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E-Malt.com Newsletter 10a
March 01 - March 03, 2010
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Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 03-March-2010

1 EUR = 1.3554 USD
1 EUR = 0.9073 GBP
1 EUR = 1.4054 CAD
1 EUR = 1.5029 AUD
1 EUR = 120.684 JPY
1 EUR = 2.4366 BRL
1 EUR = 40.5511 RUB
1 EUR = 9.2674 CNY
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1 USD = 1.7977 BRL
1 USD = 29.9186 RUB
1 USD = 6.8375 CNY
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Average Market Prices Change Trend

March 03, 2010

Type Crop 2009 Crop 2010
2rs Barley EUR95.0-99.0 EUR120.0-124.0 0.83%
6rw Barley EUR92.0-96.0 EUR107.0-111.0
2rs Malt EUR276.0-280.0 0.18% EUR303.0-307.0 0.33%
6rw Malt EUR272.0-276.0 0.18% EUR287.0-291.0
Feed Barley EUR87.0-91.0 nq 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

World: January beer sales down in major markets ...Click here
Thailand: ThaiBev’s beer business reports loss for 2009 ...Click here
Ukraine: Carlsberg hopes to raise market share in Ukraine ...Click here
Poland: SABMiller’s subsidiary outstrips its closest rival by more than 10% of the market ...Click here
Russia: Baltika Breweries strengthens its market position despite declining sales ...Click here
Malaysia: Guinness Anchor brewery targeting 60% of Malaysia’s beer market this year ...Click here
World: CWB forecasts a 4% decline for world barley crop in 2010 ...Click here
EU: Steep increase of prices from old to new barley crop shown in all EU markets ...Click here
World: Black Sea nations expected to keep dominating global barley trade in 2010/11 ...Click here
EU: Intervention barley to most likely block new crop procurements - experts ...Click here


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South Africa: SABMiller ready to meet increased demand for beer during World Cup ...More Info
Romania: AB InBev’s former beer unit changes name ...More Info
United Kingdom: New bittering hop variety to be tested by UK brewers ...More Info
Spain: Mahou – San Miguel to distribute Carling beer in Spain ...More Info
Australia: Western Australia’s barley plantings to decline ...More Info
Russia & West Africa: Baltika beer to be available in Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso, Cameroon ...More Info
Malaysia: Carlsberg Malaysia gets new head ...More Info
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Brewery News

World: January beer sales down in major markets

The new year started with very negative beer figures in major markets, as Germany reported a 10% decrease in beer sales, USA – a decline of 8.2%, whereas Russia’s beer sales plummeted by 44.2%, a research note said earlier this week.

Canadean forecasts a 12% drop of Russian beer sales in 2010.

Plato reported an output decline of 0.1% in 2009 worldwide and expects a growth of 3% this year.

More than 50% of the world beer market are held by the four large groups, AB InBev with 350 mln hl, SABMiller with 250 mln hl, Heineken 200 mln hl and Carlsberg 125 mln hl. These brewers reported good financial results for their past financial years, however, coupled with losses of organic beer sales. Also Tsingtao of China and Modelo of Mexico show excellent profits. The latest event in the rapid concentration of the world’s brewing industry had been the acquisition of Femsa, Mexico, by Heineken.


Thailand: ThaiBev’s beer business reports loss for 2009

Thai Beverage Plc (ThaiBev) posted its 2009 financial results on February, 26.

The brewer’s consolidated sales revenue increased by 2.4% to 107.97 bln baht in 2009, though EBITDA decreased to 19.91 bln baht from 20.61 bln baht in 2008. The net profit belonging to the company (less minority interests) grew by 2.2% to 10.57 bln baht.

ThaiBev’s beer sales volume decreased by 26.1% to 571 mln litres. Sales revenue from its beer business declined by 21.5% to 30.2 bln baht and the net loss constituted 1.63 bln baht (versus net profit of 338 mln baht in 2008). EBITDA decreased by 113.8%.

The company’s performance in USA was driven by Chang Beer sales increasing by 40% when compared to 2008 as per its goal, despite the total Import Beer category declining by 9.2%.


Ukraine: Carlsberg hopes to raise market share in Ukraine

Danish brewery group Carlsberg hopes to raise its market share in Ukraine to over 30 percent in 2010 based on positive development in the past year, country manager Peter Chernyshov was quoted as saying by Business.dk on March, 2.

In the past year, the company managed to increase its share in Ukraine, considered to be the second most important market in eastern Europe, to 28.9 percent from 25.5 percent.

Carlsberg is content that it has succeeded to raise prices considerably, Chernyshov, who is chief executive of Carlsberg Ukraine, said.

According to the executive, beer consumption in Ukraine could grow by over 30-40 percent in the next decade.

This year there is uncertainty around beer taxes but in the long term consumption in Ukraine will approach the western European level, Chernyshov added.


Poland: SABMiller’s subsidiary outstrips its closest rival by more than 10% of the market

SABMiller’s Polish subsidiary managed to increase its market share significantly in spite of the industry’s dip in sales, the world’s second-largest brewer communicated on March, 1.

In 2009, Kompania Piwowarska SA reached the sales of 14.6 mln hl on the national market. This result is 3% lower than the one registered in the previous year. Overall, the industry's sales decreased in Poland within that period by 10% and reached circa 32.2 mln hl. The decrease was mainly a result of the increase of excise tax (by 13.6%) introduced in March 2009, which strongly influenced beer price.

Within the 12 months of 2009, KP increased its market share of the Polish beer market and reached the level of 45.3% (from 42.2% in 2008) thus expanding its advantage over their closest competitor by more than 10%.

All the main brands of Kompania Piwowarskaj increased their market share. Tyskie is the best selling Polish beer and it increased its market share to 18%, while the second place in the national market is occupied by Żubr (market share of 14%). Lech is the third best selling beer from the KP portfolio, with a market share of 8%.

Kompania Piwowarska is the biggest brewing enterprise in Poland. ...More Info


Russia: Baltika Breweries strengthens its market position despite declining sales

Baltika Breweries, Russia’s largest beer maker, said in its Q4 2009 report it produced more than one third of the nation’s total beer output last year.

Baltika’s market share increased by 1.8% to reach 40.6% in 2009. It’s domestic beer sales decreased in the full year by 6.4% to 3.96 mln hl. In the last quarter of the year, the company’s domestic beer sales grew by 0.8% to 0.9 mln hl.

Baltika said it strengthened its positions in the premium and super premium segments of the market. According to Business Analytica data, the brewer’s share of the super premium segment grew by 2.5% to 37.3%, whereas its share of the premium segment added 0.7%.


Malaysia: Guinness Anchor brewery targeting 60% of Malaysia’s beer market this year

Guinness Anchor Bhd (GAB) is aiming to achieve 60% share of Malaysia's beer and stout market this year, higher than its 57% share last year, marketing director Mark Jenner was quoted as saying by The Edge on March, 2.

"Since 2002, we have been growing (our) market share for eight years consecutively," he said, adding that the growth was spurred by a potent combination of brands.

GAB's prominent brands include Tiger, Guinness and Heineken. Jenner said among the three brands, Tiger contributed almost half of its sales for the beer and stout category.

"I am convinced that GAB can make Tiger the biggest beer in the country," Jenner said.

He said the Year of the Tiger had a beautiful link with the name of the beer which would encourage greater competitiveness and growth in strength in order to "win".

With the 2010 FIFA World Cup in June and July, Jenner said GAB would carry out a series of promotions to keep the sales momentum going.

Jenner said GAB had a "pretty good number" of sales outlets for its brands with a total of 12,000 coffee shops, restaurants, food courts and pubs on its list. One of the factors contributing to GAB's sales growth was the loyalty ...More Info


Barley News

World: CWB forecasts a 4% decline for world barley crop in 2010

In their annual outlook conference the CWB predicted a world crop of 138 mln tonnes of barley in 2010 vs. 144 mln tonnes last year.

For Canada, the CWB forecasts a crop of 9.2 mln tonnes vs. 9.5 mln tonnes in 2009.

Canada’s malting barley sales to China should increase significantly this year, exceeding last year’s program of just under 400,000 tonnes, according to the CWB’s senior barley marketing manager Bob Cuthbert.

Even with reduced malting barley content in Chinese beer, demand for the ingredient is expected to rise to keep up with increased beer production. This year, two factors are working in Canada’s favour in terms of accessing the Chinese market. First, Chinese production of malting barley was down significantly this year, so brewers require more imported malting barley to keep pace with demand. Second, the poor quality Australian crop has reduced competition from one of the world’s major malting barley exporters, the CWB said.

Cuthbert also noted the price spread between domestic Chinese malting barley and western Canadian malting barley has narrowed, as world malting barley prices have dropped. Even so, price is still the major limiting factor in sales to China.

The USDA published long-term projections till the year 2019/20 with a ...More Info


EU: Steep increase of prices from old to new barley crop shown in all EU markets

Current price levels of two-row spring barley are: France, basis July 2009 resp. 2010, FOB Creil, crop 2009 EUR 97,-, crop 2010 EUR 121,- for shipment Jan-June 2011.

As old crop barley would cost EUR 107,- in July, 2010, there is a grey zone for shipment positions between harvest and December, 2010. There is very little demand for this period, and prices are guesstimated between EUR 110,- and 115,-, industry sources said.

The price difference between delivery positions must become smaller and eventually disappear, experts believe.

Crop 2011 is quoted EUR 20,- above crop 2010, i.e. EUR 140,- to 142,-.

The other markets also show the steep increase of prices from old to new crop (Prices are valid for the given month, not for basis July): Denmark, March Fob seaport, EUR 107, new crop November EUR 121,- Jan-April 127,-. U.K. quotes are almost identical. German barley, delivered maltings, March EUR 118,-, new crop ex harvest 126,- October 138,-.


World: Black Sea nations expected to keep dominating global barley trade in 2010/11

Barley trade in the present crop year is dominated by Russia and the Ukraine, and shipments from Black Sea are anticipated to remain at a level of 8 mln tonnes also in 2010/11, an analysts research note communicated on March, 1.

EU’s surplus is estimated at 16 mln tonnes of barley, including 5 mln tonnes in intervention and 5 mln tonnes minimum end stocks.

Provided good or average crops there will be an enormous pressure on feed barley price levels in the Middle East and North African markets. Present levels are US$ 140,- ask FOB Black Sea and EU ports, but down to 136,- bid.

In last week’s tender Turkey sold 100,000 tons at prices between US$ 145,- and 153,-. Turkish white barley is worth a premium of US$ 10,- in the Saudi Arab market.


EU: Intervention barley to most likely block new crop procurements - experts

Brussels sold 61,000 tons of intervention barley so far against its sales tender of 925,000 tons, industry sources reported at the beginning of this week.

Present gross stocks of 2.5 mln tons and applications of 1.9 mln tons add up to 4.4 mln tons of barley in or almost in intervention to-date.

Exports have picked up a bit, total certificate bookings since July 2009 are 489,000 tons.

Feed barley offers delivered French seaports are EUR 90,- basis July 2009, equal to US$ 140,- FOB, March/April, at today’s dollar exchange (1.36). These prices are far below the EU intervention level, but farmers and coops need to empty their silos ahead of the new crop. Intervention barley may be left in the originators’ silos and would block new crop procurements, experts said.

New crop feed barley is bid EUR 110,-, Sept-Dec, CIF Holland, equal to EUR 92,-, July, FOB Creil.

Scientific Digest


Malt quality and wort filtration: comparison between laboratory and industrial wort filterability

A. DEBOURG, M. FONTEYN, F. HARMEGNIES AND L. VAN NEDERVELDE

ABSTRACT Several conventional malt analyses are done to measure parameters which could influence mash filtration. Nevertheless, they are difficult to integrate in a system allowing predicting processability and brewhouse performances of the malt. In this collaborative study a method developed by Meura for measuring filterability coefficient in a laboratory scale filtration has been tested and results were compared to malt behaviour in industrial mash filter process. Results were correlated to some malt analytical characteristics.
Cerevisia, 34 (3) 2009 http://www.cerevisia.eu

Barley Prices
EURO = USD 1.3554 March 03, 2010  
 Crop year   2009   2010 
 Parity   FOB Creil   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2009   July 2010 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  99.00  134.50  124.00  168.50 
2RS  Prestige  98.00  133.00  123.00  167.00 
2RS  Cellar  97.00  131.50  122.00  165.50 
2RS  Sebastien  96.00  130.50  121.00  164.50 
2RS  Tipple  96.00  130.50  121.00  164.50 
2RS  Henley  96.00  130.50  121.00  164.50 
6RW  Esterel   94.00  127.50  109.00  148.00 

French Feed Barley Prices. Nominal prices
EURO = USD 1.3554 March 03, 2010
Crop year 2009
Parity FOB Creil
Position July 2009
Type EURO USD
Feed Barley 89.00 120.63


Theoretical Malt Prices

  EURO = USD 1.3554 March 03, 2010 
Crop year  2009 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Mar 2010 - Sept 2010 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  280.50  380.00  311.50  422.00  304.00  411.50  318.00  431.00 
2RS  Prestige  279.00  378.00  310.50  420.50  302.50  410.00  317.00  429.50 
2RS  Cellar  278.00  376.50  309.00  419.00  301.50  408.50  315.50  427.50 
2RS  Sebastien  276.50  375.00  308.00  417.00  300.00  406.50  314.50  426.00 
2RS  Tipple  276.50  375.00  308.00  417.00  300.00  406.50  314.50  426.00 
2RS  Henley  276.50  375.00  308.00  417.00  300.00  406.50  314.50  426.00 
2RS   Average price  278.00  376.50  309.00  419.00  301.50  408.50  315.50  427.50 
6RW  Esterel   274.00  371.50  305.50  414.00  297.50  403.50  312.00  422.50 
Asia Malt 70/30  276.50  375.00  308.00  417.50  300.50  407.00  314.50  426.00 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  276.00  374.00  307.00  416.50  299.50  406.00  313.50  425.00 


EURO = USD 1.3554 March 03, 2010 
Crop year  2010 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Oct 2010 - Sept 2011 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  307.50  417.00  338.50  459.00  331.00  448.50  345.50  468.00 
2RS  Prestige  306.50  415.00  337.50  457.50  330.00  447.00  344.00  466.50 
2RS  Cellar  305.00  413.50  336.50  455.50  328.50  445.50  343.00  464.50 
2RS  Sebastien  304.00  412.00  335.00  454.00  327.50  443.50  341.50  463.00 
2RS  Tipple  304.00  412.00  335.00  454.00  327.50  443.50  341.50  463.00 
2RS  Henley  304.00  412.00  335.00  454.00  327.50  443.50  341.50  463.00 
2RS   Average price  305.00  413.50  336.50  455.50  328.50  445.50  343.00  464.50 
6RW  Esterel   289.00  392.00  320.50  434.00  312.50  423.50  327.00  443.00 
Asia Malt 70/30  300.50  407.00  331.50  449.50  324.00  439.00  338.00  458.00 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  297.00  402.50  328.50  445.00  320.50  434.50  335.00  454.00 

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

US Beer Shipments of Largest Brewers and Beer Importers 2008-2009s
in '000 hl 2008 2009 % change
Anheuser-Busch* 125219 122616 -2.08
MillerCoors** 75465 74061 -1.86
Crown Imports*** 13552 12870 -5.03
Heineken USA 10483 10032 -4.30
Pabst 6903 6756 -2.12
Diageo/Guinness USA 3340 3100 -7.18
Boston Beer 2330 2369 1.66
Yuengling 2118 2369 11.82
Labatt USA 1807 1643 -9.06
*US unit of AB InBev; **Joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors;
***Importer of Corona, Corona Light, Modelo Especial, others
Source: Beer Marketer's Insights
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Source: Axereal

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March 1
1867 Howard University chartered, Washington D.C.
1927 Bank of Italy becomes a National Bank
1947 International Monetary Fund begins operation

March 2
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2000 Wall Street creates what may be the most worthless company of all time. 3Com Corp. spins off 23 million shares of Palm, Inc. on NASDAQ at an initial price of $38.
2000 Shares in MicroStrategy Inc., a hot software consulting firm, fall from $246.75 to $86.75 in a single day as chairman Michael Saylor announces that the company will have to slash its reported revenues and earnings for the past two years.

March 3
1885 American Telephone and Telegraph (AT&T) incorporates
1979 Meeting in Geneva, OPEC declares that its members will raise the price of crude oil 9% in a single leap, from $13.34 to $14.55, igniting another round of global inflation.
2000 On the same day, technology stocks set a record for industry representation in the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index, at 34.9%, and Cisco Systems, Inc. becomes the world’s most valuable corporation, with a total market value of $548 billion.
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