In Russia, production of alcoholic beverages excluding beer, cider and mead in July decreased by 19.5% compared to the same period of 2021, amounting to 16.87 million decaliters (branch). About Wrote Interfax agency, which refers to the press service of the National Association for the Protection of Consumer Rights.
In the first seven months of this year, the production volume of these products amounted to 100.7 million decalitres, which is 11.2% more than the same period in 2021.
While vodka production increased by 10.3% to 43.3 million decals in the January-July period, on the contrary, it decreased by 15.3% to 6.76 million decals in July. In the first seven months of 2021, cognac was produced in Russia in an amount of 4.93 million decalitres (19.5% more), in July – 0.69 million decals (33.7% less).
Winemakers produced 31.95 million decaliters (0.7% more) in January-July. In July, the production volume of this beverage decreased by 16.7% to 5.58 million decaliters.
At the end of July, the British company Diageo, one of the world’s largest producers of alcoholic beverages, discretion Losses due to the cessation of operations in Russia amounted to 180 million dollars.