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E-Malt.com Newsletter 31a
July 28 - July 29, 2008
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Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 29-July-2008

1 EUR = 1.5726 USD
1 EUR = 0.7903 GBP
1 EUR = 1.6046 CAD
1 EUR = 1.6453 AUD
1 EUR = 169.401 JPY
1 EUR = 2.4814 BRL
1 EUR = 36.7189 RUB
1 EUR = 10.7648 CNY
Base Currency: US Dollar
on 29-July-2008

1 USD = 0.636 EUR
1 USD = 0.5026 GBP
1 USD = 1.0204 CAD
1 USD = 1.0462 AUD
1 USD = 107.737 JPY
1 USD = 1.5779 BRL
1 USD = 23.3495 RUB
1 USD = 6.8453 CNY
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Equities of the Largest Breweries

Equities of the Largest Breweries

Average Market Prices Change trend

July 29, 2008

Type Crop 2007 Crop 2008
2rs Barley nq   €202.0-204.0 4.96%
6rw Barley nq   €187.0-189.0 3.59%
2rs Malt €535.5-537.5 €443.5-445.5 2.74%
6rw Malt €503.0-505.0 €424.5-426.5 1.96%
Feed Barley €156.0-158.0 nq  

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

Mexico: Modelo is still analyzing the partnership with InBev ...Click here
UK: Beer sales at British pubs fall to lowest level since Great Depression affecting brewers and the UK economy as a whole ...Click here
USA: Craft beer sales 11% higher during the first half of 2008 ...Click here
Mexico: Femsa’s $247 million income exceeds forecasts ...Click here
Azerbaijan: The Russian Baltika OJSC is to buy Khirdalan brewery ...Click here
Malaysia: High excises ruining the beer industry ...Click here
Uzbekistan: Baltic Beverages Holding to invest in its Uzbek activities ...Click here
Belarus: 1H 2008 beer sales increased by about 21% ...Click here
Ireland & UK: Malting barley growers reject opening price ...Click here
Canada: 2008-2009 CWB’s Pool Return Outlook for barley unchanged ...Click here




Russia: Beer in Russia – poor import, stable market ...More Info
Czech Republic: “Czech Beer” is registered as a traditional trademark of the country ...More Info
China: Country’s importance on the beer market is attracting many of the world’s largest breweries ...More Info
India: United Breweries delisting from a number of Indian stock exchanges ...More Info
USA: Stronger craft beers gain popularity ...More Info
UK: New price-marked packs by InBev UK ...More Info
UK: Heineken's takeover of Cork brewery Beamish & Crawford delayed ...More Info
China: Staff changes at Kingway Brewery ...More Info
Denmark: Carlsberg’s new segment reporting format ...More Info
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Brewery News

Mexico: Modelo is still analyzing the partnership with InBev

Mexico's Modelo, the maker of Corona beer, is playing its cards carefully in talks with InBev NV over a partnership as part of the Belgian brewer's planned $52 billion takeover of Anheuser-Busch Cos Inc., Reuters commented on July 29.

Modelo says it has contractual rights to be able to choose whether or not to go into an alliance with InBev.

The Mexican company currently has a favorable deal with Anheuser-Busch, which owns 50 percent of Modelo but does not have administrative or board control.

"On this proposed transaction between AB and InBev, Grupo Modelo is reserving its contractual rights," Modelo's chief executive, Carlos Fernandez, said on Monday, July 28. "Our agreement with Anheuser-Busch, signed in 1993, was carefully constructed to ensure we have a definite say in who our partner is," Fernandez told an analysts' conference call.

Modelo is in the hands of a voting trust run by a group of closely connected Mexican families.

Fernandez said he was optimistic Modelo could reach a favorable solution for its shareholders in the wrangle over InBev's bid for Anheuser, the maker of Budweiser beer and also known as AB.

"We know InBev's management team well. We have been holding discussions over the past weeks about how we could ...More Info


UK: Beer sales at British pubs fall to lowest level since Great Depression affecting brewers and the UK economy as a whole

Squeezed by a nationwide smoking ban, rising costs, competition from supermarkets and the economic downturn, total beer sales are down 4.5% compared with the same quarter last year, while beer sales in pubs are down 10.6%, The Press Association reported on July 28 citing the UK Quarterly Beer Barometer of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).

The survey reveals that in total 107 million fewer pints were sold in April to June this year compared with the same period last year - a fall of 1.2 million pints a day. Beer sales in pubs, bars and restaurants fell by 144 million pints - down - down 1.6 million pints a day.

The BBPA estimated the fall in sales had led to Treasury collecting £88 million less in beer duty and VAT than in the same period last year. However sales in supermarkets and shops had continued to rise, with a 3.8% increase on the same quarter last year.

Over the first half of 2008 beer sales were down by 2.9% compared with the same period in 2007, while total beer sales in 2007 were 3.9% down on sales in 2006.

BBPA chief executive Rob Hayward said: "Beer sales are on the slide and ...More Info


USA: Craft beer sales 11% higher during the first half of 2008

The Brewers Association, the trade association representing the majority of U.S. brewing companies, reported growing beer sales from American craft brewers.

Despite a softening economy and challenges with raw materials supply and pricing, craft beer dollar sales during the first half of 2008 increased 11% compared to this same period in 2007. This growth was attributed to a grassroots movement toward fuller flavored, small batch beers made by independent craft brewers.

It was reported that while wine sales show are most affected by the economic downturn, beer sales remain stable. Additionally, craft beer is gaining customers from across all segments of beverage alcohol.

Paul Gatza, Director of the Brewers Association, acknowledges the huge distribution advantages the larger brewers have over independent craft enterprises. “At the same time,” he says, “beer from craft brewers is being requested by the customer, which encourages distributors and retailers to make the beer available.”

The Association reported that in the first half of 2008 volume of beer sold by craft brewers grew by 6.5%, totaling an estimated 4 million barrels of beer, compared to 3.768 million barrels sold in the first half of 2007. Harry Schuhmacher of Beer Business Daily stated, “Crafts have really taken pricing this ...More Info


Mexico: Femsa’s $247 million income exceeds forecasts

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB, Latin America's largest beverage company, rose the most in two months in Mexican trading after reporting second-quarter profit and sales that climbed more than analysts estimated, Bloomberg said on July 28.

The information provided by Femsa, as the company is known, states that its net income increased 7.2 percent to 2.5 billion pesos ($247 million), or 70 centavos a local share. Sales climbed 7.7 percent to 40.6 billion pesos, bolstered by more Oxxo convenience stores and beer purchases that helped counter higher grain costs.

The maker of Dos Equis and Tecate beer will expand its convenience-store unit, where sales have tripled in the five years through 2007, by taking the chain to Mexico by the end of the year, Femsa Chief Executive Officer Jose Antonio Fernandez said in an April interview.

The company enjoyed the biggest gain since May 23 - 1.84 pesos, or 4.2 percent, to 45.63 pesos in Mexican stock exchange trading. The shares have increased 9.4 percent this year.

Operating income at Femsa climbed 9.4 percent to 5.85 billion pesos from a year ago, according to a statement. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, known as Ebitda, rose 8.2 percent to 8.02 billion pesos.

At ...More Info


Azerbaijan: The Russian Baltika OJSC is to buy Khirdalan brewery

With the official sanction of the Azerbaijan State Antimonopoly Service, the deal between Braesseries Internationales Holding Eastern Ltd and Russia’s Baltika OJSC for purchase of Azerbaijan-based “Baku Castel” (Khirdalan brewery) is entering into the final stage, abc.az informed on July 28.

On May 15, Baltika’s president Anton Artemyev claimed that the deal should come into effect after its approval by Azerbaijani antimonopoly organs.

“We have sanctioned the deal on the condition of observation of competition principles,” Samir Dadashov, the director of the State Antimonopoly Service (under Ministry of Economic Development) said.

It was announced that already by summer 2009 the new owner is ready to launch production of its beer brands at the factory (“Baltika #0 non-alcoholic”, “Baltika #5 Gold”, “Baltika #7”, “Baltike LITE”) with keeping existing range of domestic brands (Castel, Hirdalan, “33” Export, Bizim Pive and Efsane).

In the prospect Baltika is going to organize manufacture of licensed brands (“Nevskoye” and Kronenbourg) and growing of malting barley. Baltika’s total investments in Khirdalan brewery’s capacities are expected to be around $20 million.

It will be the first case when Baltika opens a brewery outside Russia.

The Company estimates that 6 liters of beer per capita was drunk in Azerbaijan that is much less than average ...More Info


Malaysia: High excises ruining the beer industry

Breweries in Malaysia have cautioned that the RM4.77bil beer and stout industry will face tougher times if excise duties are increased further, thestar.com reported on July 29.

Malaysian excise duty rates were the highest in Asia and second highest in the world, after Norway. The Government increased the excise duty three years consecutively from 2004 to 2006 with an unprecedented 27% hike in 2006.

Guinness Anchor Bhd managing director Charles Ireland said another round of excise duty hike could result in smuggling becoming more lucrative and increased competition from wine, spirits and compounded hard liquor.

“The Government would be right not to increase excise tax this year. The industry is under tremendous pressure and we expect it to remain negative in the next year or so.

“Even more people will switch to wine, spirits and compounded hard liquor, which have higher alcohol content, thus promoting irresponsible drinking and causing health hazards.”

Based on a consumption forecast model, when excise duties increase, beer and stout consumption will decline 6.5% and 20.8% respectively.

Government tax collection had already reached an optimum level and any further increase would only lead to lower tax collection, Ireland added.


Uzbekistan: Baltic Beverages Holding to invest in its Uzbek activities

Baltic Beverages Holding (BBH) will invest 15 million euro to develop a brewery in Uzbekistan, Interfax quoted Yevgeny Shevchenko, general director of the Sarbast Plus LLC, on July 28.

The investment is needed to modernize the production lines in order to improve the quality of product and to enable production of other beers.

According to Shevchenko, the joint venture Sarbast Plus LLC, in which BBH is the majority owner, will begin production of Baltika Classic No. 3 and Baltika Strong No. 9 before the end of the year.

The company also considers expansion of Baltic brands made at the brewery and introduction of a number of innovative products.

It is reported that the previous investments made by Baltic Beverages Holding in the Uzbek brewery constituted about 60 million euro.

According to the licensing agreement between the two parties, Sarbast Plus is planning to produce about 15 million liters of beer per year in Uzbekistan under the license.

The agreement gives Sarbast Plus exclusive right to Baltika's trademarks, know-how and technology in addition to the production, sale and promotion of Baltika's brands in Uzbekistan.

The Sarbast Plus joint venture was set up in 2006, with BBH owning 75.1% of the venture and the other 24.9% belonging to ...More Info


Belarus: 1H 2008 beer sales increased by about 21%

Sales of alcoholic products constituted 13% of the whole volume of retail commodities turnover in the first half of 2008, according to the data of Belarus’ Ministry of Statistics and Analysis posted by pivnoe-delo.com on July 25.

Consumers purchased beer and alcoholic beverages in the amount of 2 trillion roubles. Beer sales grew by 21.2 % up to 1.15 mln hl compared to the corresponding period of 2007.

Within the structure of total sales of alcoholic beverages, the percentage of beer increased from last year’s 8.5% to 10.3% this year.


Barley News

Ireland & UK: Malting barley growers reject opening price

An opening price of €165/t has been offered for malting barley amid continuing uncertainty over prices for feed-quality grains, Independent.ie announced the data of July 29.

The €165/t price, offered by Greencore Malt to growers on Wednesday, is down €40/t on the final price offered last year.

However, malting barley growers are set to attend a meeting in the Dolmen Hotel, Carlow, tonight where they will insist that the malting price must equal last year's €205/t.

"Malting barley is costing €100-120/ac more to produce compared with last year," a spokesman for the IFA said.

"Fertiliser cost has increased by €80/ac, while diesel has increased by 30-32c/l or €24/ac to plough, till and sow the crop. If fertiliser keeps going up, that will cost another €80/ac next year," he added.

With malting price down and costs up, the result would be a €200-220/ac cut in farmers' incomes, he insisted.

Merchants remain reluctant to quote any figures for feed grains as they watch the harvest here and in Europe closely.

British farmers were offered stg£113/t by merchants for dried barley on Thursday. A price of stg£118/t was bid for dry wheat. London futures markets have fallen by stg£20/t over the past month, driven by reports ...More Info


Canada: 2008-2009 CWB’s Pool Return Outlook for barley unchanged

Feed barley and designated barley values have not changed since June, says the CWB’s Pool Return Outlook (PRO) for the 2008 – 2009 crop year published on cwb.ca on July 24.

Feed barley

With Europe and the Black Sea region reaping the harvest, high declines in prices were registered on international markets. Relatively favourable weather conditions promise good yield this growing season. Feed barley prices in North America have declined during the past month, due mostly to the drop in corn values. Dryness in Australia is providing some support as the prospects for average yields begin to decline. Despite poor soil-moisture levels and reduced yield expectations in the extreme northern growing areas of Alberta, Canada has mostly good crop conditions. Barley crops suffered from late-season dryness in the Pacific Northwest, Montana and North Dakota, as a consequence, condition ratings dropped over the past month. Some support for prices will be rendered by the US deteriorating crop conditions.

Designated barley

The forthcoming harvest of spring barley in Europe has reduced international prices. Some concerns about quality in the EU caused by recent rains were dissolved by the favourable yield prospects. Malting barley prices will be supported by declining conditions in Australia. Canada’s success has been ...More Info

Scientific Digest

Fungal Hydrophobins in the Barley-to-Beer Chain

Tuija Sarlin, A. Vilpola, E. Kotaviita, J. Olkku and A. Haikara

Abstract

J. Inst. Brew. 113(2), 147–153, 2007 Fungal hydrophobins have been shown to induce gushing of beer. In order to study the occurrence and fate of hydrophobins at different stages of the production chain of beer, barley samples artificially infected in the field with Fusarium culmorum, F. graminearum and F. poae were collected during the growing period as well as during various stages of the malting process. In addition, naturally infected malt was brewed in pilot scale and samples were collected throughout the process. The samples were assayed for hydrophobin content using an ELISA method. The results showed that fungi produced hydrophobins that accumulated during barley grain development in the field, but that production was more pronounced during malting. Prolonged storage of barley tended to reduce the ability of fungi to produce hydrophobins in malting. Studies on the fate of hydrophobins during the brewing process revealed that mashing released hydrophobins from the malt into the wort. Some loss of hydrophobins occurred throughout the brewing process with spent grains, cold break (wort boiling) and surplus yeast. In addition, the beer filtration step reduced hydrophobin levels. Despite the substantial loss of hydrophobins during brewing, the level was high enough to induce the gushing detected in the final beer. Key words: Brewing, Fusarium, hydrophobins, malting. Load full article, 7 pages, 534 Kb, PDF file

Barley Prices

French Malting Barley Prices. Nominal prices
EURO = USD 1.5726 July 29, 2008 
 Crop year   2007   2008 
 Parity   FOB Creil   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2007   July 2008 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  nq  nq  205.00  322.50 
2RS  Prestige  nq  nq  204.00  321.00 
2RS  Cellar  nq  nq  203.00  319.50 
2RS  Sebastien  nq  nq  202.00  318.00 
2RS  Tipple  nq  nq  202.00  318.00 
2RS  Henley  nq  nq  202.00  318.00 
6RW  Esterel   nq  nq  188.00  296.00 

French Feed Barley Prices. Nominal prices
EURO = USD 1.5726 July 29, 2008
Crop year 2007
Parity FOB Creil
Position July 2007
Type EURO USD
Feed Barley 157.00 247.00

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Theoretical Malt Prices

EURO = USD 1.5726 July 29, 2008
Crop year  2007 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  July 2008 - Sep 2008 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  539.50  848.00  570.50  897.00  562.50  885.00  577.00  907.50 
2RS  Prestige  538.00  846.00  569.50  895.00  561.50  883.00  575.50  905.50 
2RS  Cellar  536.50  844.00  568.00  893.00  560.50  881.00  574.50  903.50 
2RS  Sebastien  535.50  842.00  566.50  891.00  559.00  879.00  573.50  901.50 
2RS  Tipple  535.50  842.00  566.50  891.00  559.00  879.00  573.50  901.50 
2RS  Henley  535.50  842.00  566.50  891.00  559.00  879.00  573.50  901.50 
2RS   Average price  536.50  844.00  568.00  893.00  560.50  881.00  574.50  903.50 
6RW  Esterel   504.00  793.50  536.00  842.50  528.50  830.50  542.50  853.00 
Asia Malt 70/30  527.00  829.00  558.50  878.00  550.50  866.00  565.00  888.50 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  520.50  819.00  552.00  868.00  544.50  856.00  558.50  878.50 


EURO = USD 1.5726 July 29,2008 
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  447.50  703.00  478.50  752.50  470.50  740.00  485.00  762.50 
2RS  Prestige  446.00  701.50  477.00  750.50  469.50  738.50  483.50  760.50 
2RS  Cellar  444.50  699.50  476.00  748.50  468.50  736.50  482.50  758.50 
2RS  Sebastien  443.50  697.50  474.50  746.50  467.00  734.50  481.50  756.50 
2RS  Tipple  443.50  697.50  474.50  746.50  467.00  734.50  481.50  756.50 
2RS  Henley  443.50  697.50  474.50  746.50  467.00  734.50  481.50  756.50 
2RS   Average price  444.50  699.50  476.00  748.50  468.50  736.50  482.50  758.50 
6RW  Esterel   425.50  670.50  457.50  719.50  450.00  707.50  464.00  729.50 
Asia Malt 70/30  439.50  690.50  470.50  739.50  462.50  727.50  477.00  750.00 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  435.50  685.00  466.50  734.00  459.00  722.00  473.50  744.00 

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

First And Provisional EU Malting Barley Supply And Demand Estimate 2008/2009

(in 1,000 tonnes)  Malt Capacity end 2007  Barley Malt Production  Barley Demand  Spring Malting Barley Supply  Winter Malting Barley Supply  Net Plus/Minus Total 
Northwest             
Belgium  739  710  890  30  -860 
France  1273  1250  1560  1800  1600  1840 
Germany  2052  1950  2440  1270  70  -1100 
Ireland  128  125  155  255  100 
Netherlands  335  325  405  155  -250 
United Kingdom  1461  1450  1810  1710  650  550 
TOTAL Northwest  5988  5810  7260  5220  2320  280 
Baltic             
Denmark  277  270  340  1150  810 
Finland  172  160  200  200 
Lithuania  82  75  95  95 
Poland  311  300  375  150  -225 
Sweden  200  200  250  350  100 
TOTAL Baltic  1042  1005  1260  1945  685 
Southeast             
Austria  150  150  190  190 
Bulgaria  58  50  65  65 
Czech Republic  543  530  660  960  300 
Hungary  134  130  165  115  50 
Romania  80  70  90  40  50 
Slovakia  298  270  340  300  -40 
TOTAL Southeast  1263  1200  1510  1605  165  260 
Mediteranian             
Greece  45  45  60  10  -50 
Italy  70  70  90  30  30  -30 
Portugal  88  85  105  -105 
Spain  447  430  540  500  -40 
TOTAL Mediteranian  650  630  795  530  40  -225 
NET TOTAL  8943  8645  10825  9300  2525  1000 
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