Beer production in Ukraine in January-November 2024 reached 129.8 million dal, up 4.9% compared to the same period in 2023, according to the website of the industry organization of brewers Ukrpyvo.
“The expert estimate of beer production in Ukraine (except for non-alcoholic beer with an alcohol content of up to 0.5 vol%) for 11 months of the year is 129.8 million dal, which is 104.9% compared to the same period in 2023. At the same time, this figure is only 82.5% of the production volumes for 11 months of 2021,” the statement said.
As reported, beer production in Ukraine in 2023 increased by 7.8% compared to 2022. At the same time, in 2022, it fell by 27.9% compared to 2021 – to 122.8 million dal.
Beer production in Ukraine in January-August 2024 reached 98.5 million dal, up 6.7% compared to the same period in 2023, according to the website of the industry organization of brewers Ukrpyvo.
“The expert estimate of beer production in Ukraine (excluding non-alcoholic beer) for 8 months of 2024 amounted to 98.5 million dal, which is 106.7% compared to the same period in 2023. At the same time, this figure is only 80.5% of the production volume for 8 months of 2021,” the report says.
Beer production in Ukraine in 2022 decreased by 27.9% compared to 2021 – to 122.8 million dal.
By the end of 2022, the brewing industry had partially recovered from a 50% drop in production in the first quarter due to the Russian invasion and the shutdown of some breweries. Thus, in the first four months of the year, the decline amounted to 42.8% compared to the same period in 2021, 36.4% in January-May, 32% in January-June, 31.6% in January-July and January-August, 30.5% in January-September, 28.6% in January-October, 28.1% in January-November, and 27.9% in the previous year.
Beer production in Ukraine in January-July 2024 reached 84.4 million dal, up 6.9% compared to the same period in 2023, according to the website of the industry organization of brewers Ukrpyvo.
“The expert estimate of beer production in Ukraine for 7 months of 2024 is 84.4 million dal, or 106.9% compared to the same period in 2023. At the same time, this figure is only 80.9% of the production volume for 7 months of 2021,” the statement said.
Beer production in Ukraine in 2022 decreased by 27.9% compared to 2021 – to 122.8 million dal.
By the end of 2022, the brewing industry had partially recovered from a 50% drop in production in the first quarter due to the Russian invasion and the shutdown of some breweries.
Thus, in the first four months of the year, the decline amounted to 42.8% compared to the same period in 2021, January-May – 36.4%, January-June – 32%, January-July and January-August – 31.6% each, January-September – 30.5%, January-October – 28.6%, January-November – 28.1%, and 27.9% in the previous year.
The cost of a liter of beer at the Oktoberfest, which is celebrated in Munich from September 16 to October 3, increased by 4.2% compared to last year and reached EUR13.75, according to a study by Berenberg.
The bank has been keeping statistics since 1991. During this time, the cost of beer at the traditional holiday grew at an average annual rate of 3.9%, with average inflation in Germany at 2%.
“Don’t even try to compare the price per liter with the cheap beer you can buy in discount stores,” said Holger Schmieding, senior economist at Berenberg. – “The difference may make you want to drink something stronger to numb the financial pain.
According to the European Commission, Germany’s GDP will decline by 0.4% in 2023, with inflation in the country at 6.4%.
European Union countries increased beer production by 7% in 2022, almost to 34.3 billion liters, the EU statistics office said.
The bottling volume thus approached the pre-pandemic 2019 figure of 34.7 billion liters.
The production of beer with an alcohol content of less than 0.5% (non-alcoholic beer) remained unchanged at 1.6 billion liters.
Total beer output per capita amounted to about 80 liters last year, the report said.
Germany remains the main producer. It accounted for more than 22% of the total volume, or 7.6 billion liters of beer containing alcohol. It is followed by Spain (3.9 billion liters, or more than 11%), Poland (3.7 billion liters, or 11%), and the Netherlands (2.6 billion liters, or almost 8%).
At the same time, the Netherlands continues to be the main exporter of beer, having shipped 2.6 billion liters outside the country, including EU states, in 2022 (up 0.7 billion liters from the previous year). This represents 27% of total EU export sales.
The second place was taken by Belgium (1.6 billion liters, 17%), the third – by Germany (1.5 billion liters, 16%). The Czech Republic (0.6 billion liters, 6%) and Ireland (0.4 billion liters, 5%) were also in the top five.
The main destinations for beer exports outside the EU were the UK (860 million liters, 21%) and the USA (716 million liters, 18%), as well as China (349 million liters, 9%), Russia (271 million liters, 7%), and Canada (155 million liters, 4%).
France remained the largest importer of beer in the European Union, purchasing 0.9 billion liters of beer from union members and other states, accounting for 17% of the total volume. Next came Italy (over 0.7 billion liters, or 14%), Germany (just under 0.7 billion liters, 12%), the Netherlands (0.6 billion liters, 11%) and Spain (0.5 billion liters, 10%).
Britain imported the most significant volumes of beer into the EU (excluding union members) – 290 million liters, or 57% of all shipments. It also imported 99 million liters of Mexican beer (19%), 40 million liters of Serbian beer (8%), 15 million liters of Ukrainian beer (3%) and 11 million liters of Chinese beer (2%).
Beer production in Ukraine in the first six months of this year reached 65.2 million dal, up 112.5% year-on-year, according to the website of the industry organization of brewers Ukrpyvo.
This figure is only 76.9% of the volume of beer production in Ukraine in 2021, the industry association said.
As reported, beer production in Ukraine in 2022 decreased by 27.9% compared to 2021 – to 122.8 million dal.
By the end of 2022, the brewing industry had partially recovered from a 50% drop in production in the first quarter due to the Russian invasion and the shutdown of some breweries. Thus, in the first four months of 2022, the decline amounted to 42.8% compared to the same period in 2021, January-May – 36.4%, January-June – 32%, January-July and January-August – 31.6% each, January-September – 30.5%, January-October – 28.6%, January-November – 28.1%, and 27.9% in the year before last.
