Beer production has increased in Ukraine, but not everything is as good as it seems

Published 2025년 4월 17일

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In the early months of 2025, Ukraine experienced a notable increase in beer production, reaching 29.0 million dalons worth, which is a 106.9% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Despite this growth, the production volumes are not yet back to their pre-war levels of 2021, due to disruptions in supply and distribution chains caused by military operations. Exports of Ukrainian beer also haven't regained their pre-war levels, with a decrease in exports to $27.8 million in 11 months of 2024, compared to $42.2 million in 2021. Additionally, the introduction of high tariffs on beer imports by the new US President has raised concerns in Europe, threatening to result in the loss of 100,000 jobs and the closure of breweries.

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In the first months of 2025, Ukraine significantly increased beer production. This was reported by the Ukrainian industry company "Ukrpivo". "The expert assessment of the volume of beer production in Ukraine (except for non-alcoholic beer with an alcohol content of up to 0.5% vol.) for 3 months of 2025 is - 29.0 million dal, which is 106.9% compared to the same period in 2024," experts say. We should also note that in the 11 months of last year, beer production in Ukraine increased by 4.9% compared to the same period in 2023. At the same time, everything is not as good as it might seem at first glance, because even the indicators of the first months of this year are only 85% of the production volumes for the three months of pre-war 2021. Among the reasons for the decline in production, experts cite disruptions in supply and distribution chains related to military operations. Exports of the popular alcoholic beverage also failed to return to pre-war levels – at least, if we ...

Source: Unian