Vietnam: Government approves raising tax on beer and strong alcohol to 90% by 2031
Vietnam's lawmakers approved raising the tax on beer and strong alcoholic beverages on June 14 to 90 percent by 2031 from the current 65 percent, state media said. The tax rate ... Plus d`info
14/06/2025

World: Barley production forecast up 2.5 mln tonnes
The 2025/26 blobal barley production is expected to increase by 2.5 million tonnes, according to the latest estimates from the United States Department of Agriculture. The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service ... Plus d`info
13/06/2025

Denmark: Carlsberg launches Denmark’s first beer brewed entirely from regeneratively grown barley malt
Carlsberg has launched Grobund, Denmark’s first beer brewed entirely from regeneratively grown barley malt, marking a major step in its sustainability drive, New Food Magazine reported on June 13. The announcement ... Plus d`info
13/06/2025

Ethiopia: Kegna Beverages to open a 3 mln hl brewery in Ginchi
Kegna Beverages is making a USD 250 million investment in the beer market, officially opening a 3 million hl brewery in Ginchi, a town some 80 km west of Ethiopia’s ... Plus d`info
13/06/2025

USA: Washington hop growers expecting another tight year of production and sales
Washington hop growers are expecting another tight year of production and sales amid a hop glut and diminishing demand, Tri-Cities Business News reported on June 12. The value of Washington hop ... Plus d`info
13/06/2025

EU & UK: 2025 barley production forecast at 59.2 mln tonnes
COCERAL, in its third forecast for the 2025 EU-27+UK grain crop, predicted a harvest of 300.7 million tonnes, up 4.6 million tonnes from its previous projection in March and more ... Plus d`info
12/06/2025

Spain: Beer exports down for the second year in a row
Spanish beer exports declined for the second year in a row in 2024, slumping around 19% to 3.37 million hectolitres (m hl), Yahoo Finance reported on June 12. According to data ... Plus d`info
12/06/2025

UK: UK distilleries embrace rye as consumers seek new profiles
Some UK distilleries are starting to embrace rye as their consumers seek new profiles, Drinks International reported on June 12. While whisky can be shaped by a variety of factors during ... Plus d`info
12/06/2025

World: AB InBev ranked as the World’s Most Effective Marketer by Global Effie Index
Global Effie Index has ranked AB InBev as the World’s Most Effective Marketer for the fourth year in a row. The honor recognizes AB InBev’s consistent focus on growing our ... Plus d`info
12/06/2025

Japan: Kirin to revise prices for certain products in October
Kirin Beverage Company, Limited (Kirin Beverage) has said it would revise the prices for certain products delivered from Wednesday, October 1, 2025. “In order to deliver safe and high quality products ... Plus d`info
12/06/2025