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Australia: Australia has the potential for record barley, canola crops this year
Australia has the potential to harvest record barley and canola crops after a stellar growing season across southern Australia, where headers are starting to roll, Grain Central reported on October . . .
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20 October, 2026
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Chile: Barriers still blocking beer sales in Chile’s bars despite antitrust settlement – AB InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev says barriers still limit its ability to sell beer in Chile’s bars, restaurants and pubs, more than two years after a court-approved competition agreement was meant to open . . .
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20 October, 2026
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UK: Whisky exports rise in first half of 2026
British whisky exports rose in the first half of 2026, but the recovery in overseas shipments has not yet eased the pressure on distillers and their suppliers, who are still . . .
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20 October, 2026
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UK: Adnams studying outsourcing of beer production and packaging
Adnams is studying whether to move the brewing and packaging of its bottled and canned beers to an outside supplier as the Suffolk brewer tries to lower a logistics bill . . .
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20 October, 2026
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Canada: Canadian malting barley in short supply in 2026-27
Peter Watts, the managing director of the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC). has a message for international maltsters, The Western Producer reported on October 20.
“There’s going to be a . . .
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20 October, 2026
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Italy: Craft beer accounts for 4.2% of Italy’s total beer output in 2025
Italy’s craft beer sector produced about 720,000 hectoliters in 2025, equal to 4.2% of the country’s total beer output, according to a new industry estimate released by Unionbirrai, the Milan-based . . .
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20 October, 2026
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UK: Barley acreage falls 12% after Scotch distillers pare back production
Barley farmers in Britain and the Scotch whisky industry are being squeezed from both sides after a hot, dry summer cut crop yields while distillers kept production below normal levels . . .
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20 October, 2026
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India: Tax officials probing Pernod, Diageo Scotch imports under India-UK trade pact
Indian tax officials are investigating whether liquor giants Pernod Ricard and Diageo wrongly classified some bulk Scotch imports, allowing them to pay lower tariffs introduced under the recently agreed India-UK . . .
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20 October, 2026
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USA: Idaho hops industry stabilizes after challenging 2026 growing season
Idaho remains one of the country's leading hop-producing states, ranking behind Washington in acreage. But as demand for hops has shifted in recent years, Idaho and Oregon have traded places . . .
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16 October, 2026
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