If you want to see this letter from our site, please follow this link. https://www.e-malt.com/Publications.asp?20148
E-Malt.com NewsLetter

RombBullet Quote of the week
RombBullet Currency rates
RombBullet Brewers equities
RombBullet Market prices change trend
RombBullet Industry news
RombBullet Graph of the week
RombBullet Table of the week
RombBullet Prices evolution
RombBullet Barley prices
RombBullet Theoretical malt prices
RombBullet Business history
RombBullet Agenda
RombBullet News articles




Last five Flashes



Last five graphs

Note: All graphs issued with e-malt.com newsletters are published in "Graph" section of e-malt.com site.



Last five tables

All e-malt.com tables are published in e-malt.com Statistics section. The Statistics section includes Barley statistics, Malt statistics and Beer statistics. The tables related to barley are published in Barley Statistics section, the tables related to malt in Malt Statistics section and the tables related to beer in Beer Statistics section.



Last five prices evolution




Access to E-malt.com


Do you know
E-malt.com?

Dear E-malt Reader!

E-malt.com Newsletters Archive could be found directly on e-malt.com site. Browsing through our Newsletters Archive you may see all the issues you have missed. To this purpose you just have to login e-malt.com and click on Newsletters link in the menu. Reading our Newsletters you will be kept informed with the latest news and events regarding malting and beer world. You may also submit your own news, events or other information to the address info@e-malt.com!

You may find updated malt, barley and beer statistics on e-malt.com Statistics section. Just enter e-malt.com! Here you will find all tables issued with e-malt.com newsletters.

E-malt.com Agenda gives the possibility to keep you informed about the Events planned to be held in the whole world related to the brewing and malting industries. To this purpose you just have to login e-malt.com and click on Agenda link in the menu. Reading our Event Agenda you will find out about the future symposia, conferences and festivals related to malting and beer world. You may also submit your own events to the address info@e-malt.com

E-malt.com has Trading Online system. The system is to be used for malt/barley trading. One can register a malt/barley offer or a malt/barley request. The registering person could be as a seller/buyer or as an agent for seller/buyer. The User can see information about all active malt/barley offers & requests. If needed the system allows user to buy/sell malt/barley due to reasonable offers/requests. The way to do this is to confirm reasonable transaction. Trading Online rules are available through the Internet in the Trading Online as well as Tutorial (useful for persons who starts the system usage). To visit the E-malt Trading Online first go to the E-malt.com site, then click Trading Online link in the left menu of the e-malt.com home page. For more details please contact info@e-malt.com

Thank You!


E-malt.com Links!




Note

If you have any comments, questions, suggestions or remarks, you can send a mail to: info@e-malt.com. To submit your own news to our editorial team, email to: info@e-malt.com


If you have received this newsletter from a colleague, you can obtain your own subscription here! You are not registered yet? You may register here.


You may recommend our site to your friend by clicking here.


If you do not wish to receive our newsletter, please unsubscribe your e-mail address from our mailing list by sending us an e-mail info@e-malt.com. Please take into consideration your registration data.


 UNSUBSCRIBE YOUR E-MAIL 
from our mailing list.
  SEND A MAIL TO US  
   info@e-malt.com   

Please take into consideration your registration data.


E-Malt.com Flash 16a
April 14 - April 16, 2025


Quote of the Week

Brewers enjoy working to make beer as much as drinking beer instead of working.
Harold Rudolph

             You are one of the 54,000 professionals of the brewing and malting industries from 195 countries receiving our free bi-weekly E-malt Newsletters published since 2001. You seem to be pleased by getting them as we have registered something like 3 mln readings.
             To keep the high level of this informative reservoir in both brewing and malting industries and in order to continue to improve it we have to request a small contribution for full access to E-malt.com information.
             The majority of our readers have responded positively thus giving us the possibility to keep developing this global informative reference.
             A one-year membership costs only 192,- Euros and gives you full access to both our Full Bi-weekly Newsletter and website www.e-malt.com.

             You can pay by credit/debit card or bank transfer (against invoice). Ordering is simple, use our online secure ordering system: click hereunder to begin - you can have access in just 5 minutes!

CLICK HEREUNDER TO SUBSCRIBE
One-year individual subscription: EUR234.00
Two-year individual subscription: EUR415.00
Save money when your colleagues join:

One-year group subscription for 2-5 members: EUR483.00
One-year group subscription for 6-10 members: EUR720.00
One-year group subscription for 11-20 members: EUR955.00
One-year group subscription for 21-50 members: EUR1,275.00
One-year group subscription for 51-100 members: EUR1,595.00
One-year group subscription for 101 and more members: EUR1,944.00

For a personal service contact our Membership staff :
Email : info@e-malt.com
Direct line : +32 (0)87 681381; Fax : +32 (0)87 352234
If calling, please note our office hours are 9am - 5pm (Belgium time)



Currency Rates


Base Currency: Euro
on April 16, 2025
Base Currency: US Dollar
on April 16, 2025
      1 EUR = 1.1317 USD
1 EUR = 0.8562 GBP
1 EUR = 1.5737 CAD
1 EUR = 1.7813 AUD
1 EUR = 161.9410 JPY
1 EUR = 6.6414 BRL
1 EUR = 93.2225 RUB
1 EUR = 8.2631 CNY
      1 USD = 0.8835 EUR
1 USD = 0.7565 GBP
1 USD = 1.3906 CAD
1 USD = 1.5738 AUD
1 USD = 143.0940 JPY
1 USD = 5.8684 BRL
1 USD = 82.3731 RUB
1 USD = 7.3014 CNY


Currency Rates Chart

Equities of the Largest Breweries

Breweries Equities

Average Market Prices Change Trend


April 16, 2025
French Barley/Malt
Crop 2024
Bulk
EUR/T %
2RS Malting Barley (FOB Creil) 220.00-222.00 -
6RW Malting Barley (FOB Creil) 213.00-215.00 -
Feed Barley (FOB Creil) 183.00-185.00 down4.66%
2RS Malt (FOB Antwerp) 563.00-565.00 -
6RW Malt (FOB Antwerp) 554.50-556.50 -
French Barley/Malt
Crop 2025
Bulk
EUR/T %
2RS Malting Barley (FOB Creil) 245.00-247.00 down1.99%
6RW Malting Barley (FOB Creil) 233.00-235.00 down0.85%
Feed Barley (FOB Creil) 194.00-196.00 down1.52%
2RS Malt (FOB Antwerp) 590.50-592.50 down1.03%
6RW Malt (FOB Antwerp) 575.50-577.50 down0.43%
German Malting Barley
Crop 2023
Bulk
Ex Farm
EUR/T %
Average Malting Barley Price nq  
-No change; upPrice increase; downPrice decrease versus last publication.

Click here to see our Market Prices History.


Top Industry News


Brewery news World: Heineken reports 0.9% increase in first-quarter organic net revenues ...Click here
Brewery news India: United Breweries’ Q1 sales volume up by a "mid-single-digit" ...Click here
Brewery news USA: Brewers Association reports 4% drop in craft beer output 2024, number of breweries declines for the first time since 2005 ...Click here
Brewery news Argentina: Quilmes Brewery and Malting Company enjoys 10% in export revenue in 2024 ...Click here
Brewery news Europe: 1 in 15 beers served in Europe is now alcohol-free ...Click here


More Industry News


Barley news Ukraine: Barley crop 2025/26 forecast at 5.3 mln tonnes ...Click here
Brewery news World: Molson Coors Beverage Company's CEO to retire at the end of 2025 ...Click here
Brewery news Africa & Middle East: Heineken appoints new Africa & Middle East operations lead ...Click here
Brewery news South Korea: Jeju Beer Company rebrands amid ownership change ...Click here
Brewery news Armenia: Beer production up 8.1% in January-February ...Click here
Whisky news UK: Speyside Distillery secures planning permission for modernisation ...Click here

Graph of the week



Table of the week

Africa Barley Imports, Production, Consumption, and Stocks


Table of the week.
Prices Evolution

Prices evolution

Barley Prices



Theoretical Malt Prices


These Days in Business History


14 April
1863 - William Bullock patents continuous-roll printing press
1900 - President Loubet opens International Fairs in Paris
1987 - Turkey asks to join European market

15 April
1892 - General Electric Company, forms and is incorporated in New York
1952 - Franklin National Bank issues 1st bank credit card
1973 - Walt Disney Store opens

16 April
1948 - Organization for European Economic Cooperation (EEC) forms in Paris
1986 - IBM produces 1st megabit-chip

Agenda

April 2025:
15 - 17: Craft Beer China 2025 (Shanghai, China)
28 - 01 May: Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America 2025 (Indianapolis, USA)
28 - 30: 27th Annual International Beer Strategies 2025 (Prague, the Czech Republic)

May 2025:
01 - 01: World Beer Cup 2025 (Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA)
06 - 06: The Melbourne Royal Australian International Beer Awards 2025 (Melbourne, Australia)
08 - 11: Wiener Bierfest 2025 (Vienna, Austria)
12 - 13: European Malt Supply Summit 2025 (Paris, France)
13 - 15: International Beer Strategies Conference 2025 (Prague, the Czech Republic)
16 - 18: Cerveza Mexico Expo 2025 (Expo Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico)
16 - 17: Copenhagen Beer Festival 2025 (Copenhagen, Denmark)
18 - 20: EBC Symposium 2025 (Budapest, Hungary)
26 - 01 June: Budapest Beer Week 2025 (Budapest, Hungary)

June 2025:
10 - 11: IGC Grains Conference 2025 (116 Pall Mall, London, UK)
13 - 14: Tallinn Craft Beer Weekend 2025 (Tallinn, Estonia)
16 - 18: VLB Africa Brewing Conference 2025 (Maputo, Mosambique)
20 - 22: Mondial de la Biere 2025 (Montreal, Canada)

July 2025:
03 - 04: The CIBD Sustainability in Brewing Conference 2025 (Nottingham, UK)
18 - 19: London Craft Beer Festival 2025 (London, UK)

August 2025:
05 - 09: Great British Beer Festival 2025 (Birmingham, UK)
07 - 09: VIETFOOD & BEVERAGE - PROPACK VIETNAM 2025 (Saigon Exhibitions and Conventions Center, 799 Nguyen Van Linh Street, District 7, HoChiMinh City, Vietnam)
13 - 15: Brewing Summit 2025 (Palm Desert, CA, USA)
22 - 23: Beervana 2025 (Wellington, New Zealand)

September 2025:
04 - 06: Stockholm Beer & Whisky Festival 2025 (Stockholm, Sweden)
13 - 14: Bruges Beer Festival 2025 (Bruges, Belgium)
15 - 19: Drinktec 2025 (Munich, Germany)
20 - 05 October: Oktoberfest 2025 (Munich, Germany)
27 - 29: Whisky Live Paris 2025 (Paris, France)

October 2025:
09 - 11: The Great American Beer Festival 2025 (Denver, USA)
16 - 17: Brew Asia 2025 (Bangkok, Thailand)

November 2025:
04 - 06: Brussels Beer Challenge 2025 (Belgium)
10 - 12: 15th Iberoamerican VLB Symposium Brewing & Filling Technology (Parana, Brasil)
13 - 15: Drink Technology India 2025 (Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, India)

December 2025:
03 - 05: Drink Japan 2025 (Makuhari Messe, Japan)

March 2026:
24 - 26: RMI Global Conference 2026 (Lisbon, Portugal)

More events are available on site e-malt.com


BreweryBrewery News Brewery


Brewery newsWorld: Heineken reports 0.9% increase in first-quarter organic net revenues
Heineken on April 16 reported a 0.9% increase in first-quarter organic net revenues, just exceeding analysts' expectations for a slight decline even as tariff ...More info on site


Brewery newsIndia: United Breweries’ Q1 sales volume up by a "mid-single-digit"
Dutch brewing company Heineken NV on April 16 said its sales volume in India rose by a "mid-single-digit", lagging the market growth due to ...More info on site


Brewery news USA: Brewers Association reports 4% drop in craft beer output 2024, number of breweries declines for the first time since 2005
The Brewers Association, the trade association representing America’s small and independent breweries, released on April 15 its annual craft brewing industry production report for 2024. As part of that report, the Association also ranks America’s largest craft breweries.

The Association defines a craft brewery as a brewery with annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (approximately 3 percent of U.S. annual sales), with less than 25 percent of the brewery owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by a beverage alcohol industry member that is not itself a craft brewer.

The Brewers Association reported that craft breweries in America produced 4.0% less beer in 2024 than in 2023. That reduction to 23.1 million barrels brewed in 2024 is indicative of recent headwinds the industry has faced as consumers are drinking less and watching budgets. However, with price adjustments, the retail dollar value of beer from craft brewers grew 3% in 2024, to $28.9 billion.

Craft breweries’ share of the overall beer market by volume remained flat at 13.3%, but that overall beer market declined 1.2% by volume in 2024. Beer from craft brewers is generally more expensive than beer made by large, multinational brewing companies, so craft beer accounted ...More info on site


Brewery newsArgentina: Quilmes Brewery and Malting Company enjoys 10% in export revenue in 2024
Quilmes Brewery and Malting Company recorded €420 million in exports in 2024, achieving a 10% increase compared to 2023, according to its latest annual ...More info on site


Brewery news Europe: 1 in 15 beers served in Europe is now alcohol-free
Europe boasts the largest non-alcoholic beer industry in the world. Can the region provide a roadmap for future alcohol-free beer growth globally?

Europe starts off with a strong beer heritage, particularly in countries such as Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, BeverageDaily.com reported on April 15.

That means there is a continent full of brewing experts and beer lovers. And alcohol-free brews have slowly and surely been creeping onto the scene for far longer than most people realize.

Today, it represents a booming market with plenty of potential for further growth: 2.2 billion litres of non-alcoholic beer already brewed every year.

And 1 in 15 beers served on the continent is now alcohol-free.

“Non-alcoholic beer was already part of brewers’ portfolios 30 years ago, it’s not new,” explained Julie Leferman, secretary of the Brewers of Europe, the industry association that represents the interests of some 10,000 brewers across the continent.

“But what’s changed is the quality of the product, because of the innovation in technology and production for this type of beer, and the investment in marketing and advertising to really make non-alcoholic beer a legitimate choice.

“It’s no longer a negative option, but a positive one that consumers can choose to have. And the availability ...More info on site


Brewery news World: Molson Coors Beverage Company's CEO to retire at the end of 2025
Molson Coors Beverage Company's chief executive officer and industry veteran Gavin Hattersley will retire at the end of 2025 after six years in the role, the Coors Light maker said on April 14.

Hattersley's retirement comes as alcoholic beverage makers are under pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China - key suppliers of essential ingredients and materials for the industry.

The company stated that it would look at both internal and external candidates to find a replacement for Hattersley, who has been in the beer industry since 1997, including a long tenure at South African Breweries.

Hattersley was also involved in the creation of the MillerCoors joint venture in the United States in 2008, following SAB's acquisition of Miller in 2002

He later became CEO of Molson Coors in 2019, about three years after their acquisition of MillerCoors, making them the third largest global brewer at the time.


Brewery news Africa & Middle East: Heineken appoints new Africa & Middle East operations lead
The regional lead for Heineken’s Africa & Middle East operations will step down in July, with the group’s MD for Mexico taking his place, Global Drinks Intel reported on April 14.

Guillaume Duverdier (below) has been appointed to assume the regional presidency once Roland Pirmez steps down after almost 30 years with the brewer. Pirmez has overseen the AME region for the last decade, during which he “led the business through major volatility, including the Covid pandemic and major currency devaluations”.

Pirmez’s tenure also included the protracted acquisition of Distell and Namibia Breweries, which completed two years ago, and November’s confirmation of plans to build a brewery in Dubai.

Duverdier’s time with Heineken dates back to 2000, since when he has held MD positions in Tunisia, Egypt, Poland and Spain. He has headed up the Mexican market since the start of 2022.

“Roland [Pirmez] is an exceptional team builder with a strong focus on nurturing talent,” said CEO Dolf van den Brink. “I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude for his valuable contributions to the business and wish him a well-deserved retirement.

“Guillaume’s successful track record of 25 years within Heineken will ensure a smooth transition. I extend my thanks for ...More info on site


Brewery news South Korea: Jeju Beer Company rebrands amid ownership change
Jeju Beer Company, the first craft brewery to enter the stock market in South Korea, has had its owner change for the second time in less than five years since its listing. The new majority shareholder is a force primarily engaged in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) of KOSDAQ corporations. A company that started as a small craft brewery and was expected to grow into one of the top four beer corporations in the country has now fallen into the status of a distressed corporation in just a few years, ChosunBiz reported on April 14.

Jeju Beer Company recently changed its name to HanWool & Jeju. The business objectives now include semiconductor device manufacturing and waste management, which are unrelated to its original craft beer production.

Jeju Beer Company is erasing its identity as a craft beer producer, which is related to the change in its majority shareholder. The majority shareholder of Jeju Beer Company changed from the previous Double H M to HanWool Semiconductor in November last year. HanWool Semiconductor holds 24.2% equity in Jeju Beer Company.

Jeju Beer Company also decided to acquire KIB Ventures, a new technology finance company, on the 8th. HanWool Semiconductor, the majority shareholder of Jeju Beer Company, ...More info on site


Brewery news Armenia: Beer production up 8.1% in January-February
In January-February 2025, Armenia’s alcoholic beverages production decreased, except for whiskey and beer, Finport.am reported on April 7.

According to the RA Statistical Committee, the nation’s whiskey output amounted to 360 thousand litres, which is 90.3% higher than the figure for the previous year.

The volume of beer output increased by 8.1% year-on-year, amounting to 2.6 million litres.

Cognac production decreased by 45.3% to 2 million litres, wine - by 33.3% to 845.6 thousand litres, and sparkling wine (champagne) - by 15.8% to 124.6 thousand litres.

The production of vodka, liqueur and other alcoholic beverages decreased year-on-year by 3.9% to 143.3 thousand litres, it is reported.



BarleyBarley News Barley


Barley news Ukraine: Barley crop 2025/26 forecast at 5.3 mln tonnes
As spring planting continues in Ukraine, its agriculture ministry and consultancy APK-Inform issued their respective crop forecasts. The reports were issued just as Ukraine was still in a bitter cold snap that brought snow to most parts of the country, Farmtario reported on April 14.

Ukraine is a major player on the world wheat export market, with production there influencing global trade flows.

“April’s cold weather has affected the sowing season – it has actually stopped for a week. Compared to last year, 200,000 hectares less land has been sown so far,” first deputy farm minister Taras Vysotskiy commented to the state news agency Ukrinform.

As of April 11, 1.25 million hectares of spring crops were planted, comprised of 612,200 hectares of barley, with wheat at 141,100, peas at 182,800 and oats at 106,100.

Meanwhile, APK-Inform projected Ukraine’s grain production for 2025/26 to grow 7.5 per cent at 57.52 million tonnes. Of that, the corn crop is to expand 17.8 per cent at 29.16 million tonnes, but wheat is to slip 1.2 per cent at 21.50 million. The barley is expected to come in at 5.30 million tonnes.

The consultancy noted the country’s ag ministry had yet to issues its grain outlook for 2025/26, but ...More info on site



WhiskyWhisky News Whisky


Whisky news UK: Speyside Distillery secures planning permission for modernisation
Scottish company Glasgow Whisky has secured planning permission to modernise the Speyside Distillery in Tromie Mills near Kingussie, The Spirits Business reported on April 15.

Speyside Distillery, featured in the BBC series Monarch of the Glen, has been known as the home of Spey single malt whisky, produced by Speyside Distillers.

Glasgow Whisky acquired the site in April 2021 for an undisclosed amount, while Speyside Distillers continued operating the facility until its lease expired in April 2025.

Now under new management, Glasgow Whisky has secured planning permission from the Highland Council to transform the distillery into a low-carbon operation.

The plans include modernising and upgrading the Speyside Distillery, which is said to pave the way for a sustainable future for the historic site.

Speyside Distillery was built on the site of a former barley mill and croft from the 1700s, with distillation commencing in 1990.

The approved redevelopment aims to achieve net zero carbon emissions in whisky production. Designed by Organic Architects, the project will integrate the latest energy-efficient technologies to minimise environmental impact while aiming to preserve the site’s character.

Bari Reid, director at Organic Architects, commented: “Energy efficiency within the whisky industry has advanced significantly since the days of Monarch of the Glen and certainly ...More info on site


Copyright © E-Malt s.a. 2025