Sp Cr 3 (12-08) National Hop Report National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 18, 2008, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Hops call Kim Ritchie at (360) 902-1962, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT. 2008 Hop Production Up 34 Percent Hop production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2008 totaled 80.6 million pounds, up 34 percent from the 2007 crop of 60.3 million pounds and 40 percent above the 2006 production of 57.7 million pounds. Idaho's production increased 76 percent in 2008, while production in Washington and Oregon increased 36 percent and 5 percent, respectively. Acreage in 2008 was up in all three States with a 32 percent overall increase. Yields increased in Washington to 2,072 pounds per acre, and in Idaho to 1,841 pounds per acre. Oregon yields dropped to 1,569 pounds per acre. Washington growers produced 79 percent of the U.S. hop crop for 2008. Zeus, Columbus/Tomahawk, Willamette, Galena, and Cascade were the leading varieties in Washington, accounting for 71 percent of the State's hop crop. In Oregon, Willamette and Nugget were the major varieties, accounting for 77 percent of the State's hop production. Hops: Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2006-2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Area : Yield : :Marketing : Value and :Harvested : Per :Production: Year : of Year : : Acre : :Avg Price :Production --------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres Pounds 1,000 Dollars 1,000 : Pounds per Pound Dollars : ID : 2006 : 2,797 1,613 4,510.4 1.61 7,262 2007 : 2,896 1,417 4,104.9 2.77 11,371 2008 : 3,933 1,841 7,239.8 4.00 28,959 : OR : 2006 : 5,036 1,757 8,848.5 2.60 23,006 2007 : 5,270 1,811 9,542.8 3.31 31,587 2008 : 6,370 1,569 9,997.6 3.80 37,991 : WA : 2006 : 21,532 2,058 44,312.9 1.98 87,740 2007 : 22,745 2,049 46,605.4 2.94 137,020 2008 : 30,595 2,072 63,392.7 3.99 252,937 : U.S. : 2006 : 29,365 1,964 57,671.8 2.05 118,008 2007 : 30,911 1,949 60,253.1 2.99 179,978 2008 : 40,898 1,971 80,630.1 3.97 319,887 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hops: Area Harvested and Yield by Variety, State, and United States, 2006-2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Area Harvested : Yield and :-----------------------:----------------------- Variety : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ :-------- Acres ------- ------- Pounds ------ : ID : Total 1/ : 2,797 2,896 3,933 1,613 1,417 1,841 : OR : Cascade : * * 76 * * 1,068 Golding : 117 115 135 1,371 1,403 1,307 Millenium : 293 294 343 2,540 2,323 2,179 Mt. Hood : 161 178 186 1,544 1,640 1,552 Nugget : 1,590 1,675 2,135 2,164 2,231 1,758 Sterling : 123 95 95 1,766 1,665 1,667 Willamette : 2,301 2,396 2,593 1,459 1,577 1,539 Other Varieties : 451 517 807 1,508 1,416 992 Total : 5,036 5,270 6,370 1,757 1,811 1,569 : WA : Ahtanum : 40 42 * 2,110 1,964 * Apollo R : * * 698 * * 2,229 Bravo R : * * 222 * * 2,340 Cascade : 1,116 1,303 2,073 1,954 2,031 1,781 Centennial : * * 253 * * 1,452 Chelan : 505 505 739 2,187 2,364 2,178 Chinook : 365 311 285 1,871 1,818 1,775 Cluster : 352 366 420 2,184 2,030 2,038 Columbus/Tomahawk R : 2,772 3,342 4,891 2,660 2,533 2,585 Galena : 3,809 3,030 2,584 1,820 1,776 1,826 Glacier : 17 21 56 1,441 1,619 1,795 Golding : 53 52 38 992 1,500 1,385 Hallertauer : 49 56 * 812 763 * Millenium : 910 728 716 2,324 2,350 2,440 Mt. Hood : 44 43 29 1,109 1,316 1,572 Nugget : 1,100 1,093 1,086 1,841 1,909 2,068 Simcoe : * * 129 * * 1,758 Sterling : 62 * * 1,419 * * Summit R : 66 632 * 1,864 1,822 * Super Galena R : * * 793 * * 2,104 Vanguard : * 64 * * 1,470 * Willamette : 4,554 4,462 4,664 1,222 1,318 1,351 YCR4 - Palisade R : 54 91 307 2,998 2,519 2,091 YCR5 - Warrior R : 421 339 394 2,159 1,903 1,846 Zeus : 3,982 4,737 6,779 2,962 2,839 2,618 Other Varieties : 1,261 1,528 3,439 1,775 1,355 1,576 Total :21,532 22,745 30,595 2,058 2,049 2,072 : U.S. : Total :29,365 30,911 40,898 1,964 1,949 1,971 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Included in Other Varieties to avoid disclosure of individual operations. R Registered 1/ Only State totals published for Idaho to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Hops: Production by Variety, State, and United States, 2006-2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Production and :----------------------------------------------------- Variety : 2006 : 2007 : 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Pounds : ID : Total 1/ : 4,510.4 4,104.9 7,239.8 : OR : Cascade : * * 81.2 Golding : 160.4 161.4 176.4 Millenium : 744.2 682.9 747.4 Mt. Hood : 248.6 292.0 288.6 Nugget : 3,440.8 3,737.5 3,753.2 Sterling : 217.2 158.2 158.4 Willamette : 3,357.2 3,778.8 3,989.6 Other Varieties : 680.1 732.0 802.8 Total : 8,848.5 9,542.8 9,997.6 : WA : Ahtanum : 84.4 82.5 * Apollo R : * * 1,555.8 Bravo R : * * 519.5 Cascade : 2,180.7 2,646.4 3,692.0 Centennial : * * 367.4 Chelan : 1,104.4 1,193.8 1,609.5 Chinook : 682.9 565.4 505.9 Cluster : 768.8 743.0 856.0 Columbus/Tomahawk R : 7,373.5 8,465.3 12,643.2 Galena : 6,932.4 5,381.3 4,718.4 Glacier : 24.5 34.0 100.5 Golding : 52.6 78.0 52.6 Hallertauer : 39.8 42.7 * Millenium : 2,114.8 1,710.8 1,747.0 Mt. Hood : 48.8 56.6 45.6 Nugget : 2,025.1 2,086.5 2,245.8 Simcoe : * * 226.8 Sterling : 88.0 * * Summit R : 123.0 1,151.5 * Super Galena R : * * 1,668.5 Vanguard : * 94.1 * Willamette : 5,565.0 5,880.9 6,301.1 YCR4 - Palisade R : 161.9 229.2 641.9 YCR5 - Warrior R : 908.9 645.1 727.3 Zeus : 11,794.7 13,448.3 17,747.4 Other Varieties : 2,238.7 2,070.0 5,420.5 Total : 44,312.9 46,605.4 63,392.7 : U.S. : Total : 57,671.8 60,253.1 80,630.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Included in Other Varieties to avoid disclosure of individual operations. R Registered 1/ Only State totals published for Idaho to avoid disclosure of individual operations. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge on the worldwide Internet. For access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: www.nass.usda.gov. 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