May 16. Baltika Brewery lifted international beer sales 20% in 1Q 2008. The company said in a press release that exports amounted to 5.4 mn decaliters (dal) vs. 4.5 mn dal in the year-earlier period. Exports, not including license sales (in Ukraine and Great Britain), rose 14% to 4.42 mn dal vs. 3.89 mn dal in Q107. According to the press release, EU sales reached 184,600 dal vs. 162,200 dal in the same period last year, up 14%, including a 22%5 rise in the Baltika brand sales to 163,05 dal. Sales in the APR region posted the strongest growth, up to 62,000 dal of the company's beer from 10,900 dal in the year-earlier period.