hop production

The inventory of hops held by growers, dealers, and brewers on September 1st totaled 130 million pounds, up 13% from September 1st of last year. According to NASS, stocks held at dealer and grower locations earlier this month totaled 94 million pounds, while stocks held by brewers totaled 36 million pounds ...

The number of hop acres in the Northwest continues to increase. According to NASS acreage increased 5% from last year, with a total of 59,174 acres strung across Washington, Oregon and Idaho for 2020. Washington leads the region with 42,343 hop acres, which accounts for 72% of the total United States acreage ...

According to NASS 2019 was a record year for hop production in the Northwest.  Production from Washington, Oregon and Idaho hit 112 million pounds, up 5% from the 2018 crop of 107 million pounds.  In addition, combined area harvested for the three Northwest states in 2019 totaled 56,544 acres, up 3% year over year, for another record.   ...