Ethiopia: BGI Ethiopia’s legal wrangling pile up
BGI Ethiopia’s legal wrangling pile up as the brewer adds a lawsuit from some of its largest distributors to the property sale saga with Purpose Black. Fourteen leading BGI distributors, ... More
01/04/2024

UK: UK’s brewer Adnams exploring outright sale amid funding squeeze
Adnams, one of the most historic names in British brewing, is to explore an outright sale amid a funding squeeze across the industry which has triggered a growing wave of ... More
01/04/2024

Malaysia: Price hike by Carlsberg and Heineken likely to result in alleviated operational cost pressure, analysts say
The hike in prices by local breweries Heineken Malaysia Bhd and Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd will likely result in alleviated operational cost pressure, say analysts, The Star reported on April ... More
01/04/2024

World: Asahi sets 2040 as its ‘value chain’ net-zero target
Asahi Group Holdings has set 2040 as its “value chain” net-zero target as it tries to commit to the Paris Agreement’s global heating limit of 1.5°C, bringing forward its net-zero ... More
01/04/2024

World: Barley crop 2024 expected to increase improving security of supply for 2025 requirements globally
Barley crop 2024 is expected to increase over the crop 2023 level by 6.2 mln tonnes to 148.8 mln. This result, if achieved, greatly improves the security of supply for ... More
29/03/2024

EU & UK: Barley crop forecast is down 1.1 mln tones amid weather concerns
RMI Analytics’ crop 2024 EU+UK forecast is down 1.1 mln tonnes to 60 mln as weather raises concerns about crop potential. Winter crops across Europe have suffered from extremely wet conditions ... More
29/03/2024

France: Winter barley crop rating drops, soft wheat rating stable this week
The state of French soft wheat crops remained stable last week, although still at their worst in four years, data from farm office FranceAgriMer showed on March 29. Some 66% of ... More
29/03/2024

Namibia: Namibia Breweries reports increased sales, revenue in the half year to December 31, but net income drops
Namibia Breweries Limited reported earnings results for the half year ended December 31, 2023. For the half year, the company reported sales was NAD 2,511.18 million compared to NAD 2,389.61 ... More
29/03/2024

Malaysia: Heineken, Carlsberg beer prices to go up by 5% from April 1
The price of beer produced by Heineken Malaysia Bhd and Carlsberg Brewery Malaysia Bhd will increase by around 5% from April 1, according to a report by Sin Chew. It quoted ... More
29/03/2024

EU: Wheat, barley exports decrease since the beginning of 2023/24
According to the European Commission estimates, as of March 23, the exports of soft wheat from the EU countries since the beginning of 2023/24 MY reached 22.8 mln tonnes, down ... More
29/03/2024