Hop Stocks ISSN: 1949-1484 Released September 18, 2019, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). September 1 Hop Stocks Up 2 Percent from a Year Ago The inventory of hops held by growers, dealers, and brewers on September 1, 2019 totaled 115 million pounds, up 2 percent from the September 1, 2018 stocks inventory of 113 million pounds. Stocks held at dealer and grower locations on September 1, 2019 totaled 78.0 million pounds. Stocks held by brewers totaled 37.0 million pounds. Hops: Stocks Held by Growers, Dealers, and Brewers, United States, 2017-2019 [Includes equivalent pounds of dry hops held in extract or pellet form] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September 1 : March 1 Stocks :----------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : Stocks held by: : : Dealers/growers ..: 64,000 74,000 78,000 105,000 132,000 130,000 Brewers ..........: 34,000 39,000 37,000 35,000 37,000 35,000 : Total stocks .....: 98,000 113,000 115,000 140,000 169,000 165,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Statistical Methodology Survey procedures: Grower surveys are conducted in the three estimating States (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) to collect stocks of hops held by growers. Additionally, contacts are made to collect stocks held by brewers and dealers. Telephone follow-up of mail survey non-respondents is used to ensure adequate coverage. Estimating procedures: Information obtained from the hop stocks grower, dealer, and brewers surveys are used to establish estimates of hop stocks. These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates. Revision policy: Hop stocks are subject to revision the following estimating period and again in the following year's Hop Stocks report. Revisions can be made when late reports are received, errors are detected in reporting and calculations, or production estimates are revised. No revisions to these years will be made after that date. Reliability: Hop stocks surveys are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be measured directly, but are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch.................................................... (202) 720-2127 Fleming Gibson, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section.................. (202) 720-2127 Joshua Bates- Almonds, Apples, Apricots, Asparagus, Carrots, Coffee, Onions, Plums, Prunes, Sweet Corn, Tobacco.................................................. (202) 720-4288 Vincent Davis - Dry Beans, Garlic, Hazelnuts, Honeydews, Kiwifruit, Lettuce, Maple Syrup, Mint, Pears, Sweet Cherries, Tart Cherries, Tomatoes................... 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