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E-Malt.com Newsletter 40b
September 02 - October 05, 2008
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Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 03-October-2008

1 EUR = 1.3914 USD
1 EUR = 0.7877 GBP
1 EUR = 1.4867 CAD
1 EUR = 1.7734 AUD
1 EUR = 146.956 JPY
1 EUR = 2.7371 BRL
1 EUR = 36.0094 RUB
1 EUR = 9.6426 CNY
Base Currency: US Dollar
on 03-October-2008

1 USD = 0.7188 EUR
1 USD = 0.5662 GBP
1 USD = 1.0685 CAD
1 USD = 1.2746 AUD
1 USD = 105.625 JPY
1 USD = 1.9671 BRL
1 USD = 25.8798 RUB
1 USD = 6.9301 CNY
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Equities of the Largest Breweries

Average Market Prices Change trend

October 3, 2008

Type Crop 2008 Crop 2009
2rs Barley EUR154.0-156.0 1.90% EUR172.0-174.0 0.57%
6rw Barley EUR146.0-148.0 1.34% EUR159.0-161.0 0.62%
2rs Malt EUR393.0-395.0 0.38% EUR403.0-405.0 0.25%
6rw Malt EUR382.0-384.0 0.13% EUR386.0-388.0 0.26%
Feed Barley EUR133.0-135.0 1.47% nq   

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Top Industry News

Belgium: InBev makes public expectations for Q3 2008 ...Click here
Australia: Foster’s reportedly appoints takeover defence adviser ...Click here
United States & the Czech Republic: Budejovicky Budvar claims the Budweiser name in EU court through irrelevant documents – Anheuser-Busch ...Click here
United Kingdom: Carlsberg to represent San Miguel beer in the UK ...Click here
World: SABMiller price target cut by UBS forecasting a challenging financial year for the company ...Click here
Denmark: Carlsberg falls again, even more painful, over negative information from Russia ...Click here
Finland & Belarus: Finnish Olvi brewery expands “naturally” through the purchase of the Belarusian Lidskoe Pivo ...Click here
United Kingdom: Simpsons Malt secures £27.5 mln for product expansion ...Click here
World: IGC raises world barley production forecast to 152.8 mln tonnes ...Click here
EU: Feed barley market more difficult, malting barley irregular ...Click here
United States: Brulotte Hop Farms expects best harvest ever ...Click here




United Kingdom: Coors is working hard on hedging the beer prices, but does not rule out further increases – chief executive ...More Info
Russia & Denmark: Moscow Brewing Company to import the Danish FAXE beer ...More Info
Japan: Sapporo to present beer made from space barley in November ...More Info
United States: Constellation Brands has a grim outlook for its Mexican beer distribution ...More Info
Singapore: Asia Pacific Breweries appoints a new general manager for its Tiger Export unit ...More Info
Belgium: InBev to launch new Tauro brand to enhance beer consumption in Belgium ...More Info
United Kingdom: Cask ale sales decline by mere 1.3% compared to the 8% drop of UK’s whole beer market ...More Info
Canada: Molson Coors to phase out Blue Moon brand in Canada ...More Info
Australia & New Zealand: Trans-Tasman food regulator permits beer labels without declarations of isinglass content ...More Info
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Brewery News

Belgium: InBev makes public expectations for Q3 2008

Belgium’s InBev, the world’s second biggest brewer, expects high single-digit revenue growth and a slight contraction of EBITDA growth in the third quarter, the company’s statement said on October, 3.

The company also said it expected higher full year cost of sales per hectolitre, driven by inflationary pressures and commodities prices. It said the full year costs rise would be above the previously expected 5-6 percent.

The group does, however, expect to see cost improvements in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to the fourth quarter of 2007, as commodities prices ease. InBev said, it expects that total volumes as well as its own beer volumes will increase in the low single digit percentage range, whereas year to date (August), the company has gained or maintained market share in 8 of its top 10 markets.

In addition, the brewer reported its global brands Beck’s and Stella Artois are also growing in the low single digit percentage range.

Out of more than 200 total brands, InBev said it had decided to focus on the ones with greater growth potential within each relevant consumer segment. Those include global brands Beck’s and Stella Artois and some of its multi-country and local products that together account ...More Info


Australia: Foster’s reportedly appoints takeover defence adviser

Foster's Group Ltd, Australia's largest brewer, has appointed an adviser to help with a takeover defence, as speculation swirls the company may be a target, Reuters cited anonymous sources on October, 2.

According to experts, Foster's beer business, which has a 52 percent market share in a duopoly in Australia, has been valued at about AU$11 billion ($8.7 billion) by UBS, while its underperforming wine business could be worth up to AU$4 billion.

A banking source, requesting anonymity because the matter was confidential, informed that Goldman Sachs JB Were has been appointed to help Foster's with a defence strategy.

A second source added that the appointment could have been hastened by news last week that Deutsche Bank has accumulated a 5.26 percent stake in Foster's. Deutsche Bank did not reveal the identity of the shareholder in a filing to the stock exchange.

"I would be surprised if it (the mandate to Goldman Sachs) is independent of that (DB revealing the stake)," the second banker said. He declined to be identified, as he was not authorised to speak to media.

Analysts admit that Foster’s could the next player in the global consolidation of the beer industry.

"Obviously people are looking at it, but I think it becomes ...More Info


United States & the Czech Republic: Budejovicky Budvar claims the Budweiser name in EU court through irrelevant documents – Anheuser-Busch

Anheuser-Busch Cos. told a European Union court it was wrongly denied rights to the Budweiser name for beer in the latest series of cases pitting the U.S. brewer against Czech rival Budejovicky Budvar NP, Bloomberg informed on October, 1.

"Budvar supplied a piecemeal of largely irrelevant documents" to prove it was using the name Budweiser in Europe, Verena von Bomhard, Anheuser-Busch's lawyer from London-based Lovells LLP, told the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg on September, 30.

As it is reported, Anheuser-Busch has been trying for 12 years to get a Budweiser trademark covering the 27-nation EU for beer and non- alcoholic malt beverages. The brewer owns the rights for Bud and Budweiser in 23 EU countries. Its efforts to get the EU-wide rights have failed in some nations due to Budvar's claims. Under EU rules, Budvar, which invoked existing rights to the name Budweiser on beer in Austria and Germany, has to prove that it made use of the name in those countries to be able to block Anheuser-Busch's EU-wide registration.

Advertisements and invoices Budvar submitted to show that it had been using the name Budweiser in Austria and Germany before Anheuser-Busch applied for the name are "irrelevant," von Bomhard said. ...More Info


United Kingdom: Carlsberg to represent San Miguel beer in the UK

As of November, 1, Carlsberg will take responsibility for the production, marketing, selling, and distribution of San Miguel beer in the UK, the Publican posted on October, 1.

Previously, San Miguel – Britain’s biggest-selling world beer brand, according to Nielsen data – had been distributed by Scottish and Newcastle. It follows Carlsberg and Heineken jointly assuming ownership of S&N’s UK brewing and pub operations, as well as the group’s businesses in a number of European markets, in March.

As it was announced in June, Spanish Group Mahou San Miguel, that licenses the brand to S&N, said it was keen to leave S&N following the British firm’s acquisition by Heineken.

San Miguel and Heineken are fierce rivals in the Spanish market’s lager category.

Now, after closing the deal with Mahou San Miguel, Carlsberg UK becomes “the market-leader in the world beer segment, currently the fastest growing beer segment in the UK on-trade,” according to the company.

Carlsberg UK has set aside a “significant” budget to support the brand, including a marketing programme that will be unveiled to customers over the coming months, the company reported.

Carlsberg head of on-trade customer marketing Dave Scott said: “We are really excited about this latest addition to the Carlsberg family. ...More Info


World: SABMiller price target cut by UBS forecasting a challenging financial year for the company

UBS cut its price target on SABMiller Plc to 1,200 pence from 1,230 pence, saying the brewing giant's markets, such as South Africa and Colombia, will continue to be challenging in the current financial year, Reuters reported on October, 1.

The brokerage said the two markets, together, contribute about 40 percent of the company's earnings before interest and taxes. "We continue to see more negative news in the pipeline in the near term," it added.

UBS, which said SABMiller is still facing challenges in Latin America, Africa and Asia, maintained a short-term "sell" rating and a 12-month "neutral" rating on the stock.

In July, SABMiller reported a below-forecast 1.6 percent fall in its April-June first-quarter underlying beer volumes.


Denmark: Carlsberg falls again, even more painful, over negative information from Russia

Carlsberg A/S fell the most since 2003 in Copenhagen trading as Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. reported deepening consumer gloom in Russia, the Danish brewer's biggest market, Bloomberg posted on October, 2.

Carlsberg slid as much as 12 percent at 346.5 kroner, the most since May 2003, posting the third-biggest retreat in the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index, it is reported.

Previously, Carlsberg dropped by 6% on September, 17, following the publication of weak Russian market data for August.

The brewer, the Nordic region's largest, controls 37 percent of the market in Russia. Recent financial-market volatility that required the temporary closing of the Russian stock market has hurt local consumer confidence, Coca-Cola Hellenic said on October, 2.

“There's concern in the market that Carlsberg also will suffer on their important Russian market after Coca-Cola Hellenic's announcement,” Mads Zink, head of trading at Danske Markets in Copenhagen, said.

Western European beermakers took over Russian brewers in recent years to spur growth as their domestic markets shrank or stagnated. Carlsberg has said industry beer sales in Russia climbed 2.4 percent in 2008's first half as markets shrank in the U.K., France, and Denmark, where it is based.


Finland & Belarus: Finnish Olvi brewery expands “naturally” through the purchase of the Belarusian Lidskoe Pivo

Finnish brewer Olvi said in a statement it had bought a 51-per cent stake in Belarusian peer Lidskoe Pivo for about $16 million, or some €11.5 million, NewsRoom Finland reported on October, 2.

"Belarus is a natural direction for Olvi´s expansion, as Olvi plc already has brewery operations in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania," the statement added.

With a market share of 12 per cent in beer, Lidskoe is Belarussia's fourth-largest brewer.

"The trend will probably be similar to that seen in Russia: a transition from vodka toward beer and increased interest in other brewery beverages as a consequence of improved prosperity," Olvi posted.

Olvi, Finland’s third largest brewer, already has brewery operations in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

Lidskoe Pivo is in private ownership. After the transaction, Olvi plc is the majority shareholder with a 51 percent holding, while the remaining 49 percent is distributed evenly among the brewery’s personnel. The acquisition price is approximately USD 16 million.

Lidskoe Pivo’s operations have been profitable every year since privatisation in 1993. The brewery’s net sales in 2007 amounted to USD 30.5 million at 70 million litres of annual production volume. Beer accounted for 43 million litres of total production, with the remaining 26 million litres ...More Info


Malt News

United Kingdom: Simpsons Malt secures £27.5 mln for product expansion

Berwick-based Simpsons Malt, the UK’s largest independent maltster, secured a substantial funding package from a banking club co-led by Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets, Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance and Barclays Bank, nebusiness.co.uk communicated on October, 1.

The family-owned company will allocate the £27.5 mln for a massive expansion of production, it was reported.

Simpsons Malt supplies malted barley and other specialist malts to brewing, distilling and food industries in the UK and worldwide.

The funding package includes specific inventory finance for malting barley purchases and £27.5m plant and machinery finance.

Mike Stubbins, relationship director at Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets, said: “Simpsons Malt is not only a shining example of a North-Eastern family-run firm but also an outstanding and successful modern business, regionally, nationally and globally.

“The demand from the global brewing industry and for malt whisky in foreign markets such as India and the Far East indicates that production of quality malted barley is a growth industry.

“The skill of the Simpsons Malt management team, its careful investment plans, and the quality of its malts, mean that the firm has a promising future; and Lloyds TSB is proud to be right behind it with long-term support on its doorstep.”

Andy Hall, head of business development for Barclays Commercial ...More Info


Barley News

World: IGC raises world barley production forecast to 152.8 mln tonnes

According to a renewed report by the International Grains Council (IGC), world barley production in the 2008/2009 crop year is estimated at 152.8 mln tonnes, APK-Inform communicated on October, 1.

Thus, IGC’s previous forecast for world barley production was increased by 1.7 mln tonnes.

Analysts cite renewed data on barley crop in the EU and Black Sea countries as the main reason for revising the forecast upwards. Particularly, the barley production estimate for Russia and Ukraine was increased by 2.5 and 0.8 mln tonnes respectively – to 20.5 and 12.3 mln tonnes.

At the same time, Australia is expected to produce 500 thousand tonnes of barley less than it was estimated in the Council’s August forecast.

World’s ending stocks of barley will amount to 25.6 mln tonnes versus 24.3 mln tonnes forecasted in August, experts report.


EU: Feed barley market more difficult, malting barley irregular

After several deals at the end of last week, feed barley market registered a clear drop in prices compared to the last price lists, La Depeche published on October, 2.

As of this week, the situation is flat with a very low level of affairs, it is reported.

The malting barley market is still very irregular this week, the level of business affairs reduced and maltsters still exercising restraint. Last week’s landslide of prices is becoming more and more prominent in line with other cereals, experts state.


Hops News

United States: Brulotte Hop Farms expects best harvest ever

Brulotte Hop Farms, Washington, reports business has never been so good, as 60,000 pounds of hops a day are plucked from the fields, King 5 News communicated on October, 1.

Commenting on the best harvest ever for the enterprise, Reggie Brulotte said Brulotte Hop Farms has added about 200 acres this year as well as 200 acres last year, which has almost doubled its production.

Prices for hops bottomed out at 50 cents per pound in 2002. But a global shortage over the past two years has pushed the price to 16 times that today.

For the first time in decades many farmers are growing more hops, hiring more workers and buying more equipment.

"It means that we're gonna be able to stay in business," Reggie Brulotte said. "There's been a lot of people that, if the prices hadn't come up, probably wouldn't have been farming in the next year or two."

Washington produces a quarter of all the hops used in the world. Hops are one of the state's leading cash crops, with 60 million pounds expected to be harvested this season alone.

The hot hop market has made for higher beer prices, which are expected to stabilize now that production is ...More Info

Scientific Digest

Farm-Scale Experiments to Compare Infestation and Quality Changes in Malting Barley Stored at Three Moisture Contents

D. M. Armitage, D. A. Cook, and D. E. Baxter

Abstract

J. Inst. Brew. 108(2), 178–186, 2002 Comparison of changes in temperature, moisture content, infestation and germination were made in six aerated 20 t bins of malting barley. Two were at about 13.5% moisture content, three at about 15.5% moisture content, and one at about 16.5% moisture content. The grain started at between 20-25°C and, during aeration, fell at a rate dependent on the moisture content, damper grain being cooler, presumably due to evaporative cooling. The ‘high’ moisture content grain was often over 5°C cooler at 1m and 2m than the ‘low’ moisture content bins. Moisture uptake at the surface was related to bulk moisture content and trends in mite population changes were related to moisture content. Mite population achieved highest numbers at the grain surface but usually before the moisture content absorption was at its peak. They were commonest in the ‘high’ moisture content bin and least numerous in the ‘low’ moisture content bins. There were no apparent differences between bins in the numbers of insects trapped, for instance they were not less numerous in the coolest ‘high’ moisture content bin. However, the trends of numbers trapped followed a similar pattern in all bins; normally O. surinamensis Load full article, 9 pages, 299 Kb, PDF file

Barley Prices

French Malting Barley Prices. Nominal prices
EURO = USD 1.3914 October 3, 2008 
 Crop year   2008   2009 
 Parity   FOB Creil   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2008   July 2009 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  157.00  218.50  175.00  243.50 
2RS  Prestige  156.00  217.50  174.00  242.50 
2RS  Cellar  155.00  216.00  173.00  241.00 
2RS  Sebastien  154.00  214.50  172.00  239.50 
2RS  Tipple  154.00  214.50  172.00  239.50 
2RS  Henley  154.00  214.50  172.00  239.50 
6RW  Esterel   147.00  204.50  160.00  223.00 

French Feed Barley Prices. Nominal prices
EURO = USD 1.3914 October 3, 2008
Crop year 2008
Parity FOB Creil
Position July 2008
Type EURO USD
Feed Barley 134.00 186.45

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EURO = USD 1.3914 October 3, 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  396.50  551.50  427.50  595.00  420.00  584.00  434.00  604.00 
2RS  Prestige  395.00  549.50  426.50  593.00  418.50  582.50  433.00  602.50 
2RS  Cellar  394.00  548.00  425.00  591.50  417.50  580.50  431.50  600.50 
2RS  Sebastien  392.50  546.50  424.00  589.50  416.00  579.00  430.50  598.50 
2RS  Tipple  392.50  546.50  424.00  589.50  416.00  579.00  430.50  598.50 
2RS  Henley  392.50  546.50  424.00  589.50  416.00  579.00  430.50  598.50 
2RS   Average price  394.00  548.00  425.00  591.50  417.50  580.50  431.50  600.50 
6RW  Esterel   383.00  534.50  415.50  577.50  407.50  567.00  422.00  587.00 
Asia Malt 70/30  391.00  544.00  422.00  587.50  414.50  576.50  428.50  596.50 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  389.00  541.00  420.00  584.50  412.50  574.00  426.50  593.50 


EURO = USD 1.3914 October 3, 2008
Crop year 2009
Parity FOB Antwerp
Position Oct 2009 - Sep 2010
Conditioning Bulk In bags Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety EURO USD EURO USD EURO USD EURO USD
2RS  Scarlett  406.50  565.50  437.50  608.50  430.00  598.00  444.00  617.50 
2RS  Prestige  405.00  563.50  436.50  607.00  428.50  596.50  443.00  616.00 
2RS  Cellar  404.00  562.00  435.00  605.50  427.50  594.50  441.50  614.50 
2RS  Sebastien  402.50  560.00  434.00  603.50  426.00  593.00  440.50  612.50 
2RS  Tipple  402.50  560.00  434.00  603.50  426.00  593.00  440.50  612.50 
2RS  Henley  402.50  560.00  434.00  603.50  426.00  593.00  440.50  612.50 
2RS   Average price  404.00  562.00  435.00  605.50  427.50  594.50  441.50  614.50 
6RW  Esterel   387.00  539.50  419.00  583.00  411.50  572.50  425.50  592.00 
Asia Malt 70/30  399.00  555.00  430.50  598.50  422.50  588.00  437.00  607.50 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  396.00  550.50  427.00  594.00  419.50  583.50  433.50  603.50 

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

Europe Barley Crop Estimate 2008

Country Year BARLEY  thereof SPRING BARLEY 
    Area
1000 ha
Yield
100kg/ha
Production
1000 t
Area
1000 ha
Yield
100kg/ha
Production
1000 t
Austria  2008  186  51  943  101  48  480 
2007  193  42  809  119  33  389 
Belgium/Lux.  2008  62  78  481  65  49 
2007  58  65  377  60  48 
Denmark  2008  716  49  3 530  587  46  2 700 
2007  628  49  3 085  459  49  2 240 
Finland  2008  613  32  1 943  613 32 1 943
2007  550  36  1 980  550 36 1 980
France  2008  1 768  68  12 035  514  66  3 408 
2007  1 705  56  9 463  519  52  2 694 
Germany  2008  1 968  61  12 051  545  49  2 649 
2007  1 934  54  10 478  496  43  2 118 
Greece  2008  200  20  400       
2007  200  15  300       
Ireland  2008  192  66  1 265  170  64  1 088 
2007  158  62  982  141  60  846 
Italy  2008  339  37  1 254       
2007  335  34  1 149       
Netherlands  2008  46  62  287  42  62  260 
2007  45  58  260  41  57  232 
Portugal  2008  52  24  125       
2007  40  19  76       
Spain  2008  3 370  33  11 128  2 859  33  9 439 
2007  3 220  36  11 592  2 537  37  9 463 
Sweden  2008  408  44  1 801  397  44  1 741 
2007  320  45  1 437  312  45  1 392 
U.K.  2008  1 007  63  6 344  548  54  2 932 
2007  885  58  5 151  507  55  2 804 
TOTAL EU-15  2008  10 927  49  53 587  6 384  41.8  26 688 
2007  10 271  45.9  47 138  5 689  42.5  24 205 
Cyprus  2008  50  19  95       
2007  50  20  80       
Czech Rep.  2008  482  43  2 267  341  47  1 603 
2008  499  39  1 921  369  35  1 303 
Estonia  2008  144  22  317  142  22  312 
2007  141  26  372  139  27  368 
Hungary  2008  326  45  1 460  130  40  520 
2007  329  32  1 053  142  26  366 
Latvia  2008  135  20  273  128  20  256 
2007  145  27  392  140  27  378 
Lithuania  2008  351  25  889  338  25  845 
2007  345  27  1 020  365  27  986 
Malta  2008  26       
2007  26       
Poland  2008  1 175  28  3 325  1 010  28  2 858 
2007  1 235  33  4 063  1 061  32  3 406 
Slovakia  2008  215  43  920  195  43  839 
2007  204  33  677  185  33  611 
Slovenia  2008  21  42  88  35  11 
2007  20  37  74  29 
Romania  2008  401  30  1 195  163  24  386 
2007  300  10  300  160  104 
Bulgaria  2008  233  40  925  25  25  63 
2007  190  23  429  25  13  33 
TOTAL EU-27  2008  14 461  45  65 344  8 859  39  34 380 
2007  13 750  41.8  57 522  8 278  38.4  31 766 
Serbia  2008  100  30  300  40  23  90 
2007  95  28  265  35  20  70 
Croatia  2008  54  42  227       
2007  59  36  210       
Bosnia  2008  15  27  41       
2007  15  25  37       
Macedonia  2008  40  25  100       
2007  40  23  90       
Albania  2008  10  30  30       
2007  10  30  30       
TOTAL Non - EU  2008  219  32  697  40  23  90 
2007  219  29  629  35  20  70 
TOTAL EUROPE 31  2008  14 680  45.0  66 042  8 899  38.7  34 470 
2007  13 969  41.6  58 151  8 313  38.3  31 836 
Source: COCERAL, Brussels, September, 2008
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These Days in Business History
October 02
1608 Prototype of modern reflecting telescope completed by Jan Lippershey
1866 J Osterhoudt patents tin can with key opener
1956 1st atomic power clock exhibited in New York City

October 03
1906 SOS adopted as warning signal by 1st conference on wireless telegraphy
1922 1st facsimile photo send over city telephone lines, Washington, DC
1952 1st video recording on magnetic tape, Los Angeles, California

October 04
1910 1st public elevator (London's Earl's Court Metro Station)
1957 USSR launches Sputnik I, 1st artificial Earth satellite
1958 USSR Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side

October 05
1887 Rene Cassin is born, pacifist, Nobel Peace Prize 1968
1993 Daimler-Benz becomes the first German company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
1902 Ray Kroc, born in Illinois, founder of McDonalds and owner for the San Diego Padres
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