Imports Sluggish as Crafts Fly

The Beer Institute's Lester Jones reported on Friday that import shipments for March were down 5.2%, mostly due to sluggish Mexican beer shipments, which were down 6.2%. Corona supermarket pricing has continually been well above other beers this year. In fact, for the latest week ending April 29, Corona pricing was up a huge 7.3% on top of a big 6.3% increase a year ago, according to IRI, which accounts for Mexican shipments being soft of late. Still, Mexican shipments