National Hop Report ISSN: 2158-7825 Released December 17, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 2015 Hop Production Up 11 Percent From Last Year Production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2015 totaled 78.8 million pounds, up 11 percent from the 2014 crop of 71.0 million pounds. Production increased in all three States; 30 percent in Oregon, 26 percent in Idaho, and 6 percent in Washington. Acreage increased in all three States; 22 percent in Oregon, 30 percent in Idaho, and 11 percent in Washington. United States yield at 1,807 pounds per acre, decreased 61 pounds from a year ago. These are the highest acres harvested and production on record in Idaho going back to 1944 and the highest acres harvested on record in Washington going back to 1915. Washington growers produced 75 percent of the United States hop crop in 2015. Cascade, Zeus, Simcoe, Centennial, and Columbus/Tomahawk, were the leading varieties in Washington, accounting for 52 percent of the State's hop crop. In Oregon, Nugget and Cascade were the major varieties, accounting for 47 percent of the State's hop production. In Idaho, Zeus, Cascade, and Chinook were the major varieties, accounting for 44 percent of the State's hop production. The preliminary 2015 value of production of the United States hop crop is $345.4 million, up 33 percent from the revised 2014 value of $260.6 million. Record high prices received by growers at the United States and Washington levels were realized in 2015. The increased value can be attributed to higher production and hop production shifting from Alpha varieties to Aroma varieties that are higher in value. Increased demand from the craft brewing sector has also increased prices for hops. Hop Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2013-2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Area : Yield : : Price : Value and : harvested : per : Production : per : of year : : acre : : pound : production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres pounds 1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars : Idaho : 2013 .........: 3,356 1,740 5,837.9 2.62 15,295 2014 .........: 3,743 1,847 6,913.8 2.72 18,806 2015 .........: 4,863 1,794 8,724.9 3.53 30,799 : Oregon : 2013 .........: 4,835 1,764 8,530.5 3.76 32,075 2014 .........: 5,410 1,520 8,221.0 4.07 33,459 2015 .........: 6,612 1,613 10,667.8 3.24 34,564 : Washington : 2013 .........: 27,097 2,025 54,877.7 3.37 184,938 2014 .........: 28,858 1,936 55,861.1 3.73 208,362 2015 .........: 32,158 1,849 59,453.3 4.71 280,025 : United States : 2013 .........: 35,288 1,962 69,246.1 3.35 232,308 2014 .........: 38,011 1,868 70,995.9 3.67 260,627 2015 .........: 43,633 1,807 78,846.0 4.38 345,388 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety - States and United States: 2013-2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Area harvested : Yield per acre and :----------------------------------------------- variety : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------- acres ------- ------- pounds ------ : Idaho : Apollo R ............. : 291 285 286 2,230 2,004 2,062 Bravo R .............. : 136 126 166 2,430 2,579 2,625 Calypso ......................: - - 81 - - 1,710 Cascade ......................: 628 821 770 1,224 1,746 1,633 Centennial ...................: 57 74 (D) 1,004 754 (D) Chinhook .....................: 324 344 358 1,801 1,673 1,850 Citra TM ............. : 19 91 412 1,011 1,200 1,271 Crystal ......................: - 29 (D) - 2,186 (D) El Dorado R .......... : 14 63 205 971 1,144 1,125 : Mosaic TM ............ : - - 272 - - 2,278 Simcoe R ............. : - 67 199 - 969 1,576 Super Galena R ....... : 275 161 92 2,201 2,165 2,189 Zeus .........................: 548 662 661 3,049 2,891 2,909 Experimental .................: 5 41 72 2,800 1,366 1,269 : Other varieties 1/ ...........: 1,059 979 1,289 1,063 1,354 1,348 : Total ........................: 3,356 3,743 4,863 1,740 1,847 1,794 : Oregon : Cascade ......................: 423 961 1,085 1,483 1,402 1,994 Centennial ...................: 249 443 631 1,585 1,095 1,352 Chinook ......................: - - 129 - - 1,860 Citra TM ............. : - - 246 - - 980 Crystal ......................: - - 377 - - 2,011 Fuggle .......................: 91 (D) 85 827 (D) 1,066 Golding ......................: 194 234 238 1,148 955 837 Liberty ......................: (D) (D) 210 (D) (D) 1,360 Magnum .......................: 104 176 199 1,406 1,077 1,572 : Mt. Hood .....................: 221 269 288 1,567 1,450 1,276 Nugget .......................: 1,667 1,363 1,484 2,053 1,978 1,888 Perle ........................: 55 100 (D) 1,178 1,057 (D) Simcoe R ............. : - - 191 - - 1,678 Sterling .....................: 122 130 209 1,621 1,423 1,344 Super Galena R ....... : 204 125 82 1,852 2,309 2,340 Tettnanger ...................: (D) (D) 133 (D) (D) 1,242 Willamette ...................: 553 564 661 1,491 1,453 1,226 Experimental .................: 35 (D) (D) 1,734 (D) (D) : Other varieties 1/ ...........: 917 1,045 364 1,931 1,426 1,609 : Total ........................: 4,835 5,410 6,612 1,764 1,520 1,613 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety - States and United States: 2013-2015 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Production and :----------------------------------------------------- variety : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Idaho : Apollo R ............. : 649.0 571.1 589.6 Bravo R .............. : 330.5 324.9 435.7 Calypso ......................: - - 138.5 Cascade ......................: 768.9 1,433.1 1,257.8 Centennial ...................: 57.2 55.8 (D) Chinook ......................: 583.4 575.4 662.2 Citra TM ............. : 19.2 109.2 523.7 Crystal ......................: - 63.4 (D) El Dorado R .......... : 13.6 72.1 230.6 : Mosaic TM ............ : - - 619.7 Simcoe R ............. : - 64.9 313.6 Super Galena R ....... : 605.4 348.5 201.4 Zeus .........................: 1,670.8 1,913.9 1,922.8 Experimental .................: 14.0 56.0 91.4 : Other varieties 1/ ...........: 1,125.9 1,325.5 1,737.9 : Total ........................: 5,837.9 6,913.8 8,724.9 : Oregon : Cascade ......................: 627.1 1,347.4 2,163.0 Centennial ...................: 394.6 485.2 853.3 Chinook ......................: - - 240.0 Citra TM ............. : - - 241.0 Crystal ......................: - - 758.1 Fuggle .......................: 75.3 (D) 90.6 Golding ......................: 222.7 223.5 199.3 Liberty ......................: (D) (D) 285.6 Magnum .......................: 146.2 189.6 312.9 : Mt. Hood .....................: 346.2 390.0 367.6 Nugget .......................: 3,422.0 2,696.4 2,802.1 Perle ........................: 64.8 105.7 (D) Simco R .............. : - - 320.5 Sterling .....................: 197.8 185.0 280.8 Super Galena R ....... : 377.8 288.6 191.9 Tettnanger ...................: (D) (D) 165.2 Willamette ...................: 824.7 819.5 810.3 Experimental .................: 60.7 (D) (D) : Other varieties 1/ ...........: 1,770.6 1,490.1 585.6 : Total ........................: 8,530.5 8,221.0 10,667.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety - States and United States: 2013-2015 (continued) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Area harvested : Yield per acre and :----------------------------------------------- variety : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :-------- acres ------- ------- pounds ------ : Washington : ADHA-483 Azacca TM ............. : - 79 175 - 1,704 1,872 ADHA-881 Jarrylo TM ............ : - 75 122 - 1,548 1,541 Ahtanum TM ..................... : 211 194 145 1,647 1,680 1,557 Apollo R ....................... : 701 700 708 2,926 2,649 2,738 Bravo R ........................ : 493 584 569 2,860 2,768 2,824 Cascade ................................: 4,237 4,837 4,935 1,723 1,824 1,936 Centennial .............................: 1,869 2,836 3,770 1,554 1,347 1,145 Chinook ................................: 1,415 1,297 1,300 1,987 1,815 1,793 Citra TM ....................... : 1,296 1,670 2,335 1,405 1,570 1,541 : Cluster ................................: 802 728 666 1,948 1,825 1,705 Columbus/Tomahawk R ............ : 2,336 1,738 1,673 2,571 2,629 2,524 Comet ..................................: - - 108 - - 1,780 Crystal ................................: 214 181 131 1,286 1,366 1,183 El Dorado R .................... : 82 82 243 1,761 2,206 2,154 Galena .................................: 440 306 295 1,969 1,801 1,968 Glacier ................................: 98 126 155 1,258 1,202 996 Golding ................................: 105 94 53 1,010 772 854 Magnum .................................: - - 108 - - 1,255 Millennium .............................: 420 113 (D) 2,266 1,996 (D) : Mosaic TM ...................... : 382 671 1,528 1,709 2,225 2,036 Mt. Hood ...............................: 168 150 130 1,161 1,333 1,069 Northern Brewer ........................: 170 131 123 1,256 1,244 991 Nugget .................................: 395 265 202 1,931 1,583 1,927 Simcoe R ....................... : 1,298 1,819 2,916 1,682 1,542 1,540 Summit TM ...................... : 2,844 2,522 1,620 1,873 2,105 1,969 Super Galena R ................. : 771 606 351 2,816 2,562 2,729 Tettnanger .............................: 95 (D) (D) 755 (D) (D) Vanguard ...............................: 76 58 84 1,349 1,455 1,223 Williamette ............................: 522 595 698 1,240 1,130 1,007 : YCR-4 (Palisade R) ............. : 132 223 454 2,790 2,469 1,950 YCR-5 (Warrior R) .............. : 180 192 (D) 2,169 1,821 (D) Zeus ...................................: 3,277 3,375 2,989 2,940 2,811 2,819 Experimental ...........................: 258 392 316 1,562 1,625 1,546 : Other varieties 1/ .....................: 1,810 2,219 3,256 1,697 1,418 1,603 : Total ..................................:27,097 28,858 32,158 2,025 1,936 1,849 : United States 2/ .................... :35,288 38,011 43,633 1,962 1,868 1,807 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety - States and United States: 2013-2015 (continued) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Production and :----------------------------------------------------- variety : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Washington : ADHA-483 AzaccaTM .... : - 134.6 327.6 ADHA-881 JarryloTM ... : - 116.1 188.0 Ahtanum TM ........... : 347.5 326.0 225.8 Apollo R ............. : 2,051.4 1,854.3 1,938.6 Bravo R .............. : 1,409.9 1,616.7 1,606.7 Cascade ......................: 7,300.0 8,821.0 9,553.3 Centennial ...................: 2,905.2 3,818.8 4,317.3 Chinook ......................: 2,812.3 2,354.3 2,331.1 Citra TM ............. : 1,820.3 2,622.5 3,597.2 : Cluster ......................: 1,562.0 1,328.6 1,135.7 Columbus/Tomahawk R .. : 6,006.1 4,569.2 4,223.4 Comet ........................: - - 192.2 Crystal ......................: 275.3 247.2 155.0 El Dorado R .......... : 144.4 180.9 523.5 Galena .......................: 866.3 551.0 580.6 Glacier ......................: 123.3 151.5 154.4 Golding ......................: 106.0 72.6 45.3 Magnum .......................: - - 135.5 Millennium ...................: 951.6 225.6 (D) : Mosaic TM ............ : 652.8 1,493.2 3,111.6 Mt. Hood .....................: 195.0 199.9 139.0 Northern Brewer ..............: 213.5 163.0 121.9 Nugget .......................: 762.8 419.5 389.2 Simcoe R ............. : 2,183.4 2,805.8 4,489.5 Summit TM ............ : 5,326.6 5,308.3 3,189.6 Super Galena R ....... : 2,171.5 1,552.4 957.8 Tettnanger ...................: 71.7 (D) (D) Vanguard .....................: 102.5 84.4 102.7 Willamette ...................: 647.1 672.5 703.1 : YCR-4(Palisade R) .... : 368.3 550.6 885.2 YCR-5(Warrior R) ..... : 390.4 349.7 (D) Zeus .........................: 9,635.7 9,488.4 8,426.3 Experimental .................: 402.9 637.0 488.4 : Other varieties 1/ ...........: 3,071.9 3,145.5 5,217.8 : Total ........................: 54,877.7 55,861.1 59,453.3 : United States 2/ ......... : 69,246.1 70,995.9 78,846.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (D)Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 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