Breweries have third fall followed in the production

The production of beer in the country registered volume of 1.07 billion gallons in the months from July to September 2013, according to figures released by the Brazilian Association of the industry of Beer (CervBrasil), from information compiled from the control System for the production of beverages (Sicobe), the IRS and the Nielsen Institute. The result shows a decline of 2.3% in the third quarter compared to the same period in 2012. According to CervBrasil, this is the third quarterly decline recorded in the year. The decreases were, respectively, 0.4% and 3.4% in the first and in the second quarter. Already in the year to January to September 2013 against the first nine months of 2012-the total fall was 2%.
Brewing in the country, from July to September 2013, was 1.07 billion gallons
The Association comprises the results of production of the four major breweries in the country-AmBev, Heineken, Kirin Brewery and Petropolis Brazil.
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According to Paulo De Tarso Petroni, Director General of CervBrasil, even with negative results, the industry hopes that 2014 is more productive.
"Although the industry has presented a fall of 2% year to date, we are still planning on a long-term basis and we maintain a full confidence in the development of Brazil," says Petroni.
Confidence in the sector's main bases in the expectation that the Government is successful and can reduce inflation to levels "more comfortable". The so-called beer inflation, measured by the national consumer price Index (IPCA), presented high of 1.1% in September, compared to August and an advancement of 6.7% year to date.
For the CervBrasil, the unfavorable numbers reflect the sector's current time of industry as a whole, due to the deceleration of the worker's earnings, high inflation and the indebtedness of households.
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Still with the goal of handling the product prices, the Government postponed to April 2014 the new increase in taxes paid by the industry, that would be around 2%. The adjustment should happen in September. Earlier this year the sector had already received an increase of equals 2% in taxes. The accounts from industry experts, the tax burden of the beer market reaches 56%.