Production of beer in Ukraine (except non-alcoholic with alcohol content up to 0.5% vol.) in January-October 2022 decreased by 28.6% compared to the same period of 2021 – to 103.8 million dal, according to the website of the brewers’ organization Ukrpivo.
It is noted that the industry is gradually recovering after the fall of production of this drink in the first quarter by 50% due to the Russian invasion and the shutdown of some of the breweries of the country. Thus, in the first four months of this year the decline was 42.8% over the same period of last year, in January-May – 36.4%, in January-June – 32%, in January-July and January-August – 31.6%, and in January-September – 30.5%.
According to Ukrpiva, there is also a recovery in the production of malt. In particular, after the fall in the first quarter of 2022 by 40.8% and a sharp decline in June by 50.6%, in January-October the rate of production decreased to 17.7% compared to the same period in 2021 – 146.5 thousand tons of malt was produced.
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 produced 5% less beer compared to 2020 – 170.5 million dal, and in 2020, its production decreased by 0.4% compared to 2019 – 179.7 million dal.
Malt production in 2021 was 218,500 tons, down 19.5% from a year earlier. At the same time, its production in 2020 decreased by 18% compared to 2019, to 275 thousand tons.
