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E-Malt.com Newsletter 52b
December 25 - December 28, 2008
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Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 26-December-2008

1 EUR = 1.4016 USD
1 EUR = 0.9511 GBP
1 EUR = 1.7047 CAD
1 EUR = 2.0511 AUD
1 EUR = 126.705 JPY
1 EUR = 3.4003 BRL
1 EUR = 40.1496 RUB
1 EUR = 9.6126 CNY
Base Currency: US Dollar
on 26-December-2008

1 USD = 0.714 EUR
1 USD = 0.6787 GBP
1 USD = 1.2163 CAD
1 USD = 1.4639 AUD
1 USD = 90.4443 JPY
1 USD = 2.4261 BRL
1 USD = 28.6464 RUB
1 USD = 6.8585 CNY
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Equities of the Largest Breweries

Equities of the Largest Breweries

Average Market Prices Change trend

December 26, 2008

Type Crop 2008 Crop 2009
2rs Barley EUR120.0-122.0 EUR137.0-139.0
6rw Barley EUR114.0-116.0 EUR127.0-129.0
2rs Malt EUR342.5-344.5 EUR355.0-357.0
6rw Malt EUR334.0-336.0 EUR341.5-343.5
Feed Barley EUR97.0-99.0 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.


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India: AB InBev’s new brewery in North India to have a capacity of around 3-4 million cases per annum ...Click here
Singapore & Thailand: Asia Pacific Breweries buys additional shares in Thai Asia Pacific Brewery, TAP Trading ...Click here
Ukraine: Excise duty on beer to increase to 0.34 UAH/litre as from July 2009 ...Click here
World: Anheuser-Busch InBev discloses notification of significant shareholders ...Click here
United States: Expert predicts stable beer pricing environment for the US ...Click here
Russia: Domestically produced malt now covers 80% of the needs of Russian brewers ...Click here
Ukraine: Feed barley traded at stable prices ...Click here
Russia: Barley exports total 1.371 mln tonnes between July, 1 and December, 17 ...Click here




Ireland: Guinness to celebrate 250th anniversary with a special stout ...More Info
United Kingdom: Scottish & Newcastle discusses a subsidiary debt with creditors ...More Info
China & Taiwan: Taiwan Beer to acquire various flavours when sold in different Chinese regions ...More Info
Russia: EFES presents a beer in popular 2.5 litre PET bottle ...More Info
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Brewery News

India: AB InBev’s new brewery in North India to have a capacity of around 3-4 million cases per annum

Beer major Anheuser-Busch InBev is planning to set up a greenfield facility in North India and is also working on making its brands available in more states, including Maharastra, by June next year, the Hindus Business Line reported on December, 25.

“The new unit (for producing beer) will either come up in Haryana or Rajasthan, with an investment of around Rs 70-80 crore excluding land costs,” InBev India International Chief Executive Officer, Mr Raja Mukherji, said.

Currently, InBev's products are available in Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and by the second quarter of 2009, it will be available in more states, including Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

According to Mr Mukherji, the company is looking at setting up the greenfield brewery in North India with a capacity of around 3-4 million cases per annum. AB InBev is in the process of finalising long-term contracts with breweries to manufacture its brands in different States.

InBev markets locally brewed ‘Tennet's’ brand beer and is soon going to start producing another brand ‘Becks’ in the country from its international portfolio.

“We have recently started producing our brand 'Tennet's' (in a contract manufacturing agreement with local beer producers) in Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka, we will also introduce locally ...More Info


Singapore & Thailand: Asia Pacific Breweries buys additional shares in Thai Asia Pacific Brewery, TAP Trading

Asia Pacific Breweries Limited (APB) announced on December, 26 that the APB group has increased its stake in Thai Asia Pacific Brewery Co., Ltd and TAP Trading Co., Ltd from 35% to 36.84% through the purchase of shares representing 1.84% of the share capital of each of the companies (Sale Shares) for an aggregate consideration of Baht 50.17 million, or S$2.1 million paid in cash.

The company said that the purchase is not expected to have a material effect on the net tangible assets per share or earnings per share of APB for the current financial year. The said consideration was arrived at on a willing buyer and seller basis taking into account the 30 September 2008 aggregate book value of S$2.459 million of the Sale Shares.

The purchase will be funded from internal funds resources, APB posted.

None of the directors or substantial shareholders of APB has any interest, direct or indirect in the acquisition transaction.


Ukraine: Excise duty on beer to increase to 0.34 UAH/litre as from July 2009

Ukraine’s parliament has decided to increase the excise tax on beer from the current 0.31 UAH/litre to 0.34 UAH/litre as from July, 1, 2009, finance.ua reported on December, 26.

Initially, it was planned to raise the excise on beer as from the beginning of the next year to 0.39 UAH/litre, and as from July – to 0.49 UAH/litre.

The amendments were adopted when the document was prepared for the second reading.


World: Anheuser-Busch InBev discloses notification of significant shareholders

Anheuser-Busch InBev disclosed on December, 23 the notification of significant shareholdings that it has received according to the Belgian Law of 2 May 2007 on the disclosure of significant shareholdings in listed companies.

EPS had 22,956,704 voting rights before the transaction. After the transaction, its linked to shares voting rights amounted to 116,160,336 (7.25 %).

BRC’s before-transaction rights were 2,810,200. After the transaction, the company had 7,306,510 (0.46%).

Stichting InBev had 241,712,000 voting rights before the transaction. After the transaction, its linked to shares voting rights amounted to 736,902,400 (45.99 %).

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s voting rights remained at the before-transaction level of 11,815,726 (0.74%).

Brandbrew’s voting rights also did not change after the transaction: 8,747,277 (0.55%).

Rayvax Société d'Investissements had 10 voting rights before the transaction. After the transaction, its linked to shares voting rights amounted to 13,734,410 (0.86%).

Sébastien Holding had 10 voting rights before the transaction. After the transaction, its linked to shares voting rights amounted to 484,794 (0.03%).

Fonds InBev Baillet-Latour had 92,135 voting rights before the transaction. After the transaction, its linked to shares voting rights amounted to 5,485,415 (0.34%).

Fonds Président Verhelst had 0 voting rights before the transaction. After the transaction, its linked to shares voting rights amounted to 7,147,665 (0.45%).

Total voting rights linked ...More Info


United States: Expert predicts stable beer pricing environment for the US

Brewers’ efforts to get drinkers to pay more for beer seem to be working, even in an economic downturn, St. Louis Today communicated on December, 23.

In a note to investors, Mark Swartzberg of Stifel Nicolaus pointed out that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said November’s “consumer price index” for beer (a measure of price increases, otherwise known as inflation) was up 4.3 percent so far this year.

“We take this as another proof point that recent price increases are sticking,” Swartzberg said.

He predicted a “stable” pricing environment, without brewers slashing prices and destroying profits in a race for market share.

“We say this because of the relative stability of the category in recessions and the recent formation of MillerCoors, effectively creating an industry duopoly,” the expert noted.


Malt News

Russia: Domestically produced malt now covers 80% of the needs of Russian brewers

After the Russian Ministry of Agriculture approved the industry task program Malting Barley and Malt in February 2002, the situation has drastically changed, Pivnoe-delo communicated on December, 23.

Today it is possible to agree that Russia’s malting industry is one of the most modern in Europe, the same source said. The domestically produced malt covers 80% of the needs of the Russian brewers. Ten malt houses constructed since 2002 have a total annual production capacity of more than 1 mln tones. The nation’s malting companies purchase more than 1.5 mln tonnes of malting barley in the country, which exceeds more than three times the level of 2001.

As a result of a recently held meeting, Russia’s State Duma Committee acknowledged the necessity of working out and adopting national standards for malting barley and malt. Besides, the Malting Barley and Malt program was suggested for inclusion in the State Program for the Agriculture Industry Development and Agriculture, Raw Materials and Food Market Regulations in 2008 - 2012.


Barley News

Ukraine: Feed barley traded at stable prices

Purchasing prices for feed barley in Ukraine’s ports remain stable, APK-Inform reported on December, 25.

According to industry sources, barley is traded at UAH780-830 per tonne on average. The maximum price does not exceed UAH840 per tonne.

Exporters do not expect significant price fluctuations in the given segment (on conditions that the hryvna’s exchange rate remains relatively stable).


Russia: Barley exports total 1.371 mln tonnes between July, 1 and December, 17

Russia exported 1.371 million metric tons of barley between July 1, the beginning of the current marketing year and Dec. 17, the agriculture ministry said on December, 25.

Between Dec. 1 and Dec. 17 barley exports totalled 301,000 tons.

Scientific Digest

Multivariate Analyses of Beer Foam Stand

James J. Hackbarth

Abstract:
J. Inst. Brew. 112(1), 17–24, 2006
Beer Foam collapse is often described as following an EDL ‘Exponential Decay Law’. Parameters are presented in which this is validated at two pouring temperatures, correcting for en-trained beer before tracking dry foam decline over time. The “mean life” time Tau for foam stand on six beer brands was calculated and compared, and the effect of various abuse/control treatments examined. Principal Component Analysis was then applied to correlate measurements of physical parameters with foam Tau. Key words: Exponential decay, foam collapse, foam measure-ment. Load full article, 8 pages, 3219 Kb, PDF file

Barley Prices

French Malting Barley Prices. Nominal prices
EURO = USD 1.4016 December 26, 2008 
 Crop year   2008   2009 
 Parity   FOB Creil   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2008   July 2009 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  123.00  172.50  140.00  196.50 
2RS  Prestige  122.00  171.00  139.00  195.00 
2RS  Cellar  121.00  169.50  138.00  193.50 
2RS  Sebastien  120.00  168.50  137.00  192.50 
2RS  Tipple  120.00  168.50  137.00  192.50 
2RS  Henley  120.00  168.50  137.00  192.50 
6RW  Esterel   115.00  161.50  128.00  179.50 

French Feed Barley Prices. Nominal prices
EURO = USD 1.4016 December 26, 2008
Crop year 2008
Parity FOB Creil
Position July 2008
Type EURO USD
Feed Barley 98.00 137.36


Theoretical Malt Prices

EURO = USD 1.4016 December 26, 2008 
Crop year  2008 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Dec 2008 - Sept 2009 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO USD EURO  USD EURO USD  EURO  USD
2RS  Scarlett  345.50  484.50  377.00  528.00  369.00  517.50  383.50  537.50 
2RS  Prestige  344.50  482.50  375.50  526.50  368.00  515.50  382.00  535.50 
2RS  Cellar  343.50  481.00  374.50  524.50  366.50  514.00  381.00  534.00 
2RS  Sebastien  342.00  479.50  373.00  523.00  365.50  512.50  379.50  532.00 
2RS  Tipple  342.00  479.50  373.00  523.00  365.50  512.50  379.50  532.00 
2RS  Henley  342.00  479.50  373.00  523.00  365.50  512.50  379.50  532.00 
2RS   Average price  343.50  481.00  374.50  524.50  366.50  514.00  381.00  534.00 
6RW  Esterel   335.00  470.50  367.00  514.50  359.50  503.50  373.50  523.50 
Asia Malt 70/30  341.00  478.00  372.50  521.50  364.50  511.00  378.50  530.50 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  339.50  476.00  370.50  519.50  363.00  508.50  377.50  528.50 


EURO = USD 1.4016 December 26, 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  358.50  502.00  389.50  546.00  381.50  535.00  396.00  555.00 
2RS  Prestige  357.00  500.50  388.50  544.00  380.50  533.50  394.50  553.50 
2RS  Cellar  356.00  498.50  387.00  542.50  379.50  531.50  393.50  551.50 
2RS  Sebastien  354.50  497.00  385.50  540.50  378.00  530.00  392.50  550.00 
2RS  Tipple  354.50  497.00  385.50  540.50  378.00  530.00  392.50  550.00 
2RS  Henley  354.50  497.00  385.50  540.50  378.00  530.00  392.50  550.00 
2RS   Average price  356.00  498.50  387.00  542.50  379.50  531.50  393.50  551.50 
6RW  Esterel   342.50  481.50  374.50  525.00  367.00  514.50  381.50  534.50 
Asia Malt 70/30  352.00  493.50  383.50  537.00  375.50  526.50  390.00  546.50 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  349.50  490.00  381.00  533.50  373.00  523.00  387.50  543.00 

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

Table of the Week

Canada: Barley Supply and Disposition as of December 12, 2008
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009f
Seeded area, '000 ha 3,690 4,397 3,787
Harvested area, '000 ha 3,223 3,998 3,502
Yield, tonne/ha 2.97 2.75 3.36
Production, '000 metric tonnes 9,573 10,984 11,781
Imports, '000 metric tonnes 44 58 35
Total Supply, '000 metric tonnes 12,905 12,534 13,389
Exports, '000 metric tonnes 2,008 3,911 2,300
Food & Industrial Use, '000 metric tonnes 183 156 190
Feed, Waste, Dockage, '000 metric tonnes 8,825 6,564 8,399
Total Domestic Use, '000 metric tonnes 9,406 7,050 8,889
Carry-out Stocks, '000 metric tonnes 1,492 1,573 2,200
Average Price, CA$/tonne 165 214 170-200

f: forecast, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, December 12, 2008
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December 25
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1954 WSFA TV channel 12 in Montgomery AL (NBC) begins broadcasting
1959 Sony brings transistor TV 8-301 to the market

December 26
1991 The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index closes above 400 for the first time, finishing the day at 404.84.
1854 Wood-pulp paper 1st exhibited
1878 1st US store to install electric lights, Philadelphia
1950 Gillette & Mutual buy All Star & World Series rights ($6 million for 6 years)
1975 1st supersonic transport service (Tupolev-144)

December 27
1825 1st public railroad using steam locomotive completed in England
1928 Portfolio manager Walter Morgan founds the nation’s first “balanced” mutual fund, the Industrial and Power Securities Co., which invests in both stocks and bonds.
1945 International Monetary Fund established - World Bank founded

December 28
1895 Auguste and Louis Lumiere are born (1st commercial cinema)
1869 William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon OH, patents chewing gum
1967 After 175 years, the New York Stock Exchange finally admits its first woman member, Muriel Siebert of Muriel Siebert & Co.

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