Sp Cr 3 (12-09) National Hop Report Washington, D.C. Released December 18, 2009, 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. 2009 Hop Production Up 17 Percent Hop production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2009 totaled 94.7 million pounds, up 17 percent from the 2008 crop of 80.6 million pounds and 57 percent above the 2007 production of 60.3 million pounds. Idaho's production increased 8 percent in 2009. Production in Washington and Oregon increased 18 percent and 19 percent, respectively. Acreage in Idaho was up in 2009, but decreased in Washington and Oregon. Yields increased in Washington to 2,533 pounds per acre, in Idaho to 1,943 pounds per acre, and in Oregon to 1,948 pounds per acre. Washington growers produced 79 percent of the U.S. hop crop for 2009. Zeus and Columbus/Tomahawk were the leading varieties in Washington, accounting for 48 percent of the State's hop crop. In Oregon, Nugget and Willamette were the leading varieties, accounting for 70 percent of the State's hop production. Hops: Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2007-2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 2007 : 2,896 1,417 4,104.9 2.77 11,371 2008 : 3,933 1,841 7,239.8 4.00 28,959 2009 : 4,030 1,943 7,829.1 3.75 29,359 : OR : 2007 : 5,270 1,811 9,542.8 3.31 31,587 2008 : 6,370 1,569 9,997.6 3.75 37,491 2009 : 6,108 1,948 11,896.7 3.63 43,185 : WA : 2007 : 22,745 2,049 46,605.4 2.94 137,020 2008 : 30,595 2,072 63,392.7 4.08 258,642 2009 : 29,588 2,533 74,952.1 3.52 263,831 : U.S. : 2007 : 30,911 1,949 60,253.1 2.99 179,978 2008 : 40,898 1,971 80,630.1 4.03 325,092 2009 : 39,726 2,383 94,677.9 3.55 336,375 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hops: Area Harvested and Yield by Variety, State, and United States, 2007-2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Area Harvested : Yield and :-----------------------:----------------------- Variety : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ :-------- Acres ------- ------- Pounds ------ : ID : Total 1/ : 2,896 3,933 4,030 1,417 1,841 1,943 : OR : Cascade : * 76 152 * 1,068 1,741 Golding : 115 135 * 1,403 1,307 * Millennium : 294 343 344 2,323 2,179 2,552 Mt. Hood : 178 186 158 1,640 1,552 1,671 Nugget : 1,675 2,135 1,773 2,231 1,758 2,548 Sterling : 95 95 101 1,665 1,667 1,684 Super Galena R : * * 177 * * 2,563 Willamette : 2,396 2,593 2,469 1,577 1,539 1,561 Other Varieties : 517 807 934 1,416 995 1,601 Total : 5,270 6,370 6,108 1,811 1,569 1,948 : WA : Ahtanum : 42 * * 1,964 * * Apollo R : * 698 747 * 2,229 2,941 Bravo R : * 222 335 * 2,340 2,397 Cascade : 1,303 2,073 2,019 2,031 1,781 2,120 Centennial : * 253 298 * 1,452 1,490 Chelan : 505 739 762 2,364 2,178 2,680 Chinook : 311 285 384 1,818 1,775 1,819 Cluster : 366 420 501 2,030 2,038 2,370 Columbus/Tomahawk R : 3,342 4,891 4,858 2,533 2,585 2,790 Galena : 3,030 2,584 2,412 1,776 1,826 1,852 Glacier : 21 56 70 1,619 1,795 2,093 Golding : 52 38 42 1,500 1,385 826 Hallertauer : 56 * * 763 * * Millennium : 728 716 557 2,350 2,440 2,465 Mt. Hood : 43 29 96 1,316 1,572 1,570 Northern Brewer : * * 92 * * 753 Nugget : 1,093 1,086 1,028 1,909 2,068 2,060 Simcoe : * 129 183 * 1,758 2,137 Summit R : 632 * * 1,822 * * Super Galena R : * 793 839 * 2,104 3,186 Vanguard : 64 * * 1,470 * * Willamette : 4,462 4,664 2,719 1,318 1,351 1,455 YCR4 - Palisade R : 91 307 351 2,519 2,091 2,756 YCR5 - Warrior R : 339 394 301 1,903 1,846 2,110 Zeus : 4,737 6,779 6,544 2,839 2,618 3,387 Other Varieties : 1,528 3,439 4,450 1,355 1,576 2,382 Total :22,745 30,595 29,588 2,049 2,072 2,533 : U.S. 2/ : Total :30,911 40,898 39,726 1,949 1,971 2,383 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * 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. 2/ Strung acreage left unharvested in 2009 totaled 1,030 acres. Hops: Production by Variety, State, and United States, 2007-2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Production and :----------------------------------------------------- Variety : 2007 : 2008 : 2009 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Pounds : ID : Total 1/ : 4,104.9 7,239.8 7,829.1 : OR : Cascade : * 81.2 264.6 Golding : 161.4 176.4 * Millennium : 682.9 747.4 877.9 Mt. Hood : 292.0 288.6 264.0 Nugget : 3,737.5 3,753.2 4,517.1 Sterling : 158.2 158.4 170.1 Super Galena R : * * 453.7 Willamette : 3,778.8 3,989.6 3,853.9 Other Varieties : 732.0 802.8 1,495.4 Total : 9,542.8 9,997.6 11,896.7 : WA : Ahtanum : 82.5 * * Apollo R : * 1,555.8 2,196.9 Bravo R : * 519.5 803.0 Cascade : 2,646.4 3,692.0 4,280.3 Centennial : * 367.4 444.0 Chelan : 1,193.8 1,609.5 2,042.2 Chinook : 565.4 505.9 698.5 Cluster : 743.0 856.0 1,187.4 Columbus/Tomahawk R : 8,465.3 12,643.2 13,553.8 Galena : 5,381.3 4,718.4 4,467.0 Glacier : 34.0 100.5 146.5 Golding : 78.0 52.6 34.7 Hallertauer : 42.7 * * Millennium : 1,710.8 1,747.0 1,373.0 Mt. Hood : 56.6 45.6 150.7 Northern Brewer : * * 69.3 Nugget : 2,086.5 2,245.8 2,117.7 Simcoe : * 226.8 391.1 Summit R : 1,151.5 * * Super Galena R : * 1,668.5 2,673.1 Vanguard : 94.1 * * Willamette : 5,880.9 6,301.1 3,956.1 YCR4 - Palisade R : 229.2 641.9 967.4 YCR5 - Warrior R : 645.1 727.3 635.1 Zeus : 13,448.3 17,747.4 22,164.5 Other Varieties : 2,070.0 5,420.5 10,599.8 Total : 46,605.4 63,392.7 74,952.1 : U.S. 2/ : Total : 60,253.1 80,630.1 94,677.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * 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. 2/ Production that was reported as destroyed after harvest is included in the total for 2009, however the destroyed amount is not published separately to avoid disclosure of individual operations. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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