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Crop 2007
2rs Barley €280.0-282.0 0.36%
6rw Barley €244.0-246.0 0.41%
2rs Malt €500.5-502.5 0.30%
6rw Malt €455.0-457.0 0.22%

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Top Industry News
Hong Kong: China Resources Snow Breweries announces four acquisitions in Liaoning, Anhui and Hunan... Click here

Australia: Foster's is going to register a 15% increase in H2 profit boosted by strong beer sales... Click here

Philippines: San Miguel to expand in Cambodia and Vietnam... Click here

Czech Republic: Almost 10 million hectolitres of beer was produced in the first six months of this year, more than ever before... Click here

World: Chinese beer consumption doubled over the past decade... Click here

The Netherlands: Budget plans wine and beer tax hike... Click here

Belarus: Over $125m needed to reequip Belarusian brewing industry... Click here

Canada: Barley crop 2007 is about 24% higher than last year... Click here

Australia: Record-busting prices for wheat and barley this year as problems plague harvests around the world... Click here

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USA: Bankrupt Pittsburgh Brewing Co. may be sold next week ... More Info

India & UK: Cobra set to pick up 76% in Regal Breweries, the first equity investment of Cobra Beer in India ... More Info

Ghana: Accra Brewery sees growth in production and profit ... More Info

Romania: “Brewers of Romania” joins The “Brewers of Europe” family ... More Info

UK: Dresdner Kleinwort Wasser maintains Scottish & Newcastle "buy" ... More Info

Kenya: Shortage of Kenya Breweries beer hits Nyeri ... More Info

New Zealand: New Zealand’s hops used in low-malt Japanese 'beer' ... More Info

Russia: Nakhodka County restricts beer in public ... More Info

Finland: Sinebrychoff Light Beer makes a comeback ... More Info

India: UB plans to introduce Whyte & Mackay brands by Diwali ... More Info


Brewery News

0 Hong Kong: China Resources Snow Breweries announces four acquisitions in Liaoning, Anhui and Hunan

China Resources Snow Breweries Limited (or “CR Snow”), a subsidiary of China Resources Enterprise, Limited (or “The Company”) and a joint venture with SABMiller plc, announced on August 24th that it has agreed to acquire two breweries in Liaoning Province and one brewery in each of Anhui and Hunan Provinces in four separate transactions. The total investment cost for the four acquisitions is RMB596 million, which includes a cash consideration of RMB431 million.

CR Snow has agreed to acquire an 80% equity interest in (“Liaoning Yalujiang Brewery Company Limited” or “Yalujiang Brewery”) and the brewing assets in (“Huludao Juhua Brewery Company Limited” or “Juhua Brewery”) through the formation of a joint venture in which it will own an 85% equity interest. It has further agreed to acquire the brewing assets in (“Anhui Wanpi Brewery Company Limited” or “Wanpi Brewery”) and a 100% equity interest in (“Hunan Xinghua Brewery Company Limited” or “Xinghua Brewery”). All the four breweries will undergo technology upgrade to their existing facilities in order to align with the production requirements for “SNOW”.

In 2006, Yalujiang Brewery sold approximately 100,000 kiloliters of beer with a production capacity of 143,000 kiloliters, while Juhua Brewery sold around 58,000 kiloliters with a ... More Info

2 Australia: Foster's is going to register a 15% increase in H2 profit boosted by strong beer sales

Australia's biggest alcoholic drinks company, Foster's Group Ltd, is set to report a 15 percent rise in second-half profit, boosted by strong beer sales, ... More Info

2 Philippines: San Miguel to expand in Cambodia and Vietnam

Southeast Asia's largest food and drinks group, San Miguel Corp., announced on August 23rd it was looking to expand beer distribution in Vietnam and ... More Info

2 Czech Republic: Almost 10 million hectolitres of beer was produced in the first six months of this year, more than ever before

The Czech Beer and Malt Association announced on Friday, August 24th that almost 10 million hectolitres of beer was produced in the Czech Republic ... More Info

0 World: Chinese beer consumption doubled over the past decade

Chinese beer consumption has doubled over the past decade, as the rising economic power toasts its new wealth with cold suds, a Japanese survey said Friday, August 24th, according to AFP.

In 2006 alone, Chinese firms produced 35 million kiloliters (9.2 billion gallons), up 14.7 percent from the previous year and accounting for some one fifth of global beer production, according to Japanese brewer Kirin Holdings.

The amount reflected a 109-percent increase over the past 10 years, while global beer production rose 33.6 percent to 170 million kiloliters in the same period, said a Kirin study.

"Since overtaking the United States as the top beer producer in 2002, China has maintained its position and showed double-digit growth in 2006," the study said. "In addition to the improving quality of life in China, resulting from the strong eonomy, the culture of beer drinking has spread from the coastal areas to inner regions," the study said.

While much of the world is alarmed by global warming, Kirin suggested that climate change may be helping global beer consumption.

"The general recovery of the global economy as well as increasing temperatures are believed to be the main drivers of the increasing production," it said.

Beer consumption rose particularly in nations ... More Info

0 The Netherlands: Budget plans wine and beer tax hike

Taxes on wine and beer will go up to €0.49 and €0.11 per bottle respectively next year according to proposals leaked from the government’s budget plans, reports the Volkskrant on August 24th.

The increase is part of efforts by the ChristenUnie family affairs minister André Rouvoet to reduce teenage drinking. The tax on wine will go up by €0.05 and beer by €0.02, the paper says.

2 Belarus: Over $125m needed to reequip Belarusian brewing industry

More than $125 million is needed to retool the Belarusian brewing industry, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said at government session dedicated to the brewing ... More Info

Barley News

2 Canada: Barley crop 2007 is about 24% higher than last year

Stats Canada released their updated crop production report today, showing Canadian barley production estimate as of July 31 at 11.848 MT, up nearly 24% ... More Info

2 Australia: Record-busting prices for wheat and barley this year as problems plague harvests around the world

Wheat exporter AWB this week raised its estimated pool return for the crop now in the ground to an unprecedented $300 a tonne, attributing ... More Info


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August 2007:
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