Australia: Feed grain prices drop as harvest continues

Feed grain prices have dropped between A$15 and A$40 in recent weeks in Australia and there are several factors at play, according to an industry expert. Rabobank senior oilseeds and grains ...
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China & Australia: Australian barley industry coming to grips with news on China dumping investigation

The Australian barley industry is coming to grips with the bombshell news that China, Australia’s largest barley customer, is launching an investigation into potential dumping of Australian barley on the ...
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Rwanda: Bralirwa to start local production of Heineken

Rwanda’s biggest brewer, Bralirwa Ltd, will start making Heineken beer locally next month in a move that will allow it to cut retail prices by a fifth, Reuters reported on ...
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UK: Study finds low and no-alcohol beer is becoming more socially acceptable

A new study commissioned by Carlsberg UK has found that more than half of UK consumers believe that low or no-alcohol beer is becoming more socially acceptable, the Drinks Insight ...
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USA: Brewers counting on non-alcoholic beers to boost sales

In an effort to attract a growing number of drinkers who are moderating alcohol consumers, several beer companies are looking toward non-alcoholic brews as a way to boost sales and ...
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Canada, ON: Brick Brewing Co. to invest C$9.6 mln to expand its Kitchener-Waterloo brewery

Waterloo Brewing, the trade name of Brick Brewing Co. Limited (“Brick” or the “Company”), Ontario’s largest Canadian-owned brewery, announced on November 19 an investment of C$9.6 million to expand its ...
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USA, WA: Hemlock State Brewing Company hopes to begin brewing next month and open in January

What started as a friendship a few years ago for three homebrewers quickly became a full-fledged business that involved making beer in a Shoreline garage. Now those three friends are ...
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Japan: Whisky manufacturers invest in expansion to keep up with demand

Japanese whisky manufacturers are opening up their wallets for a long-term commitment to expand distilleries as demand grows at home and abroad on the international recognition they have won in ...
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Brewer Bihacka Pivovara gets EUR1 mln loan from EBRD

Brewing has a long tradition in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Beer is among the population’s favourite drinks, especially in the summertime when demand can go up by a staggering 300 per ...
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Belgium: AB InBev to raise prices of most of its beers in January

AB InBev’s Belgian business will slightly raise the price of most of its beers on 1 January. Supermarkets and the Horeca sector could make consumers cover this increase, Het Laatste ...
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