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Jim Beam Halts 2026 Production Amid Declining Demand

12/27/2025

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Jim Beam will halt production at the Clermont, Kentucky distillery for all of 2026 due to declining demand and rising inventories.
Bottling and warehousing will continue.
Employees will be reassigned without layoffs.
Exports are down 9% amid trade tensions, and Brown-Forman has reduced output or laid off staff.
Kentucky's bourbon industry supports over 23,000 jobs and contributes $2.2 billion to the state's economy.

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Story summary

Jim Beam will halt production at the Clermont, Kentucky distillery for all of 2026 due to declining demand and rising inventories.
Bottling and warehousing will continue.
Employees will be reassigned without layoffs.
Exports are down 9% amid trade tensions, and Brown-Forman has reduced output or laid off staff.
Kentucky's bourbon industry supports over 23,000 jobs and contributes $2.2 billion to the state's economy.