August Imports Beat Expectations

Is that number right? Yep, says Lester Jones of the Beer Institute. August imported beer shipments were up 13.4% in August, which brings year-to-date import shipments up 5.1%. That's pretty strong medicine for a beer industry that has been flattish in all other categories. It appears that white spirits aren't affecting the import trade much, where on-premise sales skew toward imports.Sen. John Kerry lamented last night that our US-Mexican border is too open..apparently it is for beer. Mexican imports were