It's known as winter wheat and is key to flour and exports, but freezing temperatures have added to drought to slash production figures.
The streets were eerily empty Friday as residents obeyed requests to stay home. The city's economy is strong enough to withstand the shutdown, however.
The bowtie-shaped 11.3-ounce container can't hide the fact that Bud sales have slid steeply in recent years.
Bud, Coors and Miller bring huge returns to Missouri, Colorado and Wisconsin, but small brewers also fuel economic growth in some states.
That's what a UK study contends. But that'll get lots of Americans arguing the point over a bourbon till the wee hours.
It now garners a mere fraction of market share, but some big brewers are making major moves to expand its reach.
Drinkers and many breweries are embracing the reusable containers, even if some state lawmakers -- and brewmasters -- aren't.
A brewing battle over excise taxes divides the beer industry and shows just how much some small brewers have grown.
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