Tunisia: SFBT reports growth in beer volumes in the first two quarters of this year Tunisia’s leading beer maker, Société de Fabrication des boissons de Tunisie (or SFBT) said beer production and sales increased by 20% in the first quarter of 2012 as compared to . . . get full article 01 August, 2012
UK: Brewers start to see the necessity of long-term contracts with barley growers With some British brewers concerned about how to best secure supplies of malt as world production of all barleys is falling, long-term contracts with growers have been mooted, Farmers’ Guardian . . . get full article 01 August, 2012
Ireland: Beer consumption declines in 2011 The average Irish person drank about nine pints of beer less in 2011 than they did the previous year, according to new research from the body representing Irish breweries.
The Irish . . . get full article 01 August, 2012
Australia: Western Australia farmers oppose changes to malting barley standards Some of Australia’s Central Wheatbelt growers believe they could be forced to give up growing malting barley varieties because of changes to Western Australia barley standards proposed by the Grain . . . get full article 01 August, 2012
