Beer could run low as climate crisis decimates Europe’s barley crops, warns the CEO of Japanese brewer Asahi

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Beer could be facing an existential crisis as climate change looks set to hammer Europe’s vital barley supplies, a major brewing chief has said.

Speaking to the Financial Times, Asahi chief Atsushi Katsuki said analysis carried out by the group suggested barley supplies were under major threat over the next three decades.