OREANDA-NEWS. October 15, 2010. Belarus’ beer output increased 15.6% on the year in January-September 2010 to 30.792 million decaliters, a representative in the concern Belgospischeprom told .

In September, beer production was flat on the year at 3.792 million decaliters.

JSC  Krinitsa, based in Minsk, produced 11.546 million decaliters of beer, flat on the year.

JSC  Olivaria, based in the city of Minsk, produced 5.481 million decaliters of beer in January-September, an increase of 9.8% on the year.

Heineken Breweries, based in Bobruisk, in the Mogilev Region, produced 5.954 million decaliters of beer in the period, up 90.6% on the year.

JSC  Lidskoe Pivo (Lida Beer), in the Grodno Region, increased beer output 14.7% to 4.386 million decaliters.

JSC  Brest Beer produced 2.405 million decaliters of beer, up 16.3%.

CJSC  Rechitsapivo, located in the Gomel Region, produced 817,000 decaliters of beer in the period, up 2.7%.

Beer output in plastic bottles went up 14.4% to 23.219 million decaliters, in glass bottles rose 17.1% to 5.268 million decaliters, in kegs increased 36.5% to 2.027 million decaliters and in cans fell 26.6% to 278,000 decaliters.

Belarusian beer supplies to domestic wholesalers and retailers increased 7.7% on the year in January-September to 26.366 million decaliters.

Krinitsa sales went down 12.4% to 8.766 million decaliters, Olivaria sales went up 9.2% to 5.427 million decaliters, Lidskoe pivo sales increased 12.2% to 3.922 million decaliters, and sales of Brest Beer fell 5.4% to 1.828 million decaliters, of Heineken Breweries increased 83% to 5.687 million decaliters and of Rechitsapivo dropped 15.2% to 606,000 decaliters