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E-Malt.com Flash 42b
October 15 - October 18, 2026
Quote of the Week
On victory, you deserve beer, in defeat, you need it
Napoleon
Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro
on October 16, 2026 |
Base Currency: US Dollar
on October 16, 2026 |
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1 EUR = 1.1212 USD
1 EUR = 0.8458 GBP
1 EUR = 1.5920 CAD
1 EUR = 1.6181 AUD
1 EUR = 177.0740 JPY
1 EUR = 5.6708 BRL
1 EUR = 93.8933 RUB
1 EUR = 7.5031 CNY
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1 USD = 0.8918 EUR
1 USD = 0.7543 GBP
1 USD = 1.4199 CAD
1 USD = 1.4431 AUD
1 USD = 157.9220 JPY
1 USD = 5.0577 BRL
1 USD = 83.7418 RUB
1 USD = 6.6919 CNY
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Currency Rates Chart
Equities of the Largest Breweries
Average Market Prices Change Trend
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French Barley/Malt
Crop 2026
Bulk |
EUR/T |
% |
| 2RS Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
245.00-247.00 |  |
| 6RW Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
225.00-227.00 | |
Feed Barley (FOB Creil) |
219.00-221.00 | |
| 2RS Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
590.50-592.50 | |
| 6RW Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
565.50-567.50 | |
French Barley/Malt
Crop 2027
Bulk |
EUR/T |
% |
| 2RS Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
245.00-247.00 | |
| 6RW Malting Barley (FOB Creil) |
225.00-227.00 | |
Feed Barley (FOB Creil) |
202.00-204.00 | |
| 2RS Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
590.50-592.50 | |
| 6RW Malt (FOB Antwerp) |
565.50-567.50 | |
German Malting Barley
Crop 2025
Bulk
Ex Farm |
EUR/T |
% |
| Average Malting Barley Price |
199.00-201.00 |  0.20% |
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EU: Malt shipments running about 4.5% behind last year
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Germany: Warthausener Malz to permanently close malt production at the end of 2026
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Germany: Carlsberg shifts beyond beer in Germany to revive growth
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Canada & USA: Canadian barley production forecast remains unchanged, US cut to 2.6 mln tonnes
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World: Pernod Ricard reports smaller-than-expected 0.9% drop in Q1 sales
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France: Whisky producers seek national rules requiring 85% French cereals
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Belgium: Flemish hops recognition aims to encourage breweries to use local ingredients
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USA: Idaho hops industry stabilizes after challenging 2026 growing season
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China: China’s holiday beer sales fell more than 5% from a year earlier
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These Days in Business History
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
16 October
1922 - Disney Co founded
1923 - John Harwood patents self-winding watch (Switzerland)
1985 - Intel introduces 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip
17 October
1929 - Radio Corporation of America is formed by General Electric Co. lawyer Owen D. Young
1977 - Mother Teresa of India awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1987 - Phillip Morris announces $11 billion tender offer for Kraft
18 October
1878 - Edison makes electricity available for household usage
1954 - Texas Instruments announces the first Transistor radio
1972 - American Congress authorizes bi-centennial quarter, half-dollar & dollar coin
1973 - Nobel Prize for economy awarded to Wassily Leontief
Agenda
October 2026:
15 - 16: Salon du Brasseur 2026 (Parc Expo Nancy, France)
23 - 25: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2026 (Stockholm, Sweden)
23 - 25: Cerveza Mexico Expo 2026 (Mexico City, Mexico)
28 - 30: Drinktec India 2026 (Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai, India)
28 - 30: Brussels Beer Challenge 2026 (Roeselare, Belgium)
28 - 29: Brew Asia 2026 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
31 - 03 November: Planete Biere Rennes 2026 (Rennes, France)
November 2026:
10 - 12: Brau Beviale 2026 (Nuremberg, Germany)
18 - 20: Drink Japan 2026 (Tokyo Bigh Sight, Japan)
23 - 25: 16th Iberoamerican VLB Symposium Brewing & Filling Technology (Panama)
January 2027:
22 - 24: Finest Spirits 2027 (Munich, Germany)
February 2027:
11 - 12: Glug Swiss 2027 (Alte Reithalle, Aarau, Switzerland)
12 - 15: HoReCa 2027 (Athens, Greece)
21 - 23: BBTech Expo 2027 (Rimini, Italy)
March 2027:
09 - 11: 111h International Brewing & Engineering Conference 2026 (Meschede, Germany)
17 - 18: BeerX 2027 (Liverpool, UK)
April 2027:
04 - 08: 17th Trends in Brewing 2027 (Ghent, Belgium)
05 - 07: Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America 2027 (San Antonio, Texas, USA)
26 - 28: Craft Beer China 2027 (Shanghai, China)
27 - 29: 29th Annual International Beer and Cider Strategies 2027 (InterContinental Barcelona, Spain)
May 2027:
17 - 23: Budapest Beer Week 2027 (Budapest, Hungary)
28 - 29: Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend 2027 (Tallinn, Estonia)
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EU: Malt shipments running about 4.5% behind last year
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EU’s malt shipments in crop’26 are running about 4.5% behind the year ago levels and 7.1% behind the last five-year average, RMI Analytics said
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Germany: Warthausener Malz to permanently close malt production at the end of 2026
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The family-owned Warthausener Malz, one of three independent malting companies operating under the SchwabenMalz network, will permanently cease malt production at the end of
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Brewery News
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Germany: Carlsberg shifts beyond beer in Germany to revive growth
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Carlsberg is trying to build new growth in Germany outside traditional beer as its core local brewing business faces weak volumes, strong regional competition,
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China: China’s holiday beer sales fell more than 5% from a year earlier
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Beer sales in China appear to have declined by more than 5% from a year earlier during the combined Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holiday period in 2026, according to a report published by National Business Daily, a business newspaper, citing channel checks and analyst estimates rather than official industry data.
The reported drop points to weaker beer consumption during one of the country’s important seasonal selling windows. The estimate compares sales during this year’s holiday period with the same festive stretch in 2025. The report did not provide an absolute sales volume, which means the size of the decline in barrels, tons or cases cannot be calculated from the information released.
National Business Daily said the weakness was concentrated in cheaper beer products priced below 8 yuan. At the same time, it said the overall sales mix and average price per ton remained relatively firm, suggesting that demand held up better in higher-priced segments even as total volume softened.
That distinction matters for brewers and investors because China remains the world’s largest beer market by volume. A decline in shipment or retail volume during a major holiday season can signal pressure on broad consumer demand, but a stable product mix and pricing
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Barley News
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Canada & USA: Canadian barley production forecast remains unchanged, US cut to 2.6 mln tonnes
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A break in weather has allowed barley harvest in Canada to advance quickly, but the overall pace is well below normal. Harvest conditions have
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Hops News
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Belgium: Flemish hops recognition aims to encourage breweries to use local ingredients
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Hops and hop shoots from the Aalst, Affligem and Asse area have been recognised as a Flemish regional product by the Flemish Centre for Agricultural and Fisheries Marketing, known as VLAM. The designation acknowledges the area’s agricultural heritage and the continued work of local growers and producers, the Brussels Morning reported on October 15.
According to reporting by VRT NWS, hop cultivation in the region dates back to the 15th century. The crop has a longstanding connection with local agriculture and brewing, with hops serving as an important ingredient in beer production.
The recognition covers both hops and hop shoots. While hops are widely used by brewers, hop shoots are the young edible growth of the plant and are associated with regional food traditions.
The designation places these products within Flanders’ regional food heritage. It also provides a way to identify agricultural products connected to a particular area and the people who continue to produce them.
TV Oost reported that the recognition represents acknowledgement for local farmers and producers who have maintained this longstanding tradition. The broadcaster also noted that the designation could encourage regional breweries to use locally grown hops in their beers.
One of the stated aims associated with the recognition is to
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USA: Idaho hops industry stabilizes after challenging 2026 growing season
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Idaho remains one of the country's leading hop-producing states, ranking behind Washington in acreage. But as demand for hops has shifted in recent years, Idaho and Oregon have traded places for second and third on the list, Yahoo reported on October 16.
This year brought another set of challenges for growers, including an unusually warm winter, drought conditions and smoke that affected harvest timing.
At Gooding Farms in southwest Idaho, the harvest is now complete, and the work to prepare for next year's crop is already underway.
For Enrique Albor, the end of harvest means a return to other work on the farm. He spent years working in hops before moving to vegetables this season.
"This is my first year working on the vegetables," Albor said.
Hops are a labor-intensive crop, requiring more hands-on work than many traditional commodity crops, according to Diane Gooding, who helps manage the family operation with her sisters.
Gooding is also the chair of the Idaho Hop Growers Commission.
"So, it's a lot more labor-intensive than, say, corn or wheat or other commodity crops," Gooding said. "Very more reminiscent of grapes and grape harvest, where you have a lot of hand labor."
Gooding said 2026 was one of the most difficult growing seasons
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Whisky News
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World: Pernod Ricard reports smaller-than-expected 0.9% drop in Q1 sales
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Pernod Ricard reported on October 15 a smaller-than-expected 0.9% drop in sales for the first quarter of its 2027 fiscal year, hurt by weak
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France: Whisky producers seek national rules requiring 85% French cereals
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France’s whisky industry is moving to formalize a national geographical indication that would set stricter origin rules for products sold as “Whisky de France,” including a requirement that 85% of the cereals used be French and that 70% of malting take place within the defined area, Vinetur reported on October 13.
The application is due to be filed with France’s National Institute of Origin and Quality, or INAO, on Oct. 15 after five years of negotiations among producers, according to industry representatives cited by Terre de Vins. The proposal is scheduled to go before the INAO national committee in November, with approval expected in February 2027, followed by a two-month opposition period.
The project would create a legal definition for French whisky at a time when the category is expanding and producers are trying to draw a clearer line between genuinely domestic production and products that undergo only limited processing in France. Under the proposed rules, a whisky seeking the geographical indication would have to be brewed, fermented, distilled and aged in mainland France.
Backers of the plan say the goal is to protect the name while preserving room for different production styles. Dominique Ribereau-Gayon, president of the Syndicat de Défense du Whisky
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