OREANDA-NEWS. January 25, 2013. Belarus-based Heineken breweries registered a 7.2% decrease in output in 2012 from the 2011 level to 10.718 million decaliters, Belarus’ food concern Belgospischeprom said in a statement.

In December alone the company increased beer output by 13.5% year on year down to 886,600 decalitres.

Production in plastic bottles reached 8.796 million decaliters, down 4.8% on the year in 2012, in glass bottles 1.597 million decaliters, down 23.2%, and in kegs 325,500 decaliters, up 38.3%.

Heineken Belarus reduced beer supplies to the domestic market by 9.2% in 2012 down to 10.335 million. In December alone Heineken supplied 714,000 dal of beer to the home market, down 18.1% year on year.

Heineken Belarus’ beer exports shrank 36.4% to 218,300 dal.

Belarus’ affiliates of Heineken group of companies – Heineken Breweries, in Mogilev Region, and Rechitsapivo, in Gomel Region.