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   From: j63840576@gmail.com   
      
   Bradley K. Sherman wrote:   
      
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   > | Major Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam shuttering distillery   
   > | for 2026   
   > | ...   
   > | The move comes as Kentucky's $9 billion bourbon industry   
   > | grapples with a glut of whiskey and a slump in demand at   
   > | home. In response, the industry has pulled back production   
   > | by more than 55 million proof-gallons (an industry unit of   
   > | measurement) or more than 28% through August, the lowest   
   > | level since 2018. At the same time, exports have been   
   > | curtailed to major trading partners; Canada has been   
   > | boycotting American spirits since March in retaliation for   
   > | President Trump's ongoing trade war and U.S. whiskey sales   
   > | to that country are down by more than 60% through October.   
   > | Other Kentucky companies including Jack Daniel's Tennessee   
   > | Whiskey maker Brown-Forman also have announced layoffs or   
   > | shorter pauses in production earlier in the year.   
   > | ...   
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   >    --bks   
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   According to Trump, Canada won't be satisfied with their Bourbon boycott   
   untill sales are down 600%.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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