World: EU maltsters almost sold out for deliveries in 2015, late season demand from abroad may face small availabilities Among the latest malt industry events, H. M. Gauger GmbH indicates as the most important the sale of Molson Coors UK’s 120,000 tons maltings at Burton upon Trent to Soufflet. . . . get full article 13 February, 2015
Canada & USA: Barley crops drop significantly because of poor weather conditions Barley crops dropped 18% to 3.8 mln tons in the U.S. and 20% to 7.1 mln tons in Canada, H. M. Gauger GmbH said in a report at the beginning . . . get full article 13 February, 2015
China: Tsingtao bearing much of declining beer consumption blunt - analysts China’s beer volume consumption growth turned negative for the first time in 25 years.
An economic downturn and President Xi Jinping‘s anti-corruption measures brought beer volume consumption down 7.5% in the . . . get full article 13 February, 2015