Beer: Germany top producer in Europe
Followed by Poland with 3.8 bn litres produced. Slovakia up
05 August, 10:22Germany was followed by Poland with 3.8 bn litres produced (12% of total EU production), Spain (3.3 bn litres produced, or 10%), the Netherlands (2.5 bn litres, or 8%), France (2.1 bn litres, or 7%), Czechia (1.8 bn litres, or 6%) and Romania (1.7 bn litres, or 5%).
Last year, Slovakia recorded the largest increase in the production of beer containing alcohol (+25%), followed by Greece, Lithuania and France (all +3%). The beer production in Italy almost halved in 2020 (-46% compared with 2019). Large decreases were also observed in Croatia (-29%), Spain (-14%), Hungary (-13%) and Austria (-11%). (ANSA).