.5 0.37%
6rw Malt €530.5-532.5 0.95% 6rw Malt €488.5-490.5

Note: Just click on the price link and you will be led to our Market Price History. Average barley market prices are French and are estimated on FOB Creil basis. Average Malt Prices are theoretical and based FOB Antwerp being estimated on French malting barley. The changes are compared to last Newsletter's prices. Arrows indicate the direction of the change.


Top Industry News

UK: SABMiller sees Q3 2007 organic volume growth slow to 4% ...Click here
Japan: Beer, quasi-beer shipments hit record low in 2007 ...Click here
Ukraine: Obolon strengthens positions on the beer market ...Click here
India: Cobra Beer acquires its first brewery in India ...Click here
UK: Scottish & Newcastle opens talks as Carlsberg and Heineken agree to meet 800p demand ...Click here
Russia: SABMiller offices searched in tax Inquiry ...Click here
Canada: CWB marketing strategy for 2007-08 focused on record prices ...Click here
Ukraine: Ukraine is able to export no less than 1.7 million tonnes of barley in 2008 ...Click here




UK: Enterprise Inns chief expects flat beer sales in 2008 ...More Info
Australia: Foster's extends Corona license agreement ...More Info
Argentina & USA: Aladdin Trading to distribute Patagonia Beer from Argentina on the US market ...More Info
Belgium: InBev "overweight," target price reduced ...More Info
China: Beijing Yanjing Brewery suspended from trading pending announcement ...More Info
Rwanda & Uganda: Mutzig beer sales in Uganda are at a good level ...More Info
USA: FEMSA brews up future leaders using learning management from SumTotal ...More Info
Canada: Canadian Wheat Board officials deny accusations by agriculture minister on barley program ...More Info
UK: A taller barley variety doesn't always result in the highest straw yield, indicate trials ...More Info
Australia: Drought which slashed barley production may be easing, GrainCorp says ...More Info
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Brewery News

UK: SABMiller sees Q3 2007 organic volume growth slow to 4%

SABMiller plc issued its interim management statement for the group’s third quarter and for the nine months ended 31 December 2007 which also represents a trading update for the same period, according to company’s press release, January 17. The calculation of organic growth rates shown below excludes volumes for acquired businesses for the first 12 months after an acquisition.

The group’s lager volume growth was 7% for the third quarter. On an organic basis, lager volumes for the third quarter grew by 4%, and 9% for the year to date. Revenue continues to benefit from price increases which have offset the impact of higher input costs. The underlying financial performance of the group has been in line with our expectations outlined at the time of the interim results announcement. Results for the quarter in US dollars have been positively affected by the stronger Colombian peso, South African rand and certain European currencies against the US dollar.

In Latin America, lager volumes grew by 4% in the quarter following high growth in the comparative period. Lager volumes were up 6.5% year to date. In Colombia, lager volumes have grown 2% in the quarter, reflecting difficult trading conditions and bad weather impacting ...More Info


Japan: Beer, quasi-beer shipments hit record low in 2007

Beer and quasi-beer shipments in Japan fell to a record low last year amid dwindling support from young generations, Jiji Press reported January 17.

Shipments decreased 0.3 pct from the previous year to 496.08 million cases, declining for the third consecutive year and hitting the lowest level since the industry started compiling data in 1992. The previous low was marked only in 2006.

Each case contains the equivalent of 20 633-milliliter bottles.

The slump also reflected stricter crackdowns on drunk driving and a decrease of the overall drinking population amid a slipping birthrate and an aging of society, industry officials said.

Asahi Breweries Ltd. was the nation's top brewer for the seventh straight year with a 37.94 pct market share, beating Kirin Brewery Co. by a slim margin of 0.19 percentage point.

Among other brewers, Suntory Ltd. expanded its share to a record 10.97 pct thanks to brisk sales of the Premium Malt's brand, coming only 1.5 points behind No. 3 player Sapporo Breweries Ltd.

By category, beer shipments fell 0.9 pct to 274,044,000 cases, declining for the 11th consecutive year, as shipments for bars and restaurants slumped due to tighter controls over drunk driving.

Shipments of "happoshu" low-malt beer-like alcoholic drinks fell 2.5 pct to 121,667,000 ...More Info


Ukraine: Obolon strengthens positions on the beer market

ZAO Obolon produced 10.91 mil hl of beer in 2007, 16.5% more than in the previous year, the company said in a press release, January 15.

In 2007 the company’s market share in Ukraine constituted 30.1%. The beer exports grew almost 8%. Export share was of 72.7%.


India: Cobra Beer acquires its first brewery in India

London-based Karan Bilimoria's Cobra Beer said it has acquired a controlling stake of 76 percent in Bihar-based brewery Iceberg Industries, marking its first strategic acquisition in the country, India PRWire reported January 18.

Cobra purchased the 76 percent stake for an undisclosed amount from the Katyal family-owned brewery, with Amit Katyal retaining a 24 percent share. The move is part of Cobra's ambitious global development strategy.

'The purchase of Iceberg will help us take Cobra to a whole new level in India, allowing us to increase and manage our capacity and to really focus our efforts on the Indian market,' said Bilimoria.

'Since we began brewing Cobra in India for the Indian market back in 2005, we've made phenomenal progress,' said the soft-spoken Bilimoria, who is a member of the British House of Lords and a first-generation entrepreneur.

Iceberg currently has a manufacturing capacity of three million cases of beer per year, which Cobra intends to increase to seven million cases per year in a few years, to cater for its markets in north and east India.

Iceberg also has its own strong beer brand, Iceberg 9000, which is available in selected markets around Bihar region. Cobra intends to continue marketing this beer but have ...More Info


UK: Scottish & Newcastle opens talks as Carlsberg and Heineken agree to meet 800p demand

Scottish & Newcastle plc ("S&N" or the "Company") and Carlsberg A/S ("Carlsberg") and Heineken N.V. ("Heineken") (together the "Consortium"), confirm that they have entered into discussions in relation to a possible recommended offer for S&N at 800 pence per share, according to S&N’s press release, January 17.

The Consortium's proposal is subject to certain pre-conditions, including satisfactory completion of limited due diligence. The parties have approached the Panel to request a short extension to the Put up or Shut up deadline to 12 noon on 24 January 2008, to enable the Consortium to complete its due diligence. The potential additional 20 pence per share of the proposed increased offer price will be funded by Carlsberg. Shareholders should be aware that there can be no certainty that a formal offer will be made. A further announcement will be made as appropriate.


Russia: SABMiller offices searched in tax Inquiry

SABMiller, the world's third-largest brewer, said its Moscow office had been searched by government officials investigating a tax case, according to Bloomberg, January 18.

"We confirm the fact of inspection held by the Interior Ministry officials," Nadezhda Khotina, corporate affairs manager at SABMiller in Russia, said Thursday by telephone. "The company believes this inspection is linked to the tax case on royalties which is currently under court proceedings.''

Khotina declined to elaborate on the tax case.

Russian officials say SABMiller missed paying duty of 665 million rubles ($27 million) because taxable profit was reduced by royalty payments to producers of licensed brands, Kommersant reported Thursday, without citing anyone. Officials argue that the royalties should have been included in profit, the report said.

SABMiller, Russia's fourth-largest beer producer, is building a second brewery in the country to increase beer output by 50 percent as demand is stronger than in domestic markets, James Wilson, chief of operations in Russia, said in June.

Four-fifths of the company's European profit comes from Poland, Russia and the Czech Republic.


Barley News

Canada: CWB marketing strategy for 2007-08 focused on record prices

The CWB will export 17 million tonnes of wheat, durum and barley this crop year, focusing its marketing strategy to take full advantage of current record-high prices for grain in the international marketplace, according to CWB’s press release, January 16.

The CWB projects farmers in Saskatchewan will receive about $223 per tonne for malting barley, an increase of 59 per cent from 2006-07. An updated projection will be released on January 24.

The CWB’s 2007-08 export target includes three million tonnes of barley. Fifty-one per cent of the program was exported by December 31, 2007, with 90 per cent targeted for export by the end of May 2008. “Given this situation, we will need to have consistent delivery through the winter months and into spring,” Weisensel says.

Overall, the 2007 harvest – while above average – was lower quality than 2006, Weisensel says. A hot, dry July and cool, wet harvest conditions in much of the Prairies reduced yields in some areas and affected quality in others. The crop year began on August 1, 2007 with the tightest stocks in 25 years. Tight global supply drove prices to record levels, with demand continuing to support high prices.

Controlled by western Canadian farmers, the CWB ...More Info


Ukraine: Ukraine is able to export no less than 1.7 million tonnes of barley in 2008

According to the press-service of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation (UAC), Ukraine is able to export no less than 1.7 mln tonnes of barley, AgriMarket reported January 9.

According to the General Manager of UAC Sergey Stoyanov, the analysis of grain balance of 2007 crop proves that Ukraine is capable to export without any risks for food safety of the country no less than 5 mln tonnes of grain.

S. Stoyanov believes that it is necessary to add to already fixed 400.000 tonnes of barley no less than 1.3 mln tonnes of barley.

Reference: the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation consolidates more than 40 major professional associations, enterprises and consulting structures of agro-industrial complex, insurance, bank sector, and also spheres of the resource providing of the agrarian production. The regional centers of the Confederation are created and effectively work in the majority areas of Ukraine. UAC represents interests of more than 30.000 market participants.

Scientific Digest

The effect of a fungicide application on the yield and quality of barley grain and malt

L. Hřivna - Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, Czech Republic

Abstract
In small-plot field trials conducted in 2000–2002 we studied the effect of fungicides on the yield and selected technological parameters of grain of malt barley and on malt. For the treatment we used Cerelux (active ingredients: fenpropimorph, flusilazole), Amistar (azoxystrobin) and Caramba (metconazole) applied in two stages of stand development (DC 47 and 55). Compared to the untreated control plants the yield grains ranged between 6.9 and 16.5% after the application of fungicides. The application of fungicides increased the proportion of full grains and had a favourable effect on the chemical composition of grain. After the treatment with azoxystrobin the content of N-substances decreased from 11.43 to 11.07% as compared to the controls. The highest starch content of grain was observed after the application of the active ingredient metconazole; the average content ranged between 64.44 and 64.62%. Compared to the controls the highest relative yield of malt starch (124.2–125.2%) was achieved after the application of azoxystrobin or a combination of azoxystrobin and metconazole in the DC 47 stage. The highest average attainable degree of fermentation was 78.57% and was discovered in the untreated control. Keywords: malt barley; malt; fungicide; yields; grain quality
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Malting barley prices.
French barley prices. Nominal prices
EURO = USD 1.4661 January 18, 2008 
 Crop year   2007   2008 
 Parity   FOB Creil   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2007   July 2008 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  318.00  466.50  298.00  437.00 
2RS  Prestige  317.00  465.00  297.00  435.50 
2RS  Cellar  316.00  463.50  296.00  434.00 
2RS  Sebastien  315.00  462.00  295.00  432.50 
2RS  Astoria  315.00  462.00  295.00  432.50 
2RS  Cork   315.00  462.00  295.00  432.50 
6RW  Esterel   281.00  412.00  256.00  375.50 

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Theoretical malt prices

EURO = USD 1.4661 January 18, 2008
Crop year  2007 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Jan 2008 - Sept 2008 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  578.00  847.50  601.50  882.00  593.50  870.50  607.50  891.00 
2RS  Prestige  577.00  845.50  600.50  880.50  592.50  868.50  606.50  889.00 
2RS  Cellar  575.50  843.50  599.50  878.50  591.00  866.50  605.50  887.50 
2RS  Sebastien  574.50  842.00  598.00  876.50  590.00  864.50  604.00  885.50 
2RS  Astoria  574.50  842.00  598.00  876.50  590.00  864.50  604.00  885.50 
2RS  Cork   574.50  842.00  598.00  876.50  590.00  864.50  604.00  885.50 
2RS   Average price  575.50  843.50  599.50  878.50  591.00  866.50  605.50  887.50 
6RW  Esterel   531.50  780.50  556.50  815.50  548.00  803.50  562.50  824.50 
Asia Malt 70/30  562.50  825.00  586.50  859.50  578.50  847.50  592.50  868.50 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  554.00  812.50  577.50  847.00  569.50  835.00  583.50  856.00 


EURO = USD 1.4661 January 18, 2008 
Crop year  2008 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Oct 2008 - Sept 2009 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO USD EURO  USD EURO USD  EURO  USD
2RS  Scarlett  542.00  794.50  566.00  829.50  557.50  817.50  572.00  838.50 
2RS  Prestige  541.00  793.00  564.50  827.50  556.50  815.50  570.50  836.50 
2RS  Cellar  539.50  791.00  563.50  826.00  555.50  814.00  569.50  834.50 
2RS  Sebastien  538.50  789.50  562.00  824.00  554.00  812.00  568.00  833.00 
2RS  Astoria  538.50  789.50  562.00  824.00  554.00  812.00  568.00  833.00 
2RS  Cork   538.50  789.50  562.00  824.00  554.00  812.00  568.00  833.00 
2RS   Average price  539.50  791.00  563.50  826.00  555.50  814.00  569.50  834.50 
6RW  Esterel   489.50  719.00  514.00  753.50  506.00  742.00  520.00  762.50 
Asia Malt 70/30  525.00  769.50  548.50  804.50  540.50  792.50  554.50  813.00 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  515.00  755.00  538.50  789.50  530.50  778.00  544.50  798.50 

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

Prices Evolution

Prices evolution

Table of the week

USA Barley Supply and Use

  2005/2006 2006/2007 Est. 2007/2008 Dec. 2007/2008 Proj. Jan.
Area planted (mil. acres) 3.9 3.5 4.0 4.0
Area harv. (mil. acres) 3.3 3.0 3.5 3.5
Yield (bushels/acre) 64.8 61.1 60.4 60.4
Beginning stocks 128 108 69 69
Production 212 180 212 212
Imports 5 12 20 20
Supply, total 346 300 301 301
Feed and residual 52 56 50 55
Food, seed & industrial 158 156 150 145
Total domestic 210 211 200 200
Exports 28 20 50 50
Use, total 238 231 250 250
Ending stocks, total 108 69 51 51
Avg. farm price ($/bu) 2/ 2.53 2.85 3.70- 4.30 3.80- 4.40
Source: USDA, January 2008
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Source: ABARE, December 2007; s - estimate, f - forecast

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