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E-malt.com Newsletter 37a September 10 - September 12, 2007
Quote of the week
"Beer that is not drunk has missed its vocation."
Meyer Breslau
Currency
Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 12-September-2007
1 EUR = 1.381 USD
1 EUR = 0.6807 GBP
1 EUR = 1.4477 CAD
1 EUR = 1.6689 AUD
1 EUR = 157.11 JPY
1 EUR = 2.6764 BRL
1 EUR = 35.2049 RUB
1 EUR = 10.4032 CNY
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Base Currency: US Dollar
on 12-September-2007
1 USD = 0.7242 EUR
1 USD = 0.493 GBP
1 USD = 1.0483 CAD
1 USD = 1.2085 AUD
1 USD = 113.775 JPY
1 USD = 1.9381 BRL
1 USD = 25.4931 RUB
1 USD = 7.5333 CNY
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Equities of the Largest Breweries
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Belgium: InBev to invest 60 mil euros over next 12 months in Belgian brewing operations...
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Netherlands: Grolsch H1 net profit up by 17%...
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Canada: Brick Brewing reports lower 2nd quarter earnings due to higher taxes and costs...
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Peru: Beer consumption increases while beer prices decrease...
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South Korea: Summer heat lifts beer sales to record high...
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Botswana: KBL named best brewer in Africa, Asia...
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Romania: Ursus Breweries to invest 50 mil euros to boost production capacity...
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World: The difference between last and this year’s malting barley crops...
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Australia: $6 mil in payments headed for malting barley pool growers...
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Denmark&Sweden&Finland: Spring barley quality considered normal to very good...
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Saudi Arabia: The government increased barley import subsidies and domestic prices
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USA: Brewers focus on draft beer quality
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Finland: Sinebrychoff investing in recyclable plastic bottles
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UK: Scottish & Newcastle says BBH partnership with Carlsberg is very strong
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Australia: Malt barley price still ahead of feed barley
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Namibia: Namibia Breweries environment campaign delivers shining results
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Ukraine: Barley price to remain high and even grow
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USA: Beer Institute members support campaign to reduce underage drinking
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Australia: $7.6 mil in payments headed for growers following closure of 2006/2007 barley pools
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Australia: ABB finalises 2006/2007 East Coast barley pools
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USA: Pyramid introduces Imperial Hefeweizen, a craft beer category first
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Australia: ABB Select – a new pre-harvest pool
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USA: Beer drinkers who read labels might have to digest more information
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Australia: South Australia barley export meetings cancelled
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UK: British and Irish pubs to keep serving beer in pints
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Netherlands: C&C Group Plc climbed 4.7% on SABMiller bid rumours
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Belgium: Brussels shares up with InBev leading the market
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Brewery News
Belgium: InBev to invest 60 mil euros over next 12 months in Belgian brewing operations
InBev said it is to invest 60 mil euros over the next 12 months to step up
production for its Belgian brewing operations located in Hoegaarden, Liege-Jupille
and Leuven, AFX News Limited reported September 10. The group said it is
making the investment following the "international success" of brands Stella Artois
and Hoegaarden, as well as the growth of Jupiler in Belgium and the Netherlands.
InBev's Belgian operations, employing over 3000 staff, has four centers
of production in Leuven, Liege-Jupille, Hoegaarden and Brussels, eight distribution
centers and a portfolio of brands -- Jupiler, Stella Artois, Hoegaarden, Leffe and
Belle-Vue.
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Canada: Brick Brewing reports lower 2nd quarter earnings due to higher taxes and costs
Brick Brewing Co. Limited announced its financial results for the second quarter
and six months ended July 31, 2007, in a press release, September 11.
The results of the second quarter of fiscal 2007 for Brick Brewing produced earnings
of $283 thousand, compared with a profit of $962 thousand, in the fiscal 2006 second
quarter. This reduced profitability was the result of significant incremental production
taxes, higher variable costs associated with commodity input cost inflation and reduced
volumes when compared to last year. Gross revenues in the second quarter
decreased by 6.8% to $22.0 million compared with $23.6 million in the previous year.
On a net basis - after deduction of distribution fees and production taxes - revenues
were $9.6 million, compared with $11.3 million last year. This decrease in net revenue,
despite a 3.6% increase in the Company's per unit selling price was largely attributable
to an 11% decline in total beer volume. Volume sold at The Beer Store (TBS), the
industry's dominant distribution organization, declined 12% while volumes sold to
LCBO outlets increased 16%. "The contradictory sales patterns for our
brands at the LCBO stores compared to TBS stores are highly instructive,"
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Peru: Beer consumption increases while beer prices decrease
One of Peru's leading beer companies, AmBev Peru, anticipates that the production
of beer will increase by 15 percent in Peru, LIP reported September 6. AmBev
Peru, producer of Brahma beer, also predicted that 10 million 400 thousand hectoliters
of beer would be consumed by customers this year, meaning that there will be an average
consumption of 34 liters per person. The increase in consumption has been
attributed to the fact that there is now more competition on the beer market because
of the increase in brands. Last week, Aje company introduced a new beer to Peru,
Franca. It has also been foreseen that due to competition, by the end of
the year, beer prices will have decreased by 10 percent when compared to 2006.
The offers Cristal beer currently has are three 650 ml bottles for 9 soles and
50 cents, while Brahma is selling four 650 ml bottles for 9 soles and 50 cents. Franca
has entered the market selling three 700 ml bottles for 8 soles. "We sacrifice
a margin of profit but we recover it when we sell larger quantities," stated Manuel
Rangel, Marketing manager for AmBev Peru.
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South Korea: Summer heat lifts beer sales to record high
Beer sales in South Korea is expected to hit a record high this year thanks
to the unusually hot summer and revived consumer spending, according to industry
sources, Korea Times reported September 9. Hite Brewery, the country's largest
beer maker, moved 13.21 million boxes of beer (500ml X 20 bottles) out of its warehouses
in August, the largest delivery in a single month, according to the Korea Alcohol
& Liquor Industry Association (KALIA). OB Brewery, the runner-up company,
also sold 9.09 million boxes to wholesalers and retailers in the last month, though
it fell short of the record-high of 9.69 million boxes in June 2002, when the country
hosted the FIFA World Cup football tournament. Boosted by Hite's strong
performance, the combined monthly volume of beer delivery by the local manufacturers
reached 22.3 million boxes in August, breaking the former record of 21.42 boxes set
in June 2002 thanks to the World Cup fever. Accordingly, the accumulated
beer delivery from January to August also increased to 140.91 million boxes, up 6.8
percent from the same period last year, also breaking the record of 139.88 boxes
in the first eight months of 2002. Beer makers ascribed the increased sales
largely to the increasing consumer spending and
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Botswana: KBL named best brewer in Africa, Asia
The Botswana brewing giant, Kgalagadi Breweries (Pty) Ltd (KBL) has been crowned
SAB-Miller Africa and Asia brewery of the year after beating nine others including,
Zambia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda and India, according
to The Reporter, September 10. The award was presented to the KBL technical
team in Sun City, South Africa, on 31 August 2007. According to KBL officials, the
award is given to the brewery that displays high adherence to the Manufacturing Performance
Index (MPI) scorecard. The scorecard looks at product quality, reliability
and management of variable costs such as packaging material usage, water management,
electricity usage and people technology. The group Managing Director, Hloni
Matsela said that the brewery of the year award was a welcome addition to the long
list of KBL achievements. He saluted all employees of KBL for creating a
truly world class business which sets a benchmark for the rest of Africa, Asia and
the better part of SAB-Miller businesses. Commenting on the latest success, the incoming
technical director, Reginald Phoi said KBL's achievements are a clear indication
that he joins a very strong team that settles for nothing but the best and expressed
confidence in the technical team as a whole. The performance was
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Romania: Ursus Breweries to invest 50 mil euros to boost production capacity
Beer producer Ursus Breweries, part of the international group SABMiller, plans
to invest 50 million euro to expand and modernize its Timisoara brewery, SC Ring
Press reported September 11. Following the investment, the brewery's production capacity
will increase by 200%. The brewery in Timisoara was acquired by SABMiller
in 2001 and has a production capacity of 21,000 hl/week and over 200 employees. So
far, Ursus Breweries has invested over 16 million USD in the Timisoara Brewery.
Ursus Breweries is the second largest brewery in Romania with a 24% market share.
The company owns four breweries in Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, Buzau and Brasov and employs
over 1,300 people. Ursus Breweries produces the brands Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Ursus,
Timisoreana, Ciucas, Stejar and Pilsner Urquell.
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Barley News
Australia: $6 mil in payments headed for malting barley pool growers
ABB Grain has finalised its 2005/2006 malting barley pool in South Australia and
Victoria with a final grower return of $221.93/tonne, or nearly $30/tonne more than
the pool return estimate during harvest 2005, according to ABB’s press release,
September 11. More than $6m in payments will be heading to growers from
September 13. Growers who chose the traditional pool option will receive
a final payment of $12.93/t while growers who chose the extended pool option will
receive a final payment of $8.93/t from the same date. ABB managing director,
Michael Iwaniw, said the final gross return for the malting pool of $221.93/t represented
a significant increase on the estimate back in December 2005 of $193/t. “The
additional nearly $30/t above harvest prices highlights the upside growers can experience
when they support a well-managed pool,” Mr Iwaniw said. “This
compares more than favourably with 2005/06 cash prices that in many situations were
only on offer for a short amount of time and, in any case, normally aren’t
available to growers who reap their grain later in harvest.” “Once
again we’ve seen the pools, when managed for the benefit of the participants,
deliver a solid return for malting barley growers. “During periods
of strong supply
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Hops News
World: 2007 Hop Market Expectations
Since the Hop Market Telegram in May market conditions have not changed significantly,
Joh. Barth & Sohn GmbH & Co KG reported in its last Hop Market Telegram of August.
“With crop expectations as reported above, the worldwide α deficit is estimated
to be in the range of 500- 700 mt of alpha. Therefore, the market will be extremely
tight. We expect a slow start of the spot market as grower expectations are likely
to exceed customer offers initially. It is also to be expected that growers will
want to leverage their available spot hops with forward contracts well into the future.
In Germany, the HVG has opened their usual pool with down payments of 6,50
€/kg for Magnum and 7,00 €/kg for Taurus and Herkules and down payments on aroma
varieties ranging between 4,50 and 5,00 €/kg, 7,50 €/kg for Tettnanger and was followed
by other traders with similar conditions. It will be seen, however, whether pools
will retain their attractiveness to growers under current market conditions.
Product Processing and Deliveries It will take 10 to 11 months to process
and package the entire US crop 2007 into customer ready products. That means that
the hop industry can only process
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Scientific Digest
Determination of Ochratoxin A in Beer
LUBOMÍR DAŠKO, ELENA BELAJOVÁ, DRAHOMÍRA RAUOVÁ and MILAN KOVÁÈ
Food Research Institute, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
DESCRIPTION:
DAŠKO L., BELAJOVÁ E., RAUOVÁ D., KOVÁÈ M. (2005): Determination of ochratoxin A in beer. Czech J. Food Sci., 23: 69–73.
Ochratoxin A is a very common mycotoxin which can be found rather often, predominantly in various cereal materials
and in products from this type of plants. Our aim was to apply an analytical procedure with a suitable detection level of ochratoxin A for its estimation in beer. The detection level of the method suggested was close to 0.001 µg/kg. The analytical procedure is based on HPLC separation with fluorescence detection. The application of this method is demonstrated and analytical results obtained with beer of domestic provenience are reported.
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Malting barley prices. French barley prices.
Nominal prices.
EURO = USD 1.381 September 12, 2007 |
Crop year |
2007 |
Parity |
FOB Creil |
Position |
July 2007 |
Type |
Variety |
EURO |
USD |
2RS |
Scarlett |
319.00 |
440.50 |
2RS |
Prestige |
318.00 |
439.50 |
2RS |
Cellar |
317.00 |
438.00 |
2RS |
Sebastien |
316.00 |
436.50 |
2RS |
Astoria |
316.00 |
436.50 |
2RS |
Cork |
316.00 |
436.50 |
6RW |
Esterel |
288.00 |
398.00 |
Theoretical malt prices.
EURO = USD 1.381 September 12, 2007 |
Crop year |
2007 |
Parity |
FOB Antwerp |
Position |
Oct 2007-Sept 2008 |
Conditioning |
Bulk |
In bags |
Bulk containers |
Bags, containers |
Malting barley variety |
EURO |
USD |
EURO |
USD |
EURO |
USD |
EURO |
USD |
2RS |
Scarlett |
548.50 |
757.00 |
571.00 |
788.50 |
565.00 |
780.00 |
575.50 |
794.50 |
2RS |
Prestige |
547.00 |
755.50 |
570.00 |
787.00 |
563.50 |
778.50 |
574.00 |
793.00 |
2RS |
Cellar |
546.00 |
753.50 |
568.50 |
785.00 |
562.50 |
776.50 |
573.00 |
791.00 |
2RS |
Sebastien |
544.50 |
752.00 |
567.50 |
783.50 |
561.00 |
775.00 |
571.50 |
789.50 |
2RS |
Astoria |
544.50 |
752.00 |
567.50 |
783.50 |
561.00 |
775.00 |
571.50 |
789.50 |
2RS |
Cork |
544.50 |
752.00 |
567.50 |
783.50 |
561.00 |
775.00 |
571.50 |
789.50 |
2RS |
Average price |
546.00 |
753.50 |
568.50 |
785.00 |
562.50 |
776.50 |
573.00 |
791.00 |
6RW |
Esterel |
509.00 |
704.50 |
533.00 |
736.00 |
526.50 |
727.50 |
537.50 |
742.00 |
* |
Asia Malt 70/30 |
535.00 |
739.00 |
558.00 |
770.50 |
551.50 |
762.00 |
562.50 |
776.50 |
** |
Asia Malt 50/50 |
528.00 |
729.00 |
550.50 |
760.50 |
544.50 |
752.00 |
555.00 |
766.50 |
NB: Prices published are theoretical malt prices including
financial cost, THC (for bulk and bags container) and all administrative costs.
This prices may fluctuate according to the quantity per delivery and technical
specifications.
* - 70/30 = 70% Average two Rows Spring and 30% Six Rows Winter
** - 50/50 = 50% Average two Rows Spring and 50% Six Rows Winter
Prices Evolution
Source: E-malt.com
Table of the week
EU MALTING BARLEY SUPPLY AND DEMAND ESTIMATE 2007/2008 as of Sept. 3rd, 2007
(in 1000 tonnes) |
Malt Capacity on 01/07/2007 |
Estimated Barley Malt Production |
Barley Demand |
Spring Malting Barley Supply |
Winter Malting Barley Supply |
Net Plus/Minus Total |
Northwest |
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Belgium |
744 |
750 |
940 |
20 |
- |
- |
920 |
France |
1260 |
1200 |
1500 |
1250 |
1500 |
+ |
1250 |
Germany |
1990 |
1850 |
2300 |
1240 |
60 |
- |
1000 |
Ireland |
128 |
130 |
160 |
200 |
- |
+ |
40 |
Netherlands |
330 |
330 |
410 |
150 |
- |
- |
260 |
United Kingdom |
1473 |
1450 |
1800 |
1400 |
600 |
+ |
200 |
TOTAL Northwest |
5925 |
5710 |
7110 |
4260 |
2160 |
- |
690 |
Baltic |
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- |
|
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Denmark |
277 |
280 |
350 |
1050 |
- |
+ |
700 |
Finland |
172 |
175 |
220 |
300 |
- |
+ |
80 |
Lithuania |
82 |
80 |
100 |
150 |
- |
+ |
50 |
Poland |
305 |
320 |
400 |
150 |
- |
- |
250 |
Sweden |
200 |
210 |
260 |
360 |
- |
+ |
100 |
TOTAL Baltic |
1036 |
1065 |
1330 |
2010 |
0 |
+ |
680 |
Southeast |
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Austria |
150 |
150 |
190 |
100 |
- |
- |
90 |
Bulgaria |
50 |
50 |
65 |
40 |
- |
- |
25 |
Czech Republic |
515 |
500 |
625 |
550 |
- |
- |
75 |
Hungary |
133 |
125 |
155 |
125 |
- |
- |
30 |
Romania |
70 |
50 |
65 |
40 |
- |
- |
25 |
Slovakia |
266 |
240 |
300 |
300 |
- |
- |
- |
TOTAL Southeast |
1184 |
1115 |
1400 |
1155 |
- |
- |
245 |
Mediteranian |
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|
|
|
|
|
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Greece |
45 |
45 |
55 |
15 |
- |
- |
40 |
Italy |
70 |
70 |
90 |
50 |
- |
- |
40 |
Portugal |
86 |
86 |
110 |
0 |
- |
- |
110 |
Spain |
442 |
442 |
550 |
660 |
- |
+ |
110 |
TOTAL Mediteranian |
643 |
643 |
805 |
725 |
- |
- |
80 |
NET TOTAL |
8788 |
8533 |
10645 |
8150 |
2160 |
- |
335 |
Graph of the week
Source: FAS USDA
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