World: Barley trade forecast for 2025/26 left unchanged, crop forecast slightly down this month

World barley trade forecast for 2025/26 has been left unchanged in USDA’s August report – at 28.889 mln tonnes. The forecast for shipments in 2024/25 is 29.461 mln tonnes. World barley ...
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India: United Spirits’ quarterly profit fails short of analysts’ estimates

India’s United Spirits reported quarterly profit below analysts' estimates on August 13, as higher marketing spends overshadowed affluent Indians' sustained demand for premium liquor. The Indian arm of spirits maker Diageo ...
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UK: Low export and domestic demand keep UK malting barley prices in check

With winter barley harvest complete and spring barley well under way, markets appear relatively well supplied as the season nears completion, Farmers Weekly reported on August 13. Figures collected by the ...
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Japan: Suntory Holdings flags reversal of sales performance in H1, with flat domestic beer sales

Suntory Holdings has flagged a reversal of the sales performance of its alcohol businesses in the first half of this year, Global Drinks Intel reported on August 13. Six months after ...
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Turkey: Anadolu Efes’ second-quarter net income beats estimates but is 24% down vs. last year

Anadolu Efes reported a second-quarter net income of 4.07 billion liras, which beat the estimated 3.57 billion liras but represents a 24% decrease compared to the previous year. Sales for the ...
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Germany: Krombacher expands its stake, becomes controlling owner of Starnberger Brauhaus

The Krombacher brewery has expanded its stake in the Starnberger Brauhaus to a 65% majority through GL Verwaltungs GmbH, becoming the controlling owner. The remaining 35% remain with founder Florian ...
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Singapore & Thailand: ThaiBev posts 4% drop in nine-month operating earnings

Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) posted a 4% drop in its nine-month operating earnings on August 14, weighed down by continued weakness in its spirits division, along with a dip in its ...
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World: Carlsberg misses half-year profit and volume forecasts

Carlsberg missed half-year profit and volume forecasts on August 14 and warned it did not expect the consumer environment to improve in the rest of 2025, sending the Danish brewer's ...
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Japan: Kirin develops technique to create heat-resistant hops

Abnormal weather conditions and rising global temperatures are threatening world-wide production of hops, the key ingredient in beer, The Asahi Shimbun reported on August 14. However, Kirin Holdings Co. has developed ...
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USA: Barley production set to hit another historic low this year

Barley production in the United States is set to hit another historic low in 2025, tightening supply for maltsters and brewers. The latest USDA data, shared by the American Malting ...
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