National Hop Report ISSN: Released December 17, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 2010 Hop Production Down 31 Percent Hop production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2010 totaled 65.5 million pounds, down 31 percent from the 2009 crop of 94.7 million pounds. Idaho's production dropped 37 percent in 2010. Production declined 30 percent from last year in both Washington and Oregon. Acreage decreased in all three States; 42 percent in Idaho, 24 percent in Oregon, and 18 percent in Washington. Yields increased from a year ago in Idaho to 2,129 pounds per acre but decreased to 1,791 and 2,147 pounds per acre in Oregon and Washington, respectively. Washington growers accounted for 80 percent of the United States hop production for 2010. Zeus and Columbus/Tomahawk were the leading varieties in Washington, accounting for 38 percent of the State's hop production. In Oregon, Nugget and Willamette were the major varieties, accounting for 62 percent of the State's hop production. Hop Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2008-2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 2008 .........: 3,933 1,841 7,239.8 4.00 28,959 2009 .........: 4,030 1,943 7,829.1 3.75 29,359 2010 .........: 2,331 2,129 4,962.6 3.30 16,377 : Oregon : 2008 .........: 6,370 1,569 9,997.6 3.75 37,491 2009 .........: 6,108 1,948 11,896.7 3.63 43,185 2010 .........: 4,622 1,791 8,277.6 3.78 31,289 : Washington : 2008 .........: 30,595 2,072 63,392.7 4.08 258,642 2009 .........: 29,588 2,533 74,952.1 3.54 265,330 2010 .........: 24,336 2,147 52,252.4 3.08 160,937 : United States : 2008 .........: 40,898 1,971 80,630.1 4.03 325,092 2009 .........: 39,726 2,383 94,677.9 3.57 337,874 2010 .........: 31,289 2,093 65,492.6 3.19 208,603 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hop Area Harvested and Yield by Variety - States and United States: 2008-2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Area harvested : Yield per acre and :-----------------------:----------------------- variety : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :-------- acres ------- ------- pounds ------ : Idaho 1/ .................. : 3,933 4,030 2,331 1,841 1,943 2,129 : Oregon : Cascade ......................: 76 152 122 1,068 1,741 1,680 Golding ......................: 135 (D) (D) 1,307 (D) (D) Millennium ...................: 343 344 (D) 2,179 2,552 (D) Mt. Hood .....................: 186 158 188 1,552 1,671 1,640 Nugget .......................: 2,135 1,773 1,356 1,758 2,548 2,119 Sterling .....................: 95 101 87 1,667 1,684 1,644 Super Galena R ....... : (D) 177 134 (D) 2,563 2,421 Willamette ...................: 2,593 2,469 1,452 1,539 1,561 1,535 : Other varieties 2/ ...........: 807 934 1,283 995 1,601 1,711 : Total ........................: 6,370 6,108 4,622 1,569 1,948 1,791 : Washington : Apollo R ............. : 698 747 827 2,229 2,941 2,778 Bravo R .............. : 222 335 414 2,340 2,397 2,566 Cascade ......................: 2,073 2,019 1,728 1,781 2,120 1,905 Centennial ...................: 253 298 357 1,452 1,490 1,791 Chelan .......................: 739 762 (D) 2,178 2,680 (D) Chinook ......................: 285 384 443 1,775 1,819 1,963 Citra TM ............. : (D) 98 113 (D) 836 1,930 Cluster ......................: 420 501 392 2,038 2,370 2,060 Columbus/Tomahawk R .. : 4,891 4,858 3,401 2,585 2,790 2,350 Galena .......................: 2,584 2,412 1,920 1,826 1,852 1,810 Glacier ......................: 56 70 61 1,795 2,093 1,943 Golding ......................: 38 42 (D) 1,385 826 (D) Millennium ...................: 716 557 555 2,440 2,465 2,185 Mt. Hood .....................: 29 96 62 1,572 1,570 1,211 Northern Brewer ..............: (D) 92 94 (D) 753 1,270 Nugget .......................: 1,086 1,028 829 2,068 2,060 1,808 Simcoe .......................: 129 183 237 1,758 2,137 1,698 Super Galena R ....... : 793 839 886 2,104 3,186 2,622 Willamette ...................: 4,664 2,719 1,734 1,351 1,455 1,350 YCR-4(Palisade R) .... : 307 351 373 2,091 2,756 2,431 YCR-5(Warrior R) ..... : 394 301 296 1,846 2,110 1,778 Zeus .........................: 6,779 6,544 4,440 2,618 3,387 2,678 : Other varieties 2/ ...........: 3,439 4,352 5,174 1,576 2,417 1,968 : Total ........................:30,595 29,588 24,336 2,072 2,533 2,147 : United States 3/ .......... :40,898 39,726 31,289 1,971 2,383 2,093 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. R Registered TM Trademark 1/ Only State totals published for Idaho to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 2/ Includes data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual operations and varieties not listed. 3/ Strung acreage left unharvested in 2009 totaled 1,030 acres. Hop Production by Variety - States and United States: 2008-2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Production and :----------------------------------------------------- variety : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Idaho 1/ .................. : 7,239.8 7,829.1 4,962.6 : Oregon : Cascade ......................: 81.2 264.6 205.0 Golding ......................: 176.4 (D) (D) Millennium ...................: 747.4 877.9 (D) Mt. Hood .....................: 288.6 264.0 308.3 Nugget .......................: 3,753.2 4,517.1 2,873.2 Sterling .....................: 158.4 170.1 143.0 Super Galena R ....... : (D) 453.7 324.4 Willamette ...................: 3,989.6 3,853.9 2,228.3 : Other varieties 2/ ...........: 802.8 1,495.4 2,195.4 : Total ........................: 9,997.6 11,896.7 8,277.6 : Washington : Apollo R ............. : 1,555.8 2,196.9 2,297.4 Bravo R .............. : 519.5 803.0 1,062.3 Cascade ......................: 3,692.0 4,280.3 3,291.8 Centennial ...................: 367.4 444.0 639.4 Chelan .......................: 1,609.5 2,042.2 (D) Chinook ......................: 505.9 698.5 869.6 Citra TM ............. : (D) 81.9 218.1 Cluster ......................: 856.0 1,187.4 807.5 Columbus/Tomahawk R .. : 12,643.2 13,553.8 7,992.4 Galena .......................: 4,718.4 4,467.0 3,475.2 Glacier ......................: 100.5 146.5 118.5 Golding ......................: 52.6 34.7 (D) Millennium ...................: 1,747.0 1,373.0 1,212.7 Mt. Hood .....................: 45.6 150.7 75.1 Northern Brewer ..............: (D) 69.3 119.4 Nugget .......................: 2,245.8 2,117.7 1,498.8 Simcoe .......................: 226.8 391.1 402.4 Super Galena R ....... : 1,668.5 2,673.1 2,323.1 Willamette ...................: 6,301.1 3,956.1 2,340.9 YCR-4(Palisade R) .... : 641.9 967.4 906.8 YCR-5(Warrior R) ..... : 727.3 635.1 526.3 Zeus .........................: 17,747.4 22,164.5 11,890.3 : Other varieties 2/ ...........: 5,420.5 10,517.9 10,184.4 : Total ........................: 63,392.7 74,952.1 52,252.4 : United States 3/ .......... : 80,630.1 94,677.9 65,492.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. R Registered TM Trademark 1/ Only State totals published for Idaho to avoid disclosure of individual operations. 2/ Includes data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual operations and varieties not listed. 3/ 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. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Grower surveys are conducted in the three estimating States to collect acreage, yield, and production data from growers. Additionally, contacts are made with each of the three Hop Commissions. Estimating Procedures: Information obtained from the hops growers surveys are used to establish estimates of hops. These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates and industry check data. 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