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Base Currency: US Dollar
on March 26, 2014
      1 EUR = 1.3823 USD
1 EUR = 0.8375 GBP
1 EUR = 1.5466 CAD
1 EUR = 1.5116 AUD
1 EUR = 141.3570 JPY
1 EUR = 3.2085 BRL
1 EUR = 49.5640 RUB
1 EUR = 8.5000 CNY
      1 USD = 0.7235 EUR
1 USD = 0.6059 GBP
1 USD = 1.1189 CAD
1 USD = 1.0936 AUD
1 USD = 102.2690 JPY
1 USD = 2.3212 BRL
1 USD = 35.8572 RUB
1 USD = 6.1493 CNY


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March 26, 2014
Type Crop 2013 Crop 2014
EUR % EUR %
2rs Barley 187.00-189.00 up1.08% 196.00-198.00 -
6rw Barley 177.00-179.00 up0.56% 186.00-188.00 -
2rs Malt 382.00-384.00 up0.65% 390.50-392.50 -
6rw Malt 370.00-372.00 up0.33% 378.00-380.00 -
Feed Barley 163.00-165.00- nq 

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Top Industry News


Malt news Japan: Malt imports recovered in 2011-2013 ...Click here

Brewery news China: Tsingtao Brewery reports 12.2% rise in 2013 net profit ...Click here
Brewery news Russia: Beer output down 5.8% in the first two months of this year ...Click here
Brewery news Africa: Africa expected to witness the fastest growth of beer market over the next five years ...Click here
Brewery news Russia: AB InBev closing its third brewery in Russia in the past 18 months ...Click here
Brewery news Portugal & Angola: Unicer’s project to build a brewery in Angola still in place ...Click here
Brewery news USA: Craft beer exports volume increases by 49% last year ...Click here

Barley news China: Malting and FAQ barley purchases estimated at up to 2.5 mln tons ...Click here
Barley news USA: Malting barley trade stopped by backlog of rail cars ...Click here


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Brewery news Brazil: Ambev starts brewing Budweiser in the state of Rio de Janeiro ...Click here
Barley news Australia: Barley Australia accredits three new varieties as malting barley ...Click here
Brewery news UK: Beer duty cut by one pence per pint in the new Budget ...Click here
Brewery news Myanmar: Alcohol consumption rising in Myanmar ...Click here
Brewery news USA: MillerCoors sees promising numbers for its Miller Lite can sales ...Click here
Barley news Australia: Australia poised to become a major supplier of new barley variety extending shelf life of beer ...Click here
Brewery news Zambia: Zambian Breweries announces beer price hikes ...Click here
Brewery news Ethiopia: Bedele Beer to be available in steel coated cans for the first time in the country’s beer history ...Click here

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Scientific Digest


Pesticide residues and nitrate in dry-hopped beers


ABSTRACT
Until now it was unclear if dry-hopping has an impact on the nitrate and pesticide residues transfer from hops into beer. German researchers performed extensive dry-hopping trials and monitored the nitrate and pesticides levels throughout the process. The results show that nitrate is transferred quantitatively, which means that depending on variety and amount, the final values vary between 3-90 mg/l. Comparing those values with different foods where nitrate is found in a range of 40-8000 mg/l dry-hopped beers can be considered of very little concern. And also the monitored pesticides did not increase with dryhopping, although up to 500g of hops/hL were used.
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These Days in Business History


March 24
1867 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. forms
1898 1st automobile sold
1955 1st seagoing oil drill rig placed in service

March 25
1814 Netherlands Bank established
1954 RCA manufactures 1st color TV set (12" screen at $1,000)
1957 Treaty of Rome establishes European Economic Community (Common Market)
1970 Concorde makes its 1st supersonic flight (700 MPH/1,127 KPH)

March 26
1780 The British Gazette and Sunday Monitor was published for the first time. It was the first Sunday newspaper in Britain
1885 Eastman Kodak (Eastman Dry Plate and Film Co.) produced the first commercial motion picture film in Rochster, NY
1996 The International Monetary Fund approved a $10.2 billion loan for Russia to help the country transform its economy

Agenda


World Beer Cup 2014
World Beer Cup 2014 key dates:
-Call for Entries: Oct. 28, 2013-Nov. 1, 2013
-Judging: April 7-8, 2014 in Denver, Colorado
-Gala Awards Ceremony: April 11, 2014 in Denver, Colorado

March 2014:
12-15: Brazilian Beer Festival (Blumenau, Brazil)
18-19: Food and Drink Technology Africa 2014 (Johannesburg, South Africa)
23-28: IBD Convention - Asia Pacific Section (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)


April 2014:
07-08: World Beer Cup 2014 (Denver, USA)
08-11: Craft Brewers Conference 2014 (Denver, USA)
13-17: Trends in Brewing 2014 (Ghent, Belgium)
22-24: Pivovar (Brewer) 2014 (Moscow, Russia)

26-27: Zythos Beer Festival 2014 (Leuven, Belgium)



May 2014:
21-24: Pivo (Beer) 2014 (Sochi, Russia)
22-24: Copenhagen Beer Festival 2014 (Copenhagen, Denmark)


June 2014:
11-15: Mondial de la Biere 2014 (Montreal, Canada)

August 2014:
12-16: Great British Beer Festival 2014 (London, UK)

September 2014:
08-11: Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference 2014 - IBD Scottish Section (Glasgow, UK)
25-27: Drink Technology India 2014 (Mumbai, India)


October 2014:
13-16: China Brew and Beverage 2014 (Beijing, China)

November 2014:
11-13: Brau Beviale 2014 (Nuremberg, Germany)
12-14: Vietbrew 2014 (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)


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MaltMalt News Malt


Malt newsJapan: Malt imports recovered in 2011-2013
Japanese malt imports had dropped sharply in 2010 to 363,000 tons, but recovered to round about 500,000 tons per annum during the years 2011 ...More info on site



BreweryBrewery News Brewery


Brewery newsChina: Tsingtao Brewery reports 12.2% rise in 2013 net profit
Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd, China's second-biggest brewer by volume, saw 2013 net profit rise 12.2 percent, lagging market estimates as an oversupply and stiff ...More info on site


Brewery newsRussia: Beer output down 5.8% in the first two months of this year
Russia’s beer output in January – February 2014 dropped by 5.8% as compared to the same period last year, Rosstat reported on March 21.

In ...More info on site


Brewery newsAfrica: Africa expected to witness the fastest growth of beer market over the next five years
Rapid economic development, growing populations and rising wages will propel Africa to become the world’s next fastest growing market for beer, according to a ...More info on site


Brewery newsRussia: AB InBev closing its third brewery in Russia in the past 18 months
Beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev said March 25 it is closing its third brewery in Russia in the past 18 months because of steep declines ...More info on site


Brewery newsPortugal & Angola: Unicer’s project to build a brewery in Angola still in place
The project to build a beer factory in Angola is still in place, there have “been positive developments since August 2013,” and Portuguese beer ...More info on site


Brewery newsUSA: Craft beer exports volume increases by 49% last year
The Brewers Association (BA) — the not-for-profit trade group representing small and independent craft brewers — on March 24 reported export growth for the ...More info on site


Brewery news Brazil: Ambev starts brewing Budweiser in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Ambev, Brazil’s largest beer maker and part of the world’s No. 1 brewer AB InBev, on March 21 inaugurated two new production lines for Budweiser beer at its brewery in Pirai (Rio de Janeiro), Folha Vale do Café reports.

The plant, purchased by the company in 2007, will become Ambev’s second facility to produce the global brand in Brazil.

Budweiser was launched in Brazil in 2011 and until now has been produced at Ambev’s Jacarei brewery in the state of Sao Paulo.

Owing to an investment of R$165 mln, the Pirai brewery has installed two lines dedicated solely to production of Budweiser. Over the last five years, the company invested a total of R$ 455 mln in the facility.


Brewery news UK: Beer duty cut by one pence per pint in the new Budget
UK beer duty will be cut by one pence per pint, the chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne announced last week.

The Budget was announced in the House of Commons on March 19 which saw a huge cheer erupt as the chancellor confirmed that beer duty would be cut by one pence per pint, while duty on cider has been frozen.

It is the second cut to beer duty in as many years.

Brigid Simmonds, British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) chief executive, said: “This is fantastic news, and George Osborne is again the toast of Britain’s brewers, pubs and pubgoers. It will protect over 7,000 jobs over two years, mostly jobs of younger people in Britain’s pubs.

“It also shows that the Government has understood our case, that taxes on British beer had become far too high, and action was long overdue.

“I hope this becomes a trend in future budgets for this British-made, lower-strength drink.”

Julian Grocock, chief executive of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) said, “SIBA applauds the Chancellor’s decision to take another penny off the pint, following last year’s historic decision to scrap the unpopular escalator. It is good to see that this government believes in providing long-term support for the ...More info on site


Brewery news Myanmar: Alcohol consumption rising in Myanmar
The rate of alcohol consumption is rising in Myanmar, with local production of beer, wine and spirits at more than 25 million gallons annually, according to the local reports.

Tens of thousands of gallons of wine, beer, and hard alcohol—both legal and illegal—are being imported from foreign countries and are now penetrating the local market.

There are state-owned beer and wine factories in Myanmar, but the Myanmar Investment Commission has also allowed permits for foreign beer companies to operate here, subject to scrutiny by respective state and regional government authorities.

The foreign beer companies will cooperate with local firms owned by the citizens as a joint venture.

Taxation of alcohol, beer and wine is only 50 percent, whether it is imported or domestic.

According to the announcement of the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development, alcohol and beer manufacturing in local was 24.8 million gallons in 2011-2012 fiscal year. During the current fiscal year (2013-2014), 25.2 million gallons of alcohol and beer were produced within nine month up to the end of December.


Brewery news USA: MillerCoors sees promising numbers for its Miller Lite can sales
While MillerCoors isn't claiming victory just yet on the impact that the Miller Lite throwback-style packaging has had on overall brand sales, the numbers so far are promising for Miller Lite can sales and the company has extended the availability of its packaging through Sept. 30, Milwaukee Business Journal reported on March 24.

Miller Lite can sales have increased more than 4.7 percent this year through March 1. During the week ended Feb. 22, Miller Lite’s change in share of total U.S. beer sales (for cans) from the same week one year ago increased by 0.24 percent. This was the first time Miler Lite can sales gained share since March 2013. Still, overall brand sales are down 2 percent, according to Nielsen data.

Jonathan Stern, director of media relations for MillerCoors, said re-introducing the original can caught the attention of millennial beer drinkers.

“Since millennial beer drinkers are into authenticity and heritage, and with Miller Lite being the original light beer, we believe this is causing a lot of interest," Stern said.

Tom Long, MillerCoors chief executive officer, admitted in a Nov. 6 earnings release that the company was “not satisfied with the on-premise distribution or volume performance” of the premium light brands.

Hence the ...More info on site


Brewery news Zambia: Zambian Breweries announces beer price hikes
Zambian Breweries Plc announced increases of between 3.6 and 19% in the recommended retail price of its clear beer alcoholic beverages on its non-returnable bottle packs and the sorghum-brewed Eagle lager effective as from 24th March, Zambian Watchdog reported.

Making the announcement, Company Managing Director Anele Malumo explained that the increases are a combined result of inflation and the 50% increase in Excise Duty on clear beer from 40% to 60% that the government implemented as part of the 2014 National Budget.

Mr Malumo said Zambian Breweries has until now absorbed the excise increase on its non-returnable packs in order to mitigate the smuggling that would have resulted from having higher beer prices relative to regional peers.

He stated that the company has however noted that the increased excise duty has been an added direct cost to the non returnable bottle product types and has detrimentally affected company profitability.

And Mr Malumo said with the excise-induced increase in prices on its beer products, Zambian Breweries Plc has since January 2014 witnessed a decrease in monthly beer sales volumes from prior levels due to consumer price elasticity.

He said consequently, the company anticipates that its total tax remittances to Government will decrease in tandem compared to ...More info on site


Brewery news Ethiopia: Bedele Beer to be available in steel coated cans for the first time in the country’s beer history
For the first time in Ethiopia’s beer production trend, Bedele Beer, under the Netherlands’ beer giant, Heineken, has become the first locally made beer brand to reach its customers with steel coated cans, EthioSports reported on March 22.

Various types of liquor products with aluminum or steel-coated packages such as beer, beverages, juice, soft drinks or even alcoholic drinks have been common in the international market. It has, however, not been available for locally produced products.

Numerous microbrewers are now offering their products in cans throughout the world.

The drinks and beverage production sector is one of the highly privileged areas among the manufacturing sector that has been identified as one of the government’s most prioritized sectors listed under the five-year Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP).

Beer producers and beverage companies face a shortage of bottles as the nation only has one single glass and bottle factory. Due to this shortage, most beverage companies are shifting to packaging their produces in plastic bottles.



BarleyBarley News Barley


Barley newsChina: Malting and FAQ barley purchases estimated at up to 2.5 mln tons
China is estimated to have purchased 2.0 – 2.5 mln tons of malting and fair average quality (FAQ) barley from Australia, an industry report ...More info on site


Barley newsUSA: Malting barley trade stopped by backlog of rail cars
The vast backlog of rail cars has forced those grain handlers dealing in malting barley contracts to focus on moving their contracted bushels, and ...More info on site


Barley news Australia: Barley Australia accredits three new varieties as malting barley
The Board of Barley Australia has announced the successful accreditation of three new varieties:

Macquarie (TI677) Wimmera (VB 0432) Admiral (WI 4259)

These varieties were accredited as Malting Barley following the evaluation trials conducted in association with the Malting and Brewing Barley Technical Committee assessment under the malting barley evaluation process.

It should be noted that Macquarie, whilst meeting the evaluation criteria for malting barley accreditation, is considered to have limited potential for grower uptake and market demand, given the availability of other more widely-adapted varieties. Accordingly, Macquarie will be acknowledged as an Accredited Variety, but not a Preferred Variety on the Barley Australia website.

Wimmera is a medium rainfall variety and is likely to suit export malt markets with medium to high fermentability requirements.

Admiral is suited to a wide area of medium rainfall across Australia. It should be noted that the VT prefix for Admiral in its trial stages has been dropped and it is known as Admiral barley. It is aimed at export markets requiring high DP and high fermentability.

As with all previous accreditations, it is the market that will determine the success of these new varieties. The Barley Australia malting barley evaluation and accreditation process is recognized as the required standard ...More info on site


Barley news Australia: Australia poised to become a major supplier of new barley variety extending shelf life of beer
Australia is poised to become a major global supplier of a new variety of barley that extends the shelf life of beer, ABC Online reported on March 23.

The variety, called Charger, slows down how quickly the beer deteriorates and develops a stale papery flavour.

Charger is owned by European brewing companies Carlsberg and Heineken and was developed with researchers from the University of Adelaide.

"You can actually expect at least a 50 per cent longer freshness of the beer," Carlsberg's director of applied research Birgitte Skadhauge said.

"It is something that's having a significant impact on the quality of the beer, especially in warm climates like you have here in Australia."

The secret to Charger's longer-lasting influence is that one of the enzymes in it does not work properly.

That enzyme is called lipoxygenase, and during malting it converts lipids and fats in the grain into the stale flavour.

Carlsberg screened more than 15,000 barley lines before it found one with the "lazy" lipoxygenase enzymes it was looking for.

That trait is known as Null Lox and it has been bred into several barley varieties grown overseas and used in beer sold in Europe.

Charger is the Australian version.

"We are actually transferring, to some degree, European genetic backgrounds ...More info on site


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