A strong summer in Germany causes a shortage of beer

The scorching heat that hits Germany this summer has doubled beer consumption and caused a bottleneck in the activity of recyclers who supply packaging to the brewing industry, which is a shame to supply the market.

Normally, beer consumption increases in the summer, but because of high and lasting temperatures, industry calculations have been exceeded, according to Niklas Other, editor of "Inside" magazine, quoted by # 39; agency. The German DPA Press

The Association of German Brewers noted that this year there is a "particularly pronounced" shortage of beer bottles and boxes to transport them.

Germans usually return boxes with bottles of beer. water and other drinks – bought in supermarkets and specialized areas by paying a small deposit or deposit. At the moment, the sector is calling on consumers to come back as much as possible before going on vacation.

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The Fiege Brewery, in Bochum, in the Ruhr area, has appealed to its Customers Directly on the Facebook Network

Despite these problems, 2018 is advertised as a year of "If the months of August and September are not rainy, 2018 promises to be" 39, be a good year, "said the other at the DPA

The Germans drank on average 101 liters of beer. per capita beer last year, compared to about 140 liters in the 1980s.

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Also, this year , consumers do not do it reversed despite a sharp rise in the price of beer, d and 4.1% in one year, according to the Federal Office of Statistics Monday

This is influenced not only by the fact that brewers have increased prices in winter and spring, due to higher production cost, but also the tendency to consume special or flavored beers, more expensive than common beers.