A bitter pill for beer in Peru; production fell 5.1% between January and September

According to the Association of Beer Sellers of Lima, the average Peruvian consumes almost 50 liters of beer per year, which places its population as one of the most beer-drinking in the region. This, which at first glance may appear to be a mere habit or hobby, is in fact an engine of economic development for the country, thus representing 5% of the manufacturing GDP (gross domestic product) in 2021, with an accumulated income of more of 5 billion soles. However, the current economic situation that the country is going through has affected the sector, which has caused a chain of effects for all those who depend on its production: between the months of January and September of this year, beer production has fallen into 5.1%. A report prepared by the Committee of Beer Manufacturers, a member body of the National Society of Industries (SNI), pointed out that the current situation is so discouraging that even the 13.5% increase achieved by the sector in the production of malt ...