E-Malt.com News article: World: The latest Beer and Malt sales statistics

Experts released July 03 beer sales statistics across the world:

2005: Belgium 17.2 million hl (unchanged from 2004), Poland 31.365 million hl (31.850), Finland 4.3 million hl (unchanged), Baltic States 5.8 million hl (5.63).

2006: Germany Jan-May 41.2 million hl (+ 0.4 %), of which May alone 10.8 million hl (+ 8.0 %), France Jan-May 6.462 million hl (6.702), Bulgaria Jan-May 1.65 million hl (+ 16.6 %), Romania Jan-March 1.85 million hl (+ 16 %). USA Jan-May 74.55 million barrels (+2.4%).

Malt: Poland imported 180,000 tons in 2005, 55,000 tons in Jan-April 2006.



21 July, 2006