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Malting barley prices
Barley price evolution
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Average market prices Change trend

22 Dec - 23 Dec 2005
Crop 2005
2rs Barley €115.50-117.50
6rw Barley €103.00-105.00
2rs Malt €242.50-244.50
6rw Malt €226.50-228.50
Crop 2006
2rs Barley €118.50-120.50
6rw Barley €106.00-108.00
2rs Malt €245.00-247.00
6rw Malt €229.00-230.00

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 market prices are estimated on FOB Antwerp basis.
The changes are compared to last Newsletter's prices.
Arrows indicate the direction of the change.


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Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 23-December-2005

1 EUR = 1.1863 USD
1 EUR = 0.6772 GBP
1 EUR = 1.3903 CAD
1 EUR = 1.6162 AUD
1 EUR = 139.014 JPY
1 EUR = 2.7605 BRL
1 EUR = 34.1679 RUB
1 EUR = 9.5837 CNY
Base Currency: US Dollar
on 23-December-2005

1 USD = 0.8431 EUR
1 USD = 0.5708 GBP
1 USD = 1.1719 CAD
1 USD = 1.3622 AUD
1 USD = 117.167 JPY
1 USD = 2.327 BRL
1 USD = 28.8019 RUB
1 USD = 8.0786 CNY

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Equities of the Largest Breweries

Top Industry News
Russia: In January-November 2005 Russian beer production increased by 6.1%... Click here

Thailand: Thai Beverage, Chang brewer, is sure of eventual listing... Click here

Cuba: Cubanian Tinima brewery to triple beer production in 2006... Click here

USA: The US off-Premises Beer Market Grew by 39% from 2000 to 2005 and is Now Worth $8.5 Billion... Click here

Bulgaria: A new general manager has been appointed at Zagorka brewery... Click here

Ukraine: Most of winter barley crop in good and fair condition... Click here

USA: Demand move up the malting barley market... Click here

China: Chinese hops supplier paves way for asset reorganization... Click here

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Czech Republic: Plzensky prazdroj brewery not to raise beer prices in the new year ... More Info

USA: Malting barley prices in North Dakota could improve ... More Info

Mexico: Home brew concentrate producing a Mexican style beer released by Coopers ... More Info

Europe: CSFB on European Brewers ... More Info

India: United Breweries assigns Kingfisher Brand to local pub ... More Info

Russia: BBH and Heineken cut on distributors ... More Info

Turkey: Fitch Ratings has upgraded Anadolu Efes’ ratings ... More Info

Austria: Brau Union has appointed a new CFO ... More Info

Russia: Heineken has launched a different version of its Amstel brand for the Russian market ... More Info

Australia: South Australia grain grower makes circulating petition to support competition ... More Info

USA: Heineken Premium Light Goes to Berlin Cameron ... More Info

USA: FDA approves barley health claim ... More Info

UK: National Winter Ales Festival ready to welcome thousands ... More Info

Canada: Lakeport Brewing donates $100,000 for Christmas to Salvation Army & Hamilton Food Share ... More Info


Brewery News

2 Russia: In January-November 2005 Russian beer production increased by 6.1%

For the first eleven months of 2005 Russian brewers produced about 82.26 million hl of beer, Russian Beer Union communicated on December 22. It ...
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2 Thailand: Thai Beverage, Chang brewer, is sure of eventual listing

Thai Beverage Plc (ThaiBev), the brewer of Chang Beer, will continue its attempt to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand and has brushed ...
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2 Cuba: Cubanian Tinima brewery to triple beer production in 2006

According to plans the Cubanian Tinima brewery in Camaguey, will triple its production in 2006 of a total of nine millions of boxes of ...
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2 USA: The US off-Premises Beer Market Grew by 39% from 2000 to 2005 and is Now Worth $8.5 Billion

Research and Markets research and markets has announced on December 22 that the addition of Imported Beer in the United States ...
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2 Bulgaria: A new general manager has been appointed at Zagorka brewery

Bulgarian brewery, Zagorka A.D., announced on December 21 the appointment of a new general manager. Jan Derck van Karnebeek take up the new position ...
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Barley News

0 Ukraine: Most of winter barley crop in good and fair condition

Up to the moment winter barley crops in Ukraine have not shot out on 4.8 percent of the planted area (25,000 hectares); 36 percent of the crops (189,200 hectares) is in weak condition, Agrarian Policy Ministry's press-service reported with reference to the monitoring results of December 15, according to AgriMarket.Info’s statement from December 22.

Twenty three percent of the plantings is in good condition (120,700 hectares) and about 36 percent (189,000 hectares) - in fair one.

According to State Statistics Committee, the winter barley area in Ukraine for the 2006 crop has totalled 538,700 hectares (last year - 477,600 hectares).


2 USA: Demand move up the malting barley market

Some of the new markets for the region's malting barley and indications from the maltsters for higher contract prices in 2006 have nudged malting ...
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Hops News

2 China: Chinese hops supplier paves way for asset reorganization

Xinjiang Hops Co. Ltd., one of China's biggest hops and barley suppliers, has reached a compromise on debts with its 13 creditors in Urumqi, ...
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Theoretical malt prices.
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

Theoretical malt prices for crop 2006 are available on site www.e-malt.com/MarketPrices

Table of the week
Canada: Barley Supply and Demand 2003-2006

Malt and Barley Price Evolution



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