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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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