Australia: Asahi’s takeover of CUB could help revive beer sales in Australia

The A$16 billion takeover of Carlton & United Breweries by Japan's Asahi could help revive beer sales in Australia after a multi-year slump, industry executives say, as the competition regulator ...
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Switzerland: Microbreweries battling for share of growing Swiss beer market

As beer consumption in Switzerland decreases, the country’s love of beer is driving an explosion of local craft beer brewers. Now home to more than 1,000 breweries, is there a ...
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Japan & Australia: Asahi already getting headache from its Australian expansion

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. is already getting a headache from its $11 billion Australian foray, Bloomberg reported on July 22. Japan’s biggest brewer, seeking to escape a slow-growing, aging market at ...
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Portugal: January-April beer sales show double-digit yoy growth

Beer sales in Portugal witnessed double-digit year-on-year growth in the period between January and April 2019, a new study has revealed. The data, sourced from Nielsen, was shared by Nuno Pinto ...
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EU: MARS cuts barley, soft wheat yield forecast

The European Union’s crop monitoring service, MARS, on July 22 cut its forecast of the EU soft wheat yield this year to 6.04 tonnes per hectare (t/ha) from 6.10 t/ha ...
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The Netherlands: AB InBev launches Bud in the Netherlands

AB InBev has launched its U.S. brand, Bud, on the Dutch market, The Brussels Times reported on July 22. According to the giant Belgian beer consortium, Bud is the sector’s strongest ...
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Argentina: Barley planting almost finished in Argentina

Farmers in Argentina have nearly finished the planting of their 2019/20 wheat and barley crops according to the latest Buenos Aires Grain Exchange (BAGE) agricultural report, the Grain Central reported ...
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South Africa: Commission sees benefits in SAB’s takeover of Smirnoff, Guinness products

The Competition Commission has recommended the Competition Tribunal approve a transaction whereby South African Breweries (SAB) intends to acquire the rights to a range of products from Diageo South Africa, ...
Published 21/07/2019 More

South Korea & Japan: South Koreans boycotting Japanese beer

Beer-loving South Koreans angered by a trade row with Tokyo are boycotting Japanese brews in a surge of patriotism that has even seen popular beauty bloggers targeted, the Japan Today ...
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EU: Barley production expected to be 3 mln tonnes up from last season

According to EU Commission’s barley balance sheet of June 26, the block’s barley production is expected to reach 59.884 mln tonnes in 2019/20, up from 56.013 mln in 2018/19. Consumption is ...
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