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Malt and Barley Costs Hit InBev

InBev announced what the brewer itself described as a disappointing third quarter on volume weaknesses in Western Europe and higher raw material costs, particularly barley and malt. Skyrocketing raw material costs are clearly frustrating for a brewer which prides itself of cutting costs. Organic volumes globally were up a decent 3.6% in Q3, while year to date beer volumes were 4.8% higher. EBIDTA was up 8.5%, but below analysts' expectations. Volumes were up in all zones except Western European, which

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