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May 17 - May 20, 2007
Crop 2006
2rs Barley €201.0-203.0 1.46%
6rw Barley €170.0-172.0 2.29%
2rs Malt €421.0-423.0 0.94%
6rw Malt €382.0-384.0 1.29%
Crop 2007
2rs Barley €193.0-195.0 1.52%
6rw Barley €169.0-171.0 1.73%
2rs Malt €390.5-392.5 0.89%
6rw Malt €359.5-361.5 1.10%

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1 EUR = 2.6509 BRL
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Top Industry News
India & Belgium: InBev announces long-term joint venture agreement with the RKJ group... Click here

Australia: Foster's and Carlsberg agree on partnership... Click here

Netherlands: Heineken achieves solid volume growth in first four months of 2007... Click here

USA: Coors and SABMiller merger could be a solution on a weak North American beer market... Click here

New Zeeland: Lion Nathan H1 net operating profit up 3.6%... Click here

Bulgaria: New brewery starts operation in Pleven... Click here

UK: Sales of SABMiller’s Polish beers rise in the UK... Click here

EU: The EU licence figures remain the only valid statistics of malt exports... Click here

Romania: Soufflet Malt Romania gross profit rose 3.5 times in 2006... Click here

EU: Regarding barley crop 2006, brewers and maltsters covered at least a one month demand less than in normal years... Click here

Canada: What will happen to the CWB sales of old and new crop barley, will they be executed?... Click here

Australia: Lack of rain affected hop growth... Click here

More News
UK: Warm weather boosts beer sales 10% for SABMiller ... More Info

USA: Pyramid Breweries Inc. reports first quarter 2007 financial results ... More Info

Japan: Kirin to market Nippon Premium beer made from domestic hops ... More Info

Mexico: FEMSA announces stock split record date ... More Info

Canada: Molson Coors focus on strategic brands is starting to pay off in profits ... More Info

Jamaica: Kingston pilsner beer gains ground ... More Info

USA: Miller profit down 17% because of flat sales ... More Info

UK & India: United Breweries chairman acquires Whyte & Mackay for £595 mil ... More Info

India: Cobra Beer to set up greenfield brewery in Punjab ... More Info

Canada: Brick Brewing signs agreement to brew Tiger Malt non alcoholic beer for Banks Brewing ... More Info

Nigeria: Nigerian Breweries hits 86 bln naira turnover ... More Info


Brewery News

0 India & Belgium: InBev announces long-term joint venture agreement with the RKJ group

InBev announced that it has entered into a long-term joint venture agreement with the RKJ group, a leading beverage group operating in India, according to InBev’s press release, May 16. This will be InBev's exclusive vehicle to invest in the promising Indian beer market.

While the business will not have a material impact on InBev’s global business in the short to medium term, InBev is confident that the combination of its expertise in beer with the financial and operational discipline of the RKJ group will allow the company to deliver its business plan in the country and build a meaningful presence over time.

InBev will take an initial 49% stake in the venture with the option to increase its participation at a later time. It is anticipated that the joint venture will have access to the strong distribution network developed by RKJ and InBev's attractive portfolio of beer brands.

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

About InBev

InBev is a publicly traded company based in Leuven, Belgium. The company's origins date back to 1366, and today it is the leading global brewer. InBev’s strategy is to strengthen its local platforms by building significant positions in the world's major ... More Info

0 Australia: Foster's and Carlsberg agree on partnership

Foster's Group Limited (Foster's) and Carlsberg Breweries A/S (Carlsberg) today entered into a long-term agreement for Foster's to brew, market, sell and distribute Carlsberg's beer brands in Australia, according to Foster’s press release, May 17.

"We're delighted to be building a closer relationship with Carlsberg and the brand will be a great addition to our existing international beer portfolio. The combination of Foster's brewing experience, marketing strength and sales reach, with the heritage of Carlsberg which is one of the world's top-ten international beer brands, will be a winning formula" said Foster's CEO, Trevor O'Hoy.

"The new agreement is a great outcome for Carlsberg in Australia," said Nils S. Andersen, Carlsberg President and CEO. "Carlsberg is experiencing strong growth worldwide and in partnership with Foster's, we look forward to building our brand and growing sales in the Australian market."

Carlsberg, the flagship brand in Carlsberg's portfolio, is one of the most well known beer brands in the world. Australians are increasingly enjoying a taste for international premium beer brands with volume in the segment growing by 24%*, making it the fastest growing segment in the beer category.

The agreement, effective from 1 July 2007, includes the Carlsberg, Carlsberg Elephant and ... More Info

2 Netherlands: Heineken achieves solid volume growth in first four months of 2007

Heineken N.V. announced that it has achieved good beer volume growth across all regions in the first four months of 2007, according to company’s ... More Info

2 USA: Coors and SABMiller merger could be a solution on a weak North American beer market

The continued weakness in the crucial North American beer market has fuelled speculation of a possible merger between SABMiller and its US rival Coors, ... More Info

2 New Zeeland: Lion Nathan H1 net operating profit up 3.6%

Lion Nathan announced a 3.6% increase in operating net profit after tax (NPAT) to $156.8 million for the six months to 31 March 2007 ... More Info

2 Bulgaria: New brewery starts operation in Pleven

Local company Didi Puhi said it has launched a new beer factory in its home town of Pleven, Northern Bulgaria, according to Dnevnik, May ... More Info

0 UK: Sales of SABMiller’s Polish beers rise in the UK

SABMiller announces that sales of its Polish beer brands, Tyskie and Lech, are soaring in the UK, according to company news release, May 17. Launched in the UK two years ago, sales of Tyskie have risen by 333% in SABMiller’s second half (six months to March 2007) against the comparable period last year. Tyskie and Lech now sell over 100,000 hectolitres or 17.6 million pints in the UK and Ireland. This is against a flat lager market in the UK.

Tyskie and Lech’s popularity is largely attributable to the influx of migrant Polish workers since Poland’s acceptance to the European Union in 2004. Some estimates indicate there could be as many as 1 million Poles living in the UK. West London is home to the largest Polish community with Uxbridge the number one area outside London.*

Tyskie’s UK success now forms part of a high profile print and broadcast campaign in Poland, which is managed through SABMiller’s Polish subsidiary, Kompania Piwowarska. Tyskie delivery lorries travelling across the country now carry the Union Jack together with; “Deliveries to London Daily” written in English to advertise its new status as an export brand.

Alan Clark, Managing Director ... More Info

Malt News

2 EU: The EU licence figures remain the only valid statistics of malt exports

Eurostat published the malt export numbers for 2006: 2.374 million tonnes to third countries, 1.284 million tonnes intra-EU.

Regrettably these figures are wrong again, ... More Info

2 Romania: Soufflet Malt Romania gross profit rose 3.5 times in 2006

Soufflet Malt Romania, subsidiary of French malt producer – Soufflet, announced a 2006 turnover of 54.6 mil lei (15 mil Euro), 21.5% higher than ... More Info

Barley News

2 EU: Regarding barley crop 2006, brewers and maltsters covered at least a one month demand less than in normal years

Old crop barley markets are completely dormant; there is no further demand and few, mostly unattractive offers, market analysts commented May 2nd.

“We will ... More Info

2 Canada: What will happen to the CWB sales of old and new crop barley, will they be executed?

Soil moisture is excellent, the melting of the snowpack in Northern Saskatchewan created local flooding and delays planting.

The problem of Canada is another ... More Info

Hops News

0 Australia: Lack of rain affected hop growth

The 2007 Australian crop came in well below long term average yields in almost all growing areas, according to Barth-Haas Group, May 7. Early spring brought very cold temperatures to all regions with many plants showing frost damage and slow growth at training time. The hardest hit areas were Scottsdale in Tasmania and the King Valley in Victoria. Bushy Park Estates in southern Tasmania also experienced very windy weather early in the season which played havoc with some varieties. Young bines were repeatedly blown from the strings, necessitating additional training runs to return bines to the string.

The most significant affect on hop growth and ultimately yield of both hops and alpha, was simply the lack of rain. Australia generally has been suffering the crippling affects of low rainfall, with rainfall in many areas of Tasmania and Victoria at the lowest ever recorded levels.

During the last twelve months Rostrevor Hop Gardens received just 39% of the average rainfall for the period, and Bushy Park Estates received 66% of average falls.

Farms with adequate dam and/or river supply were able to cope with the season and produced slightly below average crops. Those farms with insufficient storage, or those who had ... More Info


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* - 70/30 = 70% Average two Rows Spring and 30% Six Rows Winter
** - 50/50 = 50% Average two Rows Spring and 50% Six Rows Winter

Theoretical malt prices for crop 2007 are available on site www.e-malt.com/MarketPrices

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EU Malt Export Licence Fixations

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May 17
1892 George Sampson patents clothes dryer
1921 Belgian-Luxembourg sign customs union
1968 European Space Research Org launches 1st satellite

May 18
1801 Well over a century after stock trading began in Britain, the cornerstone of the stock exchange building is finally laid in the City of London.
1822 Frederic Passy is born, French economist/pacifist, Nobel 1901
1954 European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect

May 19
1892 Charles Brady King invents pneumatic hammer
1913 William Reddington Hewlett is born, American Businessman
1939 1st regular transatlantic airmail (New York to Marsseille France)

May 20
1806 John Stuart Mill is born, UK, philosopher/political economist/Utilitarian
1875 International Bureau of Weights and Measures forms by treaty
1892 Charles Brady King invents pneumatic hammer
Agenda
May 2007:
European Grain & Oilseed Convention 2007, Brussels
31-st International Congress of the European Brewery Convention , Italy
Hofex - 2007, China
InterFood Azerbaijan 13th Azerbaijan International Food Industry and Agriculture Exhibition
InterFood Astana , Kazakhstan, 9th Astana International Exhibition for Food, Beverages, Technologies

June 2007:
Japan-Asia Beer Cup 2007, Tokyo
InterFood Mongolia
IGC Grains Conference 2007 London, England
Great Japan Beer Festival 2007 in Tokyo
Brasil Brau 2007
The International Hop Growers’ Convention(IHGC)
Practical Course on Malt and Malting Barley Canada
The 5th Canadian Barley Symposium & District Western Canada MBAA
Seattle International Beer Festival

July 2007:
Olesummer Festival 2007
Portland International Beer Festival
51 Congress of The International Hop Growers Convention

August 2007:
Qingdao International Beer Festival, China
International Berlin Beer Festival
Great British Beer Festival
1st International Brewers Symposium Hop Flavor and Aroma
Great Japan Beer Festival 2007 in Osaka
Brew Drinks China 2007
The 13th Australian Barley Technical Symposium, Australia

September 2007:
Belgian Beer Weekend
Great Canadian Beer Festival
Great British Beer Festival
WBA Associate in Brewing Technology Program in Chicago
WBA International Diploma in Brewing Technology Program Chicago & Munich Campuses
WorldFood Moscow

October 2007:
The International Brewing Convention 2007 , UK
Newport International Oktoberfest, USA
World Beer Festival Durham , USA
Tasting Australia
2007 Master Brewers Association of the Americas Convention

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