United Kingdom: UK barley crop estimated at 8.36 mln tonnes this year

DEFRA/AHDB estimate UK’s barley crop 2020 at 8.36 (last year 8.05) mln tonnes, H. M. Gauger GmbH reported earlier in December. Feed use is seen at 4.9 (last year ...
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World: Beer expected to be one of the winners of the return to normal life

The second or continued corona wave has affected beer production and sales to various degrees, H. M. Gauger GmbH reported earlier in December. Small and medium inland brewers in the ...
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France: Whisky production picking up pace in France

Whisky is France’s favourite spirit and it is the country which drinks the most in the world, The Connexion reported on December 20. A 2016 study by marketing group Bonial ...
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UK: No-deal Brexit expected to put in jeopardy Scottish barley and sheep sectors

The viability of many Scottish farm businesses could be put in jeopardy by a no-deal Brexit, according to a report carried out by farm consultancy Andersons, The Courier reported on ...
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Brazil: Heineken to build $353 mln brewery in Minas Gerais

Heineken NV intends to build a brewery in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, the state government and the company said in separate statements on December 18. The Dutch brewer continues ...
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Australia & China: WTO confirms complaint filed against China’s tariff on Australian barley

The World Trade Organization (WTO) confirmed the complaint filed against China’s tariffs on Australia’s barley exports, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on December 21. “China did not determine the ...
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Australia: Australians spend an extra A$2 bln on alcohol this year

Household alcohol spending shot through the roof in Australia this year, with people spending A$2 billion more than normal on alcohol during the coronavirus pandemic, 9News reported on December 22. A ...
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UK: Barley production seen at 8.12 mln tonnes this year

The United Kingdom's wheat harvest this year is expected to be down 40.5% at 9.66 million tonnes, Britain's farming and environment ministry said on December 22 in its final crop ...
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Canada: Barley production in 2020-21 totalled 10.7 mln tonnes, final survey shows

For 2020-21, Canadian farmers produced 10.7 million tonnes of barley, according to Statistics Canada (STC)’s final 2020 production survey. This number is 5% larger than reported in STC’s September model-based ...
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USA: Congress makes craft-brewery tax break permanent in COVID relief bill

The craft-beer industry appears to have dodged a doubling of federal excise taxes thanks to a provision in Congress’ long-awaited COVID-19 relief bill, The Daily Camera reported on December 22. Buried ...
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