Hops made in Italy, a (slow) growing supply chain

Published 2023년 10월 13일

Tridge summary

The Italian brewing sector, particularly the agricultural beer sector, has seen significant growth in recent years. The number of producers has nearly quadrupled in the last six years, reaching a share of 22% of national breweries at the end of 2022. Italian breweries, especially agricultural ones, are increasingly growing their own hops and barley, leading to a closer connection with the local community and a growing interest in craft beer.

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Original content

The agricultural beer boom, a stimulus to be seized. The prospects are promising for national demand. However, a long-term vision is needed to ensure a sustainable future for the entire brewery supply chain. 2022 was a year characterized by economic uncertainties, including supply difficulties and high production costs, which limited the growth potential of numerous sectors economic globally. However, the Italian brewing sector seems to be a positive exception, as highlighted in the recent report "Craft Beer supply chains and markets" by Unionbirrai-ObiArt (www.unionbirrai.it/it/report-2022/), which photographs the presence of over 1,300 active breweries, with 9,600 direct employees. Preview Earth and Life 31 Subscribe or access the digital newsstand In particular, the trend of the agricultural beer sector appears interesting (Ministerial Decree no. 212/2010) which, in the last six years, has almost quadrupled the number of producers, with a increase, from 2019 to 2022, of 43%, ...

Source: Terraevita