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Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro on October 13, 2017 |
Base Currency: US Dollar on October 13, 2017 |
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1 EUR = 1.1856 USD
1 EUR = 0.9024 GBP
1 EUR = 1.4785 CAD
1 EUR = 1.5175 AUD
1 EUR = 133.1200 JPY
1 EUR = 3.7654 BRL
1 EUR = 68.4455 RUB
1 EUR = 7.8111 CNY
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1 USD = 0.8437 EUR
1 USD = 0.7558 GBP
1 USD = 1.2462 CAD
1 USD = 1.2787 AUD
1 USD = 112.3100 JPY
1 USD = 3.1693 BRL
1 USD = 57.6869 RUB
1 USD = 6.5883 CNY
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Currency Rates Chart

Equities of the Largest Breweries
Average Market Prices Change Trend
October 13, 2017 |
French Barley/Malt Crop 2017 Bulk |
EUR/T |
% |
2RS Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
192.50-194.50 | 0.51% |
6RW Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
160.00-162.00 | 0.62% |
2RS Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
391.00-393.00 | 0.31% |
6RW Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
351.00-353.00 | 0.35% |
Feed Barley (FOB Creil) |
148.00-150.00 | 1.32% |
French Barley/Malt Crop 2018 Bulk |
EUR/T |
% |
2RS Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
192.50-194.50 | 0.51% |
6RW Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
161.00-163.00 |  |
2RS Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
390.00-392.00 | 0.31% |
6RW Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
351.00-353.00 |  |
Feed Barley (FOB Creil) |
nq | |
German Malting Barley Crop 2017 Bulk Ex Farm |
EUR/T |
% |
Average Malting Barley Price |
187.00-189.00 | 0.66% |
Danish Malting Barley Crop 2017 Free on truck Ex Farm |
DKK/T |
% |
Malting Barley (East) |
1,284.00-1,286.00 |  |
Malting Barley (West) |
1,284.00-1,286.00 |  |
Danish Malting Barley Crop 2018 Free on truck Ex Farm |
DKK/T |
% |
Malting Barley (East) |
1,244.00-1,246.00 | 1.58% |
Malting Barley (West) |
1,244.00-1,246.00 | 1.58% |
Canadian Barley/Malt Crop 2017 |
CAD/T |
% |
2-Row Malting Barley, bulk, truck/railcar, Winnipeg |
294.00-296.00 |
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2-Row Malting Barley, bulk in store, Vancouver |
313.00-315.00 |
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6-Row Malting Barley, bulk, truck/railcar, Winnipeg |
nq |
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2-Row Malt, bulk, truck/railcar, Winnipeg |
561.00-563.00 |
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2-Row Malt, bulk in store, Vancouver |
587.00-589.00 |
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6-Row Malt, bulk, truck/railcar, Winnipeg |
nq |
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Feed Barley, basis Lethbridge |
207.00-209.00 |
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Feed Barley, basis Winnipeg |
207.00-209.00 |
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Feed Barley, bulk in store, Vancouver |
270.00-272.00 |
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US Barley Crop 2017 |
USD/T |
% |
2-Row Malting Barley, bulk, railcar Great Falls, Montana |
159.00-161.00 |
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6-Row Malting Barley, bulk, railcar Minneapolis, Minnesota |
218.00-220.00 |
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Feed Barley, basis Great Falls, Montana |
109.00-111.00 |
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Feed Barley, basis Minneapolis, Minnesota |
95.00-97.00 |
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No change;
Price increase;
Price decrease versus last publication.
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Japan & China: Asahi confirms intention to sell all or part of its 19.99% stake in Tsingtao Brewery
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Vietnam: Sabeco divestment plan submission deadline set on October 20
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Argentina: Leading brewer Quilmes expects sales to grow 8% this year
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Zimbabwe & Zambia: Delta Corp to buy controlling stake in AB InBev’s National Breweries
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World: Barley trade forecast unchanged at 25.21 mln tonnes this month
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EU: Winter and spring barley plantings expected to gain ground next year
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Canada: Barley markets described as ‘fairly snug’ due to tight supply
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Myanmar: ThaiBev buys combined 75% stake in two Myanmar distilleries
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Zimbabwe: Delta Corporation’s lager volumes continue to show recovery
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Australia: Coca-Cola Amatil buys craft brewer Feral Brewing Company in Perth
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Taiwan: Taiwan’s Golden Age of craft brewing has just begun
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Graph of the week
Source: Deutscher Maelzerbund e. V.
Table of the week
EU Malt Exports
Prices Evolution
Barley Prices
Theoretical Malt Prices

Scientific Digest
LATER HARVEST - MORE GRAPEFRUIT
ABSTRACT
This is one of the outcomes of this Japanese research
team looking into the influence of harvest date of hops.
Specifically they looked into the varieties Cascade, Furano
Beauty and Furano Magical; the latter two are Japanese
bred varieties from Sapporo. Harvesting these varieties in a
time window from 45 to 85 days after flowering, they found
that the alpha content is realtively stable as is the content
of 4MMP (black currant to catty), but the level of 3M4MP
(3-mercapto-4 methylpentan-1-ol) that gives a grapefruit
flavour rises significantly with a later harvest date. Also,
the oil content in general increases with a later harvest. For
Furano Beauty, later harvest leads to a more fruity, citrus and
floral aroma in the trial beer where, as in Furano Magical, the
flavour was just a different balance of sensory perceptions.
If this can be confirmed for other varieties, we have a good
indication how to increase grapefruit flavours in beer!
REFERENCES:
Uemoto, M.: Effect of harvest date on thiol content in hop cones, oral presentation
Source: Barth Innovations
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These Days in Business History
12 October
1492 - Columbus arrives in Bahamas (real Columbus Day)
1918 - 1st use of iron lung (at Boston's Children Hospital). The iron lung is called a negative pressure ventilator. It enables a person to breathe when normal muscle control has been lost
1935 - Luciano Pavarotti born in Modena, Italy
13 October
1884 - Greenwich established as universal time meridian of longitude
1971 - Intel Corp. goes public on NASDAQ
1987 - Walter H Brattain, U.S. physicist (transistors, Nobel 1956), dies at 85
14 October
1773 - The first recorded Ministry of Education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
1888 - Louis Le Prince films first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene
15 October
1878 - Edison Electric Light Company incorporated
1908 - John Kenneth Galbraith is born, economist, Affluent Society-58 Hillman Award
1993 - Amstel brewery on Curacao produces 1,000,000,000th bottle
Agenda
October 2017:
05-07: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2017 (Stockholm, Sweden)
11-15: Mondial de la Biere Rio 2017 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
16-17: 104 VLB October Convention 2017 (Berlin, Germany)
23-25: 8th Ibero-American VLB Symposium 2017 in Guatemala (Guatemala City)
26-28: drink technology India 2017 (New Delhi, India)
27-29: Olut Expo 2017 (Helsinki, Finland)
November 2017:
11: International MicroBrew Symposium 2017 (Munich, Germany)
22-23: Craft Beer Italy 2017 (Milan, Italy)
January 2018:
26-28: Finest Spirits 2018 (Munich, Germany)
February 2018:
02-04: Brau Kunst Live 2018 (Munich, Germany)
09-12: HoReCa 2018 (Athens, Greece)
17-20: Beer Attraction 2018 (Rimini, Italy)
20-24: Great British Beer Festival Winter 2018 (Norwich, UK)
27-01 March: Beviale Moscow 2018 (Moscow, Russia)
March 2018:
05-07: 105th Brewing and Engineering Conference (Munich, Germany)
06-08: Expo Antad & Alimentaria Mexico 2018 (Mexico City, Mexico)
07-10: Festival Brasileiro de Cerveja 2018 (Blumenau, Brazil)
08-10: Alltech Craft Brews & Food Fair 2018 (Dublin, Ireland)
14-15: BeerX 2018 (Sheffield, UK)
19-22: IBD Asia Pacific Convention 2018 (Wellington, New Zealand)
April 2018:
08-12: International Malting and Brewing Symposium "13th Trends in Brewing" (Ghent, Belgium)
13-14: Helsinki Beer Festival 2018 (Helsinki, Finland)
28-29: Zythos Beer Festival 2018 (Leuven, Belgium)
30-03 May: Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America 2018 (Nashville, USA)
May 2018:
22-24: Beer 2018 (Sochi, Russia)
June 2018:
06-09: Mondial de la Biere 2018 (Montreal, Canada)
29-01 July: Mondial de la Biere 2018 (Paris, France)
August 2018:
03-05: The 22nd International Berlin Beer Festival (Berlin, Germany)
08-11: Vietfood & Beverage 2018 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
10-11: Beervana 2018 (Wellington, New Zealand)
12-15: ASBC Congress 2018 (San Diego, USA)
September 2018:
04-06: food & drink technology Africa (fdt Africa) (Johannesburg, South Africa)
12-14: 6th International Symposium for Young Scientists and Technologists in Malting, Brewing and Distilling (Bittburg/Trier, Germany)
October 2018:
23-26: China Brew China Beverage 2018 (Shanghai, China)
24-26: drink technology India 2018 (Mumbai, India)
November 2018:
13-15: Brau Beviale 2018 (Nuremberg, Germany)
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Brewery News
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Japan & China: Asahi confirms intention to sell all or part of its 19.99% stake in Tsingtao Brewery
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Japan's Asahi Group Holdings said on October 12 it is considering selling all or part of its 19.99 percent stake in Tsingtao Brewery Co
...More info on site
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Vietnam: Sabeco divestment plan submission deadline set on October 20
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Vietnam’s trade ministry, which controls Sabeco, has just over a week to submit a divestment plan for the country’s biggest brewer, a government report
...More info on site
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Argentina: Leading brewer Quilmes expects sales to grow 8% this year
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Argentina's largest brewery Quilmes, owned by Anheuser Busch Inbev NV, expects sales to grow 8 percent this year after falling in 2016 amid a
...More info on site
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Zimbabwe & Zambia: Delta Corp to buy controlling stake in AB InBev’s National Breweries
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Delta Corp Ltd., Zimbabwe’s biggest company by market value, agreed to buy a controlling stake in a Zambian sorghum-beer maker in the brewer’s first foray outside its home market, Bloomberg reported on October 13.
The purchase of National Breweries Plc will increase the Harare-based company’s exposure to the plant-based alcoholic drink, Delta said in a statement on October 13. The shares will be bought from Heinrich’s Syndicate Ltd., which is also a unit of the world’s largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV.
“This investment opportunity fits well with the company’s multi-beverage strategy,” Delta said, without putting a value on the transaction.
The expansion into neighbouring Zambia will help Delta battle weak economic growth and a cash crunch in its home market, although on Wednesday the company reported a pickup in lager sales due to improved disposable incomes. The brewer reports official half-year results on Nov 9.
Delta said in a trading statement this week its second-quarter revenue rose 1 percent and for the first half of the year it was up 2 percent.
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Zimbabwe: Delta Corporation’s lager volumes continue to show recovery
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Delta Corporation lager volumes continued to show recovery for the second consecutive quarter spurred largely by improved disposable incomes in the agriculture and small scale mining sectors, The Herald reported on October 12.
In a trading update for the September quarter, Delta said lager beer volumes jumped 11 percent for the quarter and half year to September 2017, driven by value packs and brands benefiting from improved income from mining and agriculture. However, performance in the period under review was characterised by mixed results across segments, impacted by transaction challenges largely dominated by electronic payments in the wake of worsening cash shortages in the country.
“Lager beer volume grew 11 percent above prior year for both the quarter and the six months with a mix in favour of value packs and brands benefiting from improved disposable incomes driven by agriculture and small scale mining,” company secretary Alex Makamure said in the update.
In the first quarter to June 30, lager volumes rose 12 percent. Sparkling beverages volume declined by 1 percent for the quarter and closed flat on prior year for the six months, while Maheu volumes went up 12 percent and 19 percent for the quarter and six months, respectively.
...More info on site
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Australia: Coca-Cola Amatil buys craft brewer Feral Brewing Company in Perth
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Coca-Cola Amatil, chief bottler and distributor of Coca-Cola beverages across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, has just acquired Perth’s Feral Brewing Company, Business Review Australia reported on October 12.
Amatil is no stranger to selling beer, distributing numerous well-known brands including Coors, Samuel Adams and Blue Moon. Operating 34 production facilities in the region, it is a top 50 Australian company and is 29.4%-owned by Coca-Cola itself.
Feral Brewing Company has been in operation since 2002, making it a well-established player in the craft industry. The fee paid by Amatil is yet to be disclosed.
Feral’s Founder Brendan Varis said the decision to sell, while being a difficult one, would allow the business to execute its bold growth ambitions far quicker with the financial and infrastructural backing being offered.
Data from 2016 shows that craft beer is the only continuously growing segment in the Australian beer industry, with overall volumes consumed actually falling. The study carried out by Beer Cartel revealed that Feral was voted the country’s best craft brewer, with pale ale the most consumed craft beer style.
Whether Amatil’s acquisition will shake up company strategy and management is yet to be seen, but quick growth looks to be nailed on given
...More info on site
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Taiwan: Taiwan’s Golden Age of craft brewing has just begun
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Most people in the world probably don't think of Taiwan when it comes to craft brewing or micro-breweries. But those with their ear to the wire will tell you that the craft brewing scene in Taiwan has been steadily gaining steam over the past decade. And if the past few years are any indication, the popularity of high quality, local brews is set for some serious growth, Taiwan News reported on October 13.
The year 2002 was a starting point in Taiwan's foray into the world of small batch micro-brewing. That year Taiwan joined the WTO, and in order to adhere to WTO member policy, it was forced to break up most industry monopolies. The Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Company (TTL), who had been the only government sanctioned alcohol producer on the island with its Taiwan Beer, had to make way for competition.
But even after opening alcohol market in Taiwan the law didn't necessarily reflect the situation in practice. While a business could theoretically start brewing operations, the reality was that the TTL was nearly sealed in from competition, and only the most committed or affluent investors would be able to make a dent in the market.
However, several first generation brewers
...More info on site
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Barley News
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World: Barley trade forecast unchanged at 25.21 mln tonnes this month
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In its October report, USDA left the forecast for world barley trade in 2017/18 unchanged at 25.21 mln tonnes versus 29.765 mln tonnes forecast
...More info on site
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EU: Winter and spring barley plantings expected to gain ground next year
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European Union farmers are expected to sow more wheat and barley for next year's harvest, helping push up the total cereal area, but maize
...More info on site
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Canada: Barley markets described as ‘fairly snug’ due to tight supply
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Feed barley markets in Western Canada continued to show strength last week with spot bids in some southern Alberta locations edging higher than C$205 per tonne, The Western Producer reported on October 13.
Allen Pirness, a feed grain trader with Market Place Commodities in Lethbridge, said barley markets have been tight in recent weeks with reduced acreage, lower-than-expected yields and limited producer sales supporting prices.
In mid-September, spot barley bids in Lethbridge were around C$195 per tonne. However, values have risen steadily over the past three weeks.
Some southern Alberta feedlots are now beginning to import U.S. corn at around C$212 a tonne.
“Barley markets are fairly snug,” Pirness said Oct. 5.
“We’re in a market right now that’s around C$205 in Lethbridge. You might even argue it’s $208 … so we’re kind of bumping right up against corn.
“There doesn’t seem to be any excess of barley this year with lower acreage and lower yields … so we’re starting to see the effects of a smaller barley crop already with the price staying fairly firm.”
In addition, wet and snowy weather in late September and early October in Alberta may have discouraged some barley deliveries, adding further support to already firm prices.
“The weather this week hasn’t
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Whisky News
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Myanmar: ThaiBev buys combined 75% stake in two Myanmar distilleries
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Thai Beverage Public Co has acquired a combined 75% stake in two Myanmar distilleries in a deal worth $742 million, hoping to tap into growth in the country's nascent spirits market, the Bangkok Post reported on October 13.
ThaiBev acquired the 75% stake in Myanmar Supply Chain and Services Go (MSCS) and Myanmar Distillery Co (MDC) from four third-party vendors, including Texas-based private equity firm TPG which sold its 50% stake in MDC, according to their separate announcements.
The deal gives Singapore-listed ThaiBev access to an expanded distribution network in Myanmar, as the food and beverage conglomerate looks to overseas market for growth after a recent sales dip.
ThaiBev sales in the first nine months of its fiscal year, from October 2016 to June 2017, dropped 6% year-on-year to 142 billion baht ($4.3 billion), due to slow economic growth and the observance of a national mourning period.
ThaiBev executives said earlier this month it planned to launch two new spirit products in November and that M&A activities in key markets such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar were needed.
The two Myanmar companies operate two production facilities in Yangon and Mandalay under the spirits brand Grand Royal, the largest whisky player in the country.
TPG, one of
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