Tridge summary
Climate change and weather instability in France, Poland, and the Czech Republic are expected to lead to a decrease in barley and hop yields, potentially causing a global beer shortage. Higher temperatures are projected to reduce barley yields by 18% in France and 15% in Poland by 2050, while the quality of hops in the Czech Republic, a major producer, may fall by 25%. These unstable weather conditions have already impacted barley yields, resulting in record-high prices for malt and malting barley in Europe in 2022, and there is concern that the brewing company Asahi may not be able to meet the demand for beer in the future.
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Original content
Weather instability could lead to a drop in barley and hop yields in France, Poland and the Czech Republic The world is facing a beer shortage. The reason is climate change. The head of the Japanese brewing company Asahi, Atsushi Katsuki, expects that higher temperatures will reduce barley yields and the quality of hops, writes the Financial Times. The spring barley harvest in France could decline by 18% by 2050, and in Poland by 15%. The quality of hops, a key component of beer, will fall by 25% in one of the world's largest hop producers, the Czech Republic. The head of the company added that unstable weather conditions in recent years have ...
Source: Zol
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