Mineral Water insights

Although 2024 was a rainy year - and this represents a relief from the mega drought that has affected the country for more than 14 years

Among them, the output of mineral water and soda accounted for 518.4 million liters, and the output of other non-alcoholic beverages reached 1.7 billion liters. Production data showed that Almaty Oblast ranked first in the country's non-alcoholic beverage production, with an annual output of 1.2 billion liters, an increase of 6.1%, and contributed 51.3% of the national supply alone. Following closely was the second-ranked city of Chimkent, whose output reached 272.3 million liters, a year-on-year increase of 4.5%; the capital Astana ranked third, with an output of 256.6 million liters, a decrease of 16.2% from last year. In terms of domestic supply and demand balance, the self-sufficiency rate of Kazakhstan's enterprises for mineral water and non-alcoholic beverages reached 87.7% from January to July this year, higher than 86.9% in the same period last year. Imports accounted for the total supply In addition, exports also showed steady growth, with exports reaching 253.8 million liters in seven months, up 7.8% year-on-year. Despite stable production and supply, prices continue to rise. The average annual increase in non-alcoholic beverages and juices reached 11.7%. From a regional perspective, North Kazakhstan had the highest increase, reaching 17.4%; in addition, Karaganda, West Kazakhstan, Mangistau and Almaty had price increases of 16.8%, 15.3%, 13.7% and 13.5% respectively. The price increase in Ultau was relatively small, only 5.7%. Broken down into specific categories, the price of mineral water rose by 14.7% in a year, and that of drinking water rose by 13.6%.

Beer production in the Russian Federation (excluding brewing waste) in January-September of this year amounted to 719 million decaliters (dal), which is 9.5% more than in the same period last year, Rosstat reported on Wednesday.