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24 August 2004
Crop 2003
2rs Barley nq   
6rw Barley nq   
2rs Malt nq   
6rw Malt nq   
Crop 2004
2rs Barley €111.0 -
6rw Barley €101.0 -
2rs Malt €238.5 -0.42%
6rw Malt €226.5 -0.44%

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August 23 - August 25, 2004 Currency Rates
Base Currency: Euro, EUR
on 25-August-2004

1 EUR = 1.2086 USD
1 EUR = 0.6746 GBP
1 EUR = 1.5793 CAD
1 EUR = 1.7174 AUD
1 EUR = 132.48 JPY
1 EUR = 3.5738 BRL
1 EUR = 35.3274 RUB
Base Currency: US Dollar
on 25-August-2004

1 USD = 0.8277 EUR
1 USD = 0.5532 GBP
1 USD = 1.3067 CAD
1 USD = 1.421 AUD
1 USD = 109.65 JPY
1 USD = 2.957 BRL
1 USD = 29.23 RUB

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CARLSBERG: Lars Fellman, currently Senior Vice President and chairman of the Board of Directors of Carlsberg UK has also been appointed CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of Carlsberg UK from 23 August 2004. Furthermore, he keeps his responsibilities for the Carlsberg businesses in Switzerland, Italy and Portugal. As CEO Lars Fellman’s primary focus will be to strengthen the operational performance of Carlsberg UK and the position of the Carlsberg brand which has developed very positively over the last few years. Lars Fellman joined Carlsberg in 1993 and has held several management positions within the Group. The present CEO of Carlsberg UK Colin Povey will be leaving the company by mutual agreement on the same date. He has been CEO since 2001 and has made an important contribution in leading the business during a period of structural changes and growth.

Malt News

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AUSTRALIA: Australian malt exports in July/June 2003/04 were 507.000 tons vs. 527.000 tons in the year before. Exports were lower to Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and South Korea and better to Vietnam and – surprisingly – to Japan.

Barley News

SCOTTISH: Spectacular landslides and floods make headlines, but it is persistent rain and humidity that is devastating Britain’s grain, oilseed and vegetable harvests. With more rain forecast to sweep in from the Atlantic, farmers are now facing the worst harvest weather since 1985. Thousands of acres of oilseed rape have been written off from York to Aberdeen because seed has sprouted in the pods making it virtually useless. Quality of the Scottish barley crop, most of it usually used to make beer and whisky, is deteriorating in the field and most wheat has turned black. Scotland’s vegetable growers are managing to maintain quality supplies to supermarkets, but only at the expense of huge wastage when selecting and packing on-farm. But as farmers face the brunt of the weather, lost crops and soaring costs to salvage and dry what they can, consumers are unlikely to notice any price increases. Most of Europe, where harvest is over, produced good quality crops at low prices which can be imported for malting, distilling and bread-making. This is one of the worst years we’ve had to cope with - ALISTAIR EWAN And supermarkets will import vegetables and fruit if home growers buckle under the pressure of harvesting in wet weather. Alistair Ewan, managing director of East of Scotland Growers, Britain’s biggest broccoli growers, said yesterday: "I’ve been in vegetable production since 1976 and this is one of the very worst years we’ve had to cope with. It is diabolical." Yields down, costs up, returns static, do not help: "We are maintaining top quality supplies to our customers - but at great expense." Martin Cessford, a grain and specialist vegetable grower near Montrose, had hoped to be harvesting baby beetroot for pickling, but said yesterday: "As I speak, we’re trying to pull a combine out of the mud. We can’t even venture into the beetroot with the harvester. "We’re a fortnight behind in trying to get daffodil bulbs planted, our spray programme is way behind, our oilseed rape is a disaster, we’ve had more than three inches of rain this week - and the price we get is on the floor." For grain growers, prices were already low at about L60 a tonne while soaring fuel costs make drying wet grain expensive if and when it can be harvested.

Theoretical malt prices.
  EURO = USD 1.2086 August 25, 2004 
Crop year  2004 
Parity  FOB Antwerp 
Position  Oct 2004-Sept 2005 
Conditioning  Bulk   In bags  Bulk containers Bags, containers
Malting barley variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  240.00  290.00  255.50  308.50  251.50  304.00  261.00  315.50 
2RS  Prestige  239.00  288.50  254.00  307.00  250.50  302.50  260.00  314.00 
2RS  Aspen  238.50  288.00  253.50  306.00  249.50  302.00  259.50  313.50 
2RS  Optic  238.50  288.00  253.50  306.00  249.50  302.00  259.50  313.50 
2RS  Astoria  237.50  287.00  252.50  305.50  249.00  301.00  258.50  312.50 
2RS  Cork   237.50  287.00  253.50  306.50  250.00  302.50  259.50  314.00 
2RS   Average price  238.50  288.50  253.50  306.50  250.00  302.50  259.50  313.50 
2RS  FAQ  237.50  287.00  251.50  304.00  248.00  299.50  257.50  311.00 
6RW  Esterel   226.50  273.50  241.50  292.00  238.00  287.50  247.50  299.50 
Asia Malt 70/30  235.50  285.00  251.00  303.00  247.50  298.50  256.50  310.50 
**  Asia Malt 50/50  233.00  281.50  248.50  300.00  244.50  295.50  254.00  307.00 

* - 70/30 = 70% Average two Rows Spring and 30% Six Rows Winter
** - 50/50 = 50% Average two Rows Spring and 50% Six Rows Winter

Theoretical malt prices for crop 2003 are not quoted.

Malting barley prices. French barley prices.
Nominal prices.

EURO = USD 1.2086 August 25, 2004 
 Crop year   2003   2004 
 Parity   FOB Creil   FOB Creil 
 Position   July 2003   July 2004 
Type   Variety  EURO  USD  EURO  USD 
2RS  Scarlett  nq  nq  112.00  136.00 
2RS  Prestige  nq  nq  111.00  135.00 
2RS  Cellar  nq  nq  111.50  135.50 
2RS  Aspen  nq  nq  110.50  134.50 
2RS  Optic  nq  nq  110.50  134.50 
2RS  Astoria  nq  nq  110.00  133.50 
2RS  Cork   nq  nq  110.00  133.50 
6RW  Esterel   nq  nq  101.00  123.00 

nq - Not quoted

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Table of the week

USA crop prospects
Crop prospects have improved in the West, the USDA estimates barley crop as follows:
(in 1000 tons) 2003 2004
North Dakota 2,587   1,961  
Idaho 1,035   1,258  
Montana 688   866  
TOTAL USA 6,011   5,737  

Graph of the week

Belgium beer production and export, in million hl
Agenda

August 2004:
Great British Beer Festival;
Worcester Beer and Cider Festival;
BeerTek China Beer and Brewing Technology Exhibition;
Peterborough Beer Festival 2004;
FOODWORLD Food and Beverage Exhibition;
TecnoBebida Latin America International Exhibition of Technologies for the Beverage Industry;

September 2004:
6th BELGIAN BEER WEEKEND;
China Brew 2004 / China Beverage 2004;
International Brewery and Soft Drinks Industry Exhibition;
FOOD & BEVERAGE PROCESSING & PACKAGING INDONESIA 2004;
Pivoindustria International Beer Industry Exhibition;
National Beer Wholesalers Show 2004;
PAN ASIAN FOOD & BEVERAGE TRADE SHOW 2004;
Barley Malt Quality Evaluation Short Course;
EUROMALT BARLEY SEMINAR 2004;
bevex Beverage Trade Fair;
InterBev 2004;
YUGOSLAVIA INTERNATIONAL FAIR OF FOOD & BEVERAGES 2004;
BevExpo 2004;
Great American Beer Festival;
OCTOBERFEST Famous German Beer Festival;

October 2004:
OCTOBERFEST Famous German Beer Festival;
Great American Beer Festival;
bevex Beverage Trade Fair. Germany;
Great Welsh Beer & Cider Festival;
ST. PETERSBURG FOOD SALON 2004;
Beer Fair. Spain;
Expo Bebidas Beverage Exhibition. Mexico;
EXPOALIMENTOS Y BEBIDAS 2004. Panama;
Fall Eastern PA Breweriana;
Knoxville Brewer's Jam - A Memorial to Tom Rutledge;
INTERPRODTECH Food and Beverages Processing Exhibition. Russia;
Alko and Drinks Show Alcoholic Beverages and Non-alcoholic Drinks Exhibition. Russia;
WORLD FOOD KAZAKHSTAN 2004;
PAN ASIAN FOOD & BEVERAGE TRADE SHOW 2004. Canada;

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