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Base Currency: Euro on May 14, 2025 |
Base Currency: US Dollar on May 14, 2025 |
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1 EUR = 1.1138 USD
1 EUR = 0.8413 GBP
1 EUR = 1.5556 CAD
1 EUR = 1.7323 AUD
1 EUR = 164.6090 JPY
1 EUR = 6.2856 BRL
1 EUR = 89.5577 RUB
1 EUR = 8.0208 CNY
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1 USD = 0.7553 GBP
1 USD = 1.3967 CAD
1 USD = 1.5551 AUD
1 USD = 147.7770 JPY
1 USD = 5.6432 BRL
1 USD = 80.4047 RUB
1 USD = 7.2010 CNY
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Equities of the Largest Breweries
Average Market Prices Change Trend
May 14, 2025 |
French Barley/Malt Crop 2024 Bulk |
EUR/T |
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2RS Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
229.00-231.00 | 7.48% |
6RW Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
214.00-216.00 | 5.39% |
Feed Barley (FOB Creil) |
178.00-180.00 | 1.70% |
2RS Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
574.50-576.50 | 3.54% |
6RW Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
556.00-558.00 | 2.49% |
French Barley/Malt Crop 2025 Bulk |
EUR/T |
% |
2RS Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
257.00-259.00 | 5.31% |
6RW Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
229.00-231.00 | 2.22% |
Feed Barley (FOB Creil) |
188.00-190.00 |  |
2RS Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
605.00-607.00 | 2.71% |
6RW Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
570.50-572.50 | 1.09% |
German Malting Barley Crop 2024 Bulk Ex Farm |
EUR/T |
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Average Malting Barley Price |
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USA: AB InBev to invest $300 mln in its manufacturing operations in the US
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World: Barley crop forecast down 1.1 mln tonnes on dryness concerns in Europe and Australia
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EU-27 & UK: Ongoing dryness makes analysts reduce barley crop forecast
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North America: Barley planting progressing very well under near-perfect conditions
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Australia: Barley prices well supported thanks to strong export pace
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Argentina: Farmers remain cautious about selling barley
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Australia & India: Australian malting barley makes its debut in the Indian market
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Poland: Beer production shifting towards non-alcoholic brands
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Ukraine: Barley exports could increase in 2025/26 despite expected drop in production
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Thailand: Small brewers to be allowed to sell their beer from kegs nationwide
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South Korea: HiteJinro to raise prices of its beer products by 2.7%
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These Days in Business History
12 May
1916 - Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented
1949 - 1st Polaroid camera sold $89.95 in New York City
1949 - The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin
1975 - Israel signs an agreement with European Economic Market
13 May
1842 - 1st edition of London Illustrated News
1862 - Adolphe Nicole of Switzerland patents chronograph
1884 - Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) forms
14 May
1872 - Metropolitan Gas Company lamps lit for 1st time
1881 - World's 1st elec tram goes into service in Lichterfelder (near Berlin)
1955 - Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact
Agenda
May 2025:
12 - 13: European Malt Supply Summit 2025 (Paris, France)
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:
02 - 04: VLB Africa Brewing Conference 2025 (Maputo, Mosambique)
10 - 11: IGC Grains Conference 2025 (116 Pall Mall, London, UK)
13 - 14: Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend 2025 (Tallinn, Estonia)
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:
02 - 06: Copa Cervezas de America 2025 (Valdivia, Chile)
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: Salon du Brasseur 2025 (Parc Expo Nancy, France)
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)
February 2026:
05 - 06: Glug Swiss 2026 (Alte Reithalle, Aarau, Switzerland)
13 - 16: HoReCa 2026 (Athens, Greece)
27 - 01 March: Finest Spirits 2026 (Munich, Germany)
March 2026:
04 - 07: Festival Brasileiro da Cerveja 2026 (Blumenau, Brazil)
18 - 19: BeerX 2026 (Liverpool, UK)
24 - 26: RMI Global Conference 2026 (Lisbon, Portugal)
May 2026:
04 - 07: Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference 2026 (EICC, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK)
Malt News
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EU: Malt exports slow down for crop year 2024/25
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In what is no surprise to European maltsters, the EU is reporting a slowing down of malt exports for crop year 2024/25. As a
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Brewery News
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Japan: Kirin Holdings sees lower profit in Q1 2025
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Japanese beer and beverage company Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. on May 13 reported lower profit in its first quarter, while normalized operating profit and
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Japan: Sapporo reports net loss for Q1 2025 in spite of revenue increase
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Sapporo Holdings reported on May 13 its consolidated financial results for the first quarter of 2025, showing a revenue increase of 5.2% compared to
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USA: AB InBev to invest $300 mln in its manufacturing operations in the US
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Anheuser-Busch InBev’s American subsidiary said on May 12 it would invest $300 million in its manufacturing operations in the United States this year amid a push for local production under President Donald Trump.
The St. Louis, Missouri-based Anheuser-Busch, which said it invested nearly $2 billion over the last five years in 100 facilities across the country, also announced the launch of a new plant in Columbus, Ohio.
"Anheuser-Busch has been a shining example of what ’Made in America’ means, and their latest investment of $300 million builds on their longtime commitment to grow our workforce and expand U.S. manufacturing," U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said.
AB InBev reported a rise in first-quarter profit last week that was more than double the increase expected by analysts. Its profit margins were also higher despite a fall in sales volumes.
he company had previously said it was boosting investments in key brands such as Budweiser and ramping up efforts to grow at-home consumption, as spending elsewhere - including in bars - remains pressured.
U.S.-listed shares of Anheuser-Busch were down 1.7% in midday trading.
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Brazil: Beer prices up 1% in Q1
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Beer prices in Brazil increased 1 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the previous three months, according to a Bank of America report.
Among premium brands, Heineken recorded the largest adjustment, with prices up about 5 percent between December and March.
Ambev’s Stella Artois rose 1.7 percent and Corona 1.4 percent. With these changes, Heineken now costs on average 3 percent more than Stella, reversing November’s situation, when it was 3 percent cheaper.
In the mainstream segment, Itaipava led with a 5 percent price rise, a move the report attributes to higher production costs. Brahma prices stayed flat, while Skol showed mixed results: unchanged in bars and restaurants but higher at retail.
In the mid‑range tier, Budweiser posted the sharpest increases, up 8.4 percent in bars and restaurants and 6.6 percent in supermarkets and wholesalers.
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Poland: Beer production shifting towards non-alcoholic brands
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Polish beer production is shifting towards non-alcoholic beers due to declining alcohol consumption trends, the conservative Polish weekly Do Rzeczy reported, citing a report by the Polish Brewery Employers’ Association.
In the report, the advocacy organization writes that “we are witnessing a real revolution in beer consumption in Poland.” Sales of non-alcoholic beers increased dramatically in 2018, increasing by a total of 250 percent by 2024, reaching about two million hectolitres last year, according to the newspaper.
For 52 percent of Poles, non-alcoholic beers are a “good alternative” to alcoholic beverages, the weekly quotes Bartlomiej Mokrzycki, CEO of the Polish Brewery Employers’ Association.
One reason for this phenomenon is the so-called NoLo fashion, i.e. the growing popularity of zero or low-alcohol beverages, the newspaper writes.
The consumer trend that can also be seen in other countries seems to be permanent in Poland, with the total consumption of alcoholic beverages decreasing by 8.7 percent between 2019 and 2023, and the decline in beer in Poland was 9.9 percent.
Over the past three years, the production of alcoholic beer has decreased by 3.7 percent per year, while the production of non-alcoholic beer has increased by 2.7 percent per year – the newspaper quotes Michal Kolesnikov, an analyst
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Thailand: Small brewers to be allowed to sell their beer from kegs nationwide
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Thailand’s cabinet on May 13 agreed that small breweries should be allowed to sell their beer from kegs, nationwide, Bangkok Post reported.
Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom Rojanasakul said the proposal came from the Excise Department. It would enable small breweries to compete with established, larger commercial breweries.
They have until now been limited to sales at their production sites, or in their respective provinces.
The same proposal enables small and medium-sized liquor plants within 100 metres of public water sources, on the condition they have wastewater treatment systems to protect the environment.
Liquor producers will also be able to set up medium-sized factories right away, without having to run a small plant for at least one year.
The changes need to be officially announced by ministerial regulation to become law.
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South Korea: HiteJinro to raise prices of its beer products by 2.7%
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HiteJinro announced on May 13th that it will increase the average ex-factory price of beer products by 2.7% starting on the 28th due to rising prices of key raw materials. This price increase is the first in 1 year and 6 months since November 2023.
However, to lessen the burden on consumers, the prices of some items, including the 500ml canned beer, which is the most sold in the home channel, and the sparkling drink Philate, have been frozen. The company noted that this decision was made considering the economic situation and the burden on the restaurant industry.
HiteJinro also considered raising the price of soju but ultimately decided not to increase it.
Earlier, the top beer company OB also raised the ex-factory prices of major beer products such as CAS Corporation and Hanmac by an average of 2.9% starting in April. OB had previously increased beer prices in 2023, after which HiteJinro followed by raising prices for both beer and soju.
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Barley News
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World: Barley crop forecast down 1.1 mln tonnes on dryness concerns in Europe and Australia
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For barley crop’25, the volume forecast is reduced to 143.8 mln tonnes, down 1.1 mln tonnes, due mainly to dryness concerns in Europe and
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EU-27 & UK: Ongoing dryness makes analysts reduce barley crop forecast
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After generally good progress in crop’25 planting, the tone is drifting toward the need for further moisture, as scattered rain has missed several key
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North America: Barley planting progressing very well under near-perfect conditions
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Planting of North America’s barley crop’25 is progressing very well under near-perfect conditions. In the US overall progress is 50% complete, led by Idaho
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Australia: Barley prices well supported thanks to strong export pace
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Australian barley prices are well-supported as the current pace of barley exports remains strong, while domestic demand has increased under the prevailing dry conditions
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Argentina: Farmers remain cautious about selling barley
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The Argentina Government removal of USD currency restrictions and the reduced export tax until the end of June’25 are aimed at stimulating export trade.
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Australia & India: Australian malting barley makes its debut in the Indian market
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Australia’s premium malting barley has made its debut in the Indian market, marking a significant milestone in the agricultural and trade relationship between the two nations, The Australia Today reported on May 11.
This exciting development comes as a result of a collaboration between Joe White Maltings, a leading Australian malting supplier, and The Catalysts Group, a specialist in biotech solutions for the brewing and distilling industries.
The launch event took place at the Tipsy Bull Brewhouse in Bengaluru, Karnataka, where the focus was on the innovative #CollabBrew initiative, which brings together Australian malts and the creative energy of Indian craft brewers.
Australia has long been a major player in the global malting barley market, producing around 12 million metric tonnes (MMT) of barley annually. Between 30% to 40% of this is allocated for malting, with the rest used for animal feed or food production.
The country is responsible for supplying approximately 30% to 40% of the world’s malting barley, prized for its high germination rates, uniform malting characteristics, and excellent extract yields. These traits make Australian barley ideal for beer production and distilling spirits such as malt whiskey and Japanese shochu.
The Australian barley industry is concentrated in the regions of Western Australia, Victoria,
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Ukraine: Barley exports could increase in 2025/26 despite expected drop in production
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Ukraine can increase barley exports in the marketing year 2025/26, even despite expected drop in production. Forecasts indicate a decrease in the harvest – from 5.1 million tonnes (FAS USDA) to more optimistic 5.5 million tonnes (Ukrainian Grain Association) – due to reduced sowing areas and expectations of lower yields, as reported by agronews.ua.
The expected decrease in supply in the new season is exacerbated by the reduction of carryover stocks. USDA forecasts ending stocks for 2024/25 MY at 591 thousand tonnes, which is lower compared to 689 thousand tonnes a year earlier. FAS USDA is even more pessimistic, estimating stocks at only 279 thousand tonnes.
However, a sharp decrease in domestic consumption – expected to drop to 1.9 million tonnes from 3.4 million tons – may open the door to increasing export potential. FAS USDA forecasts barley exports at 3.2 million tonnes, which is 1 million tonnes more y/y, positioning Ukraine as a more active player in the global barley market.
Global demand may weaken in the 2025/26 MY, and China – the world’s largest barley importer – remains a key wildcard. Currently, purchases from China appear stable, but any changes in grain import restrictions policy could significantly impact demand.
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