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E-Malt.com Flash 06a
February 03 - February 05, 2025
Quote of the Week
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
Vince Lombardi
Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro
on February 05, 2025 |
Base Currency: US Dollar
on February 05, 2025 |
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1 EUR = 1.0342 USD
1 EUR = 0.8313 GBP
1 EUR = 1.4892 CAD
1 EUR = 1.6617 AUD
1 EUR = 160.2210 JPY
1 EUR = 5.9952 BRL
1 EUR = 103.2080 RUB
1 EUR = 7.4335 CNY
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1 USD = 0.9668 EUR
1 USD = 0.8037 GBP
1 USD = 1.4399 CAD
1 USD = 1.6066 AUD
1 USD = 154.9120 JPY
1 USD = 5.7969 BRL
1 USD = 99.7939 RUB
1 USD = 7.1876 CNY
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Currency Rates Chart
Equities of the Largest Breweries
Average Market Prices Change Trend
| February 05, 2025 |
French Barley/Malt
Crop 2024
Bulk |
EUR/T |
% |
| 2RS Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
235.00-237.00 |  0.85% |
| 6RW Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
223.00-225.00 | 2.75% |
Feed Barley (FOB Creil) |
210.00-212.00 | 2.43% |
| 2RS Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
580.50-582.50 | 0.53% |
| 6RW Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
565.50-567.50 | 1.43% |
French Barley/Malt
Crop 2025
Bulk |
EUR/T |
% |
| 2RS Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
251.00-253.00 |  |
| 6RW Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
239.00-241.00 | 1.27% |
Feed Barley (FOB Creil) |
205.00-207.00 | 2.49% |
| 2RS Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
597.50-599.50 | |
| 6RW Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
583.00-585.00 | 0.64% |
German Malting Barley
Crop 2023
Bulk
Ex Farm |
EUR/T |
% |
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These Days in Business History
03 February
1690 - 1st paper money in America issued (colony of Mass)
1815 - World's 1st commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland
1995 - Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle
2015 - For $15 million, the United States purchases the entire territories of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas, along with parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah, from Mexico under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
04 February
1847 - 1st US telegraph company established in Maryland
1874 - Robert Liefmann, German economist is born
1917 - Belgium Council of Flanders established
1957 - 1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY)
2004 - Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg
05 February
1817 - 1st US gas co incorporated, Baltimore (coal gas for street lights)
1850 - Adding machine employing depressible keys patented, New Paltz, NY
1878 - Andre-Gustave Citroen is born, France, auto maker
1997 - The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families
Agenda
February 2025:
06 - 07: Glug Swiss 2025 (Alte Reithalle, Aarau, Switzerland)
07 - 10: HoReCa 2025 (Athens, Greece)
12 - 15: Great British Beer Festival Winter 2025 (Magna Science Adventure Centre, Rotherham, UK)
16 - 18: BBTech Expo 2025 (Rimini, Italy)
21 - 23: Finest Spirits 2025 (Munich, Germany)
24 - 24: Beer Experience 2025 (Antwerp, Belgium)
March 2025:
03 - 07: IBD Asia Pacific Convention 2025 (Hobart, Tasmania)
12 - 15: Festival Brasileiro da Cerveja 2025 (Blumenau, Brazil)
19 - 20: BeerX 2025 (Liverpool, UK)
21 - 23: St Malo Craft Beer Expo 2025 (St Malo, France)
25 - 27: Expo Antad & Alimentaria Mexico 2025 (Expo Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico)
25 - 27: 109th International Brewing & Engineering Congress 2025 (Kulmbach, Germany)
April 2025:
03 - 05: Warsaw Beer Festival 2025 (Warsaw, Poland)
06 - 08: Planete Biere 2025 (Paris, France)
06 - 09: 15th International Trends in Brewing 'Beer & Society' 2025 (Leuven, Belgium)
10 - 12: KIBEX 2025 (Seoul, South Korea)
11 - 12: InnBrew 2025 (Barcelona, Spain)
11 - 13: Barcelona Beer Festival 2025 (Barcelona, Spain)
15 - 17: Craft Beer China 2025 (Shanghai, China)
28 - 01 May: Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America 2025 (Indianapolis, USA)
28 - 30: 27th Annual International Beer Strategies 2025 (Prague, the Czech Republic)
May 2025:
01 - 01: World Beer Cup 2025 (Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA)
06 - 06: The Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards 2025 (Melbourne, Australia)
08 - 11: Wiener Bierfest 2025 (Vienna, Austria)
12 - 13: European Malt Supply Summit 2025 (https://rmi-analytics.com/event/european-regional-summit-paris-2025/)
13 - 15: International Beer Strategies Conference 2025 (Prague, the Czech Republic)
16 - 18: Cerveza Mexico Expo 2025 (Expo Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico)
16 - 17: Copenhagen Beer Festival 2025 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
18 - 20: EBC Symposium 2025 (Budapest, Hungary)
26 - 01 June: Budapest Beer Week 2025 (Budapest, Hungary)
June 2025:
10 - 11: IGC Grains Conference 2025 (116 Pall Mall, London, UK)
13 - 14: Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend 2025 (Tallinn, Estonia)
16 - 18: VLB Africa Brewing Conference 2025 (Maputo, Mosambique)
20 - 22: Mondial de la Biere 2025 (Montreal, Canada)
July 2025:
03 - 04: The CIBD Sustainability in Brewing Conference 2025 (Nottingham, UK)
18 - 19: London Craft Beer Festival 2025 (London, UK)
August 2025:
05 - 09: Great British Beer Festival 2025 (Birmingham, UK)
07 - 09: VIETFOOD & BEVERAGE - PROPACK VIETNAM 2025 (Saigon Exhibitions and Conventions Center, 799 Nguyen Van Linh Street, District 7, HoChiMinh City, Vietnam)
13 - 15: Brewing Summit 2025 (Palm Desert, CA, USA)
22 - 23: Beervana 2025 (Wellington, New Zealand)
September 2025:
04 - 06: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2025 (Stockholm, Sweden)
13 - 14: Bruges Beer Festival 2025 (Bruges, Belgium)
15 - 19: Drinktec 2025 (Munich, Germany)
20 - 05 October: Oktoberfest 2025 (Munich, Germany)
27 - 29: Whisky Live Paris 2025 (Paris, France)
October 2025:
09 - 11: The Great American Beer Festival 2025 (Denver, USA)
16 - 17: Brew Asia 2025 (Bangkok, Thailand)
November 2025:
04 - 06: Brussels Beer Challenge 2025 (Belgium)
10 - 12: 15th Iberoamerican VLB Symposium Brewing & Filling Technology (Parana, Brasil)
13 - 15: Drink Technology India 2025 (Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India)
December 2025:
03 - 05: Drink Japan 2025 (Makuhari Messe, Japan)
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World: Beer industry represented 0.8% of global GDP in 2023, study finds
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The beer industry delivered a remarkable $878 billion to the global GDP in 2023, which represented 0.8% of the global GDP, according to the
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Germany: Beer industry reports significant decrease in sales in 2024
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Germany's beer industry has reported a significant decrease in sales, continuing a long-term trend that reflects changing consumer preferences. Despite the hosting of the
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World: Diageo removes sales forecast blaming Trump tariffs uncertainty
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Drinks giant Diageo DEO failed to provide a future sales forecast on February 4, because of uncertainty around President Trump’s tariffs twists. The news
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UK: UK’s top 25 independent breweries see turnover hit record high of £1.72bn
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Turnover of the UK’s top 25 independent breweries hit a record high of £1.72bn in the last year although there was a higher rate
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Nigeria: Guinness Nigeria’s six-month results showcase impressive resilience and strategic growth
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Guinness Nigeria Plc has announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2024, showcasing impressive resilience and strategic growth in
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Germany: Paulaner to purchase production site from Hatz-Moninger Brauhaus in south-western Germany
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Paulaner Brauerei has struck a deal to purchase a production site from Hatz-Moninger Brauhaus in Germany, the company said on February 3.
The financial terms
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Denmark: Non-alcoholic beer sales up 8.7% in 2024
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Danish breweries sold 8.7% more non-alcoholic beer in 2024, compared to the year before, according to the latest data from Bryggeriforeningen (the Danish Brewers’ Association).
In December 2024, brewers in Denmark sold 27.3% more non-alcoholic beer to retailers than in an average month in 2024, the data showed.
On a month-on-month basis, non-alcoholic beer sales were 38.1% higher in December 2024.
Moreover, breweries sold 30% more non-alcoholic beer to stores in January, as consumers observed Hvid januar (White January).
“The additional sales of Hvid januar – White January – are a clear sign that the breweries are able to deliver an alcohol-free alternative that consumers are happy with,” stated Nick Hækkerup, director of the Danish Brewers’ Association.
Non-alcoholic beer sales have increased every year since 2014.
In 2024, sales increased to just over nine million litres, which is close to a fivefold increase in ten years.
Danish brewers are also offering a wider range of non-alcoholic beers.
In 2024, the members of the Danish Brewers’ Association brewed approximately 78 different non-alcoholic beers, which is ten more than they brewed in the previous year.
The range covered almost the entire spectrum of beer types – from Pilsner and classic to hoppy types, India Pale Ale (IPA), Light Ale, and sour
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Ireland: Diageo to ramp up Guinness production in Ireland
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In response to a significant surge in demand, the production of Guinness beer is set to be ramped up in Ireland. This decision comes after reports of supply shortages in British pubs during the festive season, highlighting the brand's popularity despite a general decline in beer consumption, The Munich Eye reported on February 4.
According to a recent announcement by Diageo, the British beverage company that owns Guinness, the firm has experienced a remarkable 13 percent increase in sales during the second half of 2024. This growing demand prompted some establishments in the UK to ration their Guinness supply as they depleted their reserves to meet customer needs.
Diageo's CEO noted that the company is committed to working continuously to restore stock levels and is implementing rapid production increases. In addition to scaling up production, Diageo is investing EUR200 million in a new brewery located in Kildare, Ireland, further solidifying its commitment to meeting the rising consumer preference for Guinness.
The anticipated production boost aims to alleviate the strain on supplies and ensure that consumers can enjoy their favorite stout without interruption. As the festive period approaches, Diageo is taking proactive measures to ensure that Guinness remains accessible to its loyal customers.
This initiative
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Brazil: Zero-alcohol beer sales increase by 750 mln litres in 2024
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The president of the National Union of the Beer Industry (Sindicerv), which represents 85% of beer producers, confirmed that significant progress was made in the brewing sector in 2024, FreshlyBottled.com reported on January 31.
One of the most notable events was the approval of tax reform regulations.
"The text accepted by deputies and senators will bring to Brazil the best model of progressive taxation of alcoholic beverages, which is based on the alcoholic content," said the Sindicerv president in a statement.
Another major achievement was the significant rise in zero-alcohol beer consumption, which saw a national increase of approximately 750 million litres in 2024.
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South Korea: Online sales ban hurts soju and beer makers in Korea
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Korea's soju and beer companies claim the ban on online liquor sales is hurting their market competitiveness, as imported liquors have grown their pies in the market, The Korea Times reported on February 5.
Supporters of the ban argue that public health and potential ethical issues outweigh market concerns. The government acknowledges that the issue has been debated for years and cannot be resolved quickly.
The liquor companies complain that the ban does not apply to imported liquors like wine, whisky and sake. They are available online once buyers verify they are at least 19, Korea's legal drinking age.
Vendors then place the ordered liquors at designated pickup points — usually alcohol retailers — where consumers can collect them in person.
Liquors registered as traditional products in Korea, such as "makgeolli" (rice wine) and Andong soju, are exempt from the online sales ban, allowing them to be delivered directly to consumers' doorsteps.
In contrast, domestic soju and beer products are only accessible via offline stores and restaurants. Major local producers argue that lifting the ban would expand their distribution channels and improve market competitiveness.
Korea and Poland are the only member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, where an online liquor
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Belgium: Strike breaks out at AB InBev brewery in Hoegaarden
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A strike broke out at AB InBev in Hoegaarden on February 4, according to the ACV union and confirmed by company management, The Brussels Times reported.
Approximately 150 out of the total 215 employees are expected to participate in the strike.
The immediate cause is the dismissal of an employee. "She had been with the company for 35 years and was close to retirement. She handled payroll and was a trusted confidante within the company," said ACV secretary Sander Mouton. "Her dismissal has upset a large group of employees, and she has substantial support."
About 80-90% of the morning shift did not work on February 4. Overall, 150 of the 215 employees, or about 70%, are expected to strike throughout the day. The unions were holding a staff meeting on February 4 afternoon.
"We regret the strike by some of the brewery staff in Hoegaarden due to the termination of an individual employee," AB InBev responded. "We hope to resolve this situation quickly through constructive dialogue. Our customer deliveries are not affected."
In recent years, there has been recurring social unrest at the Hoegaarden brewery. There was a spontaneous strike in October and a week-long work stoppage last January.
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Australia: Carlton & United Breweries' CEO quitting as drinkers vow to boycott Great Northern beer
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Carlton & United Breweries' CEO has announced he's quitting the company after its top-selling Great Northern Beer was hit by a furious backlash over a promotional campaign, Daily Mail reported on February 4.
Danny Celoni, chief executive of CUB's business division since 2022, revealed he is leaving the brewer - now owned by Japanese giant Asahi - to pursue new opportunities.
The announcement comes after drinkers vowed to boycott CUB's Great Northern beer - Australia's biggest-selling brand - in a bizarre row over the funding of new national parks.
The brewer, which aims its ads at outdoor enthusiasts, started the campaign to raise money to support the new parks on January 15 and planned to run it until March 31.
Great Northern had vowed to match any donation up to $200,000 when customers gave to the Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife.
But the company abandoned the campaign after activist drinkers vowed to boycott it, claiming more national parks would limit access for 4WD vehicles to remote spots.
On February 3, Asahi - the Japanese giant behind Great Northern - announced Mr Celoni had decided to leave the business, but dismissed any link to the current protest campaign.
It said his departure had been planned
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Barley News
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UK: Tighter than average barley supply balance forecast for 2024/25
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The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has just published its second UK cereals supply and demand estimates for 2024/2025, Agriland reported on February
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 Hops News
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Spain: Hop imports shrink to 400 tonnes in 2024
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In 2024, imports of hops into Spain contracted markedly to 400 tonnes, which is down by -39.9% on the previous year. In general, imports,
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Whisky News
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USA & Canada: Whiskey producers caught in cross-fire of trade war between US and Canada
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Global makers of alcoholic drinks like Diageo are caught in the cross-fire of a major trade war as threatened tariffs - postponed for a
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UK: Suntory Global Spirits launches standalone commercial business in the UK
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Suntory Global Spirits has launched a standalone commercial business in the UK, Drinks Retailing reported on February 3.
The company, called Suntory Global Spirits UK, is responsible for the sales, marketing, and distribution of brands including Jim Beam, Maker’s Mark, Hibiki, Yamazaki, Laphroaig, Bowmore, Roku, and Sipsmith.
Suntory Global Spirits already holds distilling operations in the UK, as the producer of Laphroaig, Bowmore, Ardmore, Auchentoshan, Glen Garioch, and Ardray Scotch whiskies, as well as Sipsmith gin.
The new UK operation will be led by Nick Temperley, managing director for the UK, Ireland, and Eastern Europe.
As well as Temperley, Suntory Global Spirits UK will have a team in its central London head office, with additional staff in Scotland and across the country.
Temperley commented: “We are incredibly proud to begin this new era for Suntory Global Spirits in the UK. We have put together a hugely energetic, experienced, and talented team, and they will be out in the market every day, building true partnerships with all our customers.
“The UK is a dynamic, sophisticated, and competitive market. We see significant growth opportunities within the categories where we are strongest, particularly in Japanese spirits, Scotch, and American whiskey.”
Yuri Grebenkin, president
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