Russia’s beer sales rise 5 percent in the first half of 2024
Russia | In the first six months of this year, Russian beer sales by value increased by almost 13 percent over the same period last year, according to the Russian newspaper Kommersant on 6 August. Measured in volume, demand went up by almost 5 percent to 45 million hl. Beer is the most popular alcoholic drink. With an alcohol content ranging between 0.5 percent and 8.6 percent, beer now accounts for 83 percent of all alcohol sales.