Northwest Hop Acreage Down Again
The latest numbers from USDA show hop acreage across the northwest decreased slightly from 2025.
“Acres strung for harvest are forecast at 41,642 acres. You get pretty precise on that since it's a relatively small area crop," said USDA's Lance Honig. "It is technically a little bit below last year. That means it'll be our fifth consecutive year of declining acreage.”
Honig pointed out the crop reached its peak production in 2021 at the height of craft beer popularity.
“It's the fewest acre since 2014. Certainly, doesn't imply that it's a small acreage. We really saw a big run up going into 2021. It seems as though maybe that acreage has settled back to this maybe new level.”
When looking at each individual states:
- Idaho reported 5,898 acres strung in 2026, a year-over-year increase
- Oregon growers strung 5,443 acres, again, an uptick from 2025.
- Washington hop acres dropped to 30,301.
In addition, 433 acres of organic hops were strung this year, up from the 409 acres harvested last year.
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