Alcohol production in the Russian Federation for the first two months of 2024 increased by 11%

Alcohol production in Russia in January - February 2024 increased by 11% compared to the same period in 2023. An increase in production volumes is recorded for all main types of products, as follows from the data of Rosalkogoltabakkontrol. Thus, the production of alcoholic beverages increased by 5.7%, including vodka - by 4.4%. The increase in wine production was 27.4%, among them grape wines - by 28.9%, sparkling wines - by 23.5%. The production of fermented drinks increased by 10.4%, including beer - by 10.7%, beer drinks - by 7.8%. The reason for the increase in alcohol production in Rosalkogoltabakcontrol is considered to be the increase in the number of producers and the expansion of the sales market to new regions, as well as the introduction by the department from September 1, 2023 of the “Register of producers of beer and beer drinks, cider, poiret, mead.” ...