NW Hop Acreage Up In 2018

Hop acreage across the Northwest is up this year.  NASS said acreage for Washington, Oregon and Idaho has increased 4% this year to a record high 55,339 acres.

Washington once again leads the way with 39,273 acres for harvest, accounting for 71% of the total production in the U.S.  Idaho strung 8,217 acres for harvest this year; that works out to 15% of the total U.S. production.  Oregon hop growers account for the remaining 14%, or 7,849 acres.

Acreage increased from last year in Idaho and Washington, with Idaho showing the largest increase at 18%.

The top five hop varieties strung for harvest in the United States this year:

• CitraR , HBC394
• Cascade
• Centennial
• Zeus
• Simcoe R , YCR14

Hop acreage is at a record high in the United States.

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