Production seen declining by 10%; consumption expected to rise

Will have malt production capacity of 120,000 tonnes

Provisional 2023 estimate projects 12.81 million tonnes on lower area, yield

Early dryness in northern region takes bigger toll than expected

Russian blockade, attacks blamed for 24% dent in shipments

Soil moisture below average

Hungarian company adds to vast biorefinery complex

Commission sees stocks rising with higher imports

Hungarian company constructs barley plant at its sprawling biorefinery complex

Russia has been attacking Ukraine’s grain infrastructure