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In 2023, global beer production totaled 188 million kiloliters, down 0.9%.
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2024-07-19
In 2023, global beer production totaled 188 million kiloliters, down 0.9% year on year—equivalent to a reduction of 1.7 billion barrels of beer.
The decline in output came as a surprise.
Peter Hintermeier, Managing Director of the Bartels Group, stated: “Despite challenging conditions, following a modest increase in 2022, we anticipate a slight growth in 2023.”
Germany remains fifth in beer production, though its output fell by 3.3% to just under 8.5 million kiloliters. According to the report, China produced 35.9 million kiloliters of beer, ranking first worldwide, ahead of the United States with 19.3 million kiloliters, Brazil with 14.9 million kiloliters, and Mexico with 14.2 million kiloliters. While China’s production declined slightly and U.S. output dropped sharply, Brazil and Mexico both saw modest increases.
Bart Hess Group stated that it is difficult to predict how beer production will evolve in the future. Consumers in many countries are struggling under the weight of high inflation. Consequently, beer output is expected to remain stable in 2024, though no clear trend is evident going forward.
There will be no shortage of hops, at least for the foreseeable future. The 2024 hop harvest is significantly better than that of 2023. The 2023 harvest was poor due to drought, heatwaves, and severe thunderstorms.
However, overall, the Barthas Group continues to observe an oversupply of hops on the market. Consequently, hop-growing acreage must be reduced to align with declining demand. Data released several weeks ago by the German Hop Growers’ Association indicate that this trend already took hold last year and is persisting this year.
However, the Barth-Haas Group also reported that most of the decline in hop acreage occurred in the United States. As a result, Germany has once again become the world’s largest hop-producing country this year. Nevertheless, in the 2023 harvest, the U.S. still held a clear lead, with 47.6 tonnes compared to Germany’s 41.2 tonnes. The 2024 harvest has not yet been tallied, and the 2025 report will reveal which country produced the most hops in 2024.
However, the development of the hop market is unlikely to have a significant impact on beer prices, as hops account for only a relatively small share of beer’s ingredient costs, meaning their cost is unlikely to be substantial.
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