Due to higher grain prices, local producers spent an extra €50 million in 2007 for beer productions, as most of the raw materials are imported.
According to data from producers, higher prices for malt and hop made their ratio in production costs to grow to some 45 percent, from 20-25 percent last year.
In 2007, beer prices rose by 6-7 percent, below the inflation increase, according to representatives of the Association of Romanian Brewers for Business Standad.
