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Global Beer Production Decline Continues
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Global Beer Production Decline Continues
In July 2026, analysis by hop trader BarthHaas showed that global beer output fell Barth‑Haas reported a 0.7 % drop in the previous year global beer output to roughly about 189.6 billion litres, with the driven by reduced hop plantings and yields. The steepest drops falls were seen in Australia, Oceania and Europe. The decline coincided with a contracted hop harvest, as planting area fell 5.5 % and total yield dropped 3.8 %, Europe, deepening a hop shortage that threatens and tightening supply chains. A week later, market Subsequent forecasts indicated that worldwide beer volumes would remain stay essentially flat through 2026. Producers Major brewers such as AB InBev and Heineken are sustaining high have kept profit margins high by shifting to expanding premium, low‑alcohol and non‑alcoholic products, lines, raising prices, prices and diversifying moving into mixers and soft drinks. The leading brewers now dominate a market where total volume is stagnant, therefore remains volume‑stagnant but financially robust. In the second quarter of 2026, AB InBev posted a 5.6 % rise in revenue and a 23.4 % jump in underlying earnings stay robust per share, with overall EBITDA reaching $5.94 billion and a margin of 35.6 %. Beer volume grew modestly by 1.1 %, led by strong performance of its mega‑brands such as Corona, which saw a 17 % increase outside the home market. Non‑alcoholic beer sales surged 27 %, reinforcing the shift toward higher‑margin products. Analysts note that AB InBev now controls roughly 25 % of global beer production, underscoring the concentration of earnings among a few large brewers despite the ongoing broader production dip.
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