The success of Italian beer is threatened by the explosion of costs that affects the entire supply chain with a jump in the last two years ranging from +200% of energy to +45% for packaging to +40% for bottles, while cans have marked +10%, caps +22%, plastic drums +23%; moreover, climate changes in 2022 have cut the barley crop for malt by 1/3. This is what emerges from the analysis of Coldiretti and the Consortium for the protection and promotion of Italian craft beer on the occasion of the national day of 100% Made in Italy beer. In addition to the production difficulties, due to electricity costs, there is also a shortage on the market of CO2 carbon dioxide with a very high degree of purity used for bottling.
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