Canada | The ongoing tariff rift between Canada and the US is set to raise the price of beer cans on both sides of the border. Industry group Beer Canada expects Canada’s beer industry to take a CAD 330 million (USD 230 million) hit this year.

USA | American barley farmers worry that tariffs could take away key export markets. The industry has already been faced with tight margins. Besides, beer drinking levels in the US are at the lowest in 40 years. Barley farmer and Vice President of the Montana Grain Growers Association, Steve Sheffels, told media on 21 March, that farmers will ultimately pay for tariffs.

Germany | Massive cost increases are causing more and more breweries to go out of business. Over the past five years, the number of breweries in Germany has fallen by 93. This corresponds to a decline of 6 percent. According to the Federal Statistical Office, there were only 1459 breweries operating in 2024. This past year alone, 52 brewery businesses failed.