OREANDA-NEWS  In January-October 2026, the production of strong alcohol in Russia decreased by 7.7 percent. This is reported by Kommersant with reference to data from Rosalokoltabakcontrol (RATK).

Since the beginning of the year, alcohol production (excluding beer, beer drinks and other low-alcohol beverages) has fallen by 7.7 percent, to 128.72 million decaliters (dal). The bottling of alcoholic beverages stronger than nine percent decreased by 6.8 percent year-on-year, to 84.89 million dal.

Vodka production decreased by 7.3 percent, to 56.33 million dal, cognac — by 13.8 percent, to 5.71 million dal, and other alcoholic beverages — by 18.5 percent, to 6.75 million dal. Bottling of alcoholic beverages increased by 4.4 percent year-on-year, to 16.09 million dal.

At the same time, retail sales of strong alcohol decreased by only 0.8 percent, to 147.32 million dal. Sales of drinks stronger than nine percent increased to 87.84 million dal (plus a percentage).

According to Andrey Moskovsky, president of the Alcopro guild, due to the reduction in demand, the chains began to produce fewer products in the warehouse. Some chains are reducing inventory to minimize risks. According to Kommersant, Krasnoe & Beloe alcohol markets, fearing the loss of goods in warehouses due to possible UAV attacks, reduced by more than 60 percent the volume of products accepted from suppliers in one delivery.

As of October 1, there were 377 companies in Russia whose main activity is the production of strong alcohol or spirits. The total was 7.4 percent less than a year earlier.