Sp Cr 3 (12-07) National Hop Report National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 18, 2007, 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. 2007 Hop Production Up 4 Percent Hop production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2007 totaled 60.3 million pounds, up 4 percent from the 2006 crop of 57.7 million pounds and 14 percent above the 2005 production of 52.9 million pounds. Idaho's production decreased 9 percent in 2007. Production in Washington and Oregon increased 4 percent and 8 percent, respectively. Acreage in 2007 was up in all three States with a 5 percent increase overall. Yields decreased slightly in Washington to 2,049 pounds per acre, and increased in Oregon to 1,811 pounds per acre. Due to an increase in the presence of "babies", Idaho yields dropped to 1,417 pounds per acre, 196 pounds less than a year ago. Washington growers produced 77 percent of the U.S. hop crop for 2007. Zeus, Columbus/Tomahawk, Willamette, and Galena 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 79 percent of the State's hop production. Hops: Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value by State and United States, 2005-2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 2005 : 3,287 1,640 5,390.9 1.63 8,787 2006 : 2,797 1,613 4,510.4 1.61 7,262 2007 : 2,896 1,417 4,104.9 2.77 11,371 : OR : 2005 : 5,163 1,560 8,054.0 2.56 20,618 2006 : 5,036 1,757 8,848.5 2.60 23,006 2007 : 5,270 1,811 9,542.8 3.12 29,774 : WA : 2005 : 21,013 1,878 39,469.6 1.86 73,413 2006 : 21,532 2,058 44,312.9 1.98 87,740 2007 : 22,745 2,049 46,605.4 2.75 128,165 : U.S. : 2005 : 29,463 1,796 52,914.5 1.94 102,818 2006 : 29,365 1,964 57,671.8 2.05 118,008 2007 : 30,911 1,949 60,253.1 2.81 169,310 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hops: Area Harvested and Yield by Variety, State, and United States, 2005-2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Area Harvested : Yield and :-----------------------:----------------------- Variety : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ :-------- Acres ------- ------- Pounds ------ : ID : Total 1/ : 3,287 2,797 2,896 1,640 1,613 1,417 : OR : Cascade : 62 * * 1,365 * * Glacier : 231 * * 1,330 * * Golding : 105 117 115 1,017 1,371 1,403 Millenium : 295 293 294 1,876 2,540 2,323 Mt. Hood : 219 161 178 1,414 1,544 1,640 Nugget : 1,363 1,590 1,675 2,046 2,164 2,231 Sterling : 276 123 95 1,451 1,766 1,665 Willamette : 2,273 2,301 2,396 1,385 1,459 1,577 Other Varieties : 339 451 517 1,048 1,508 1,416 Total : 5,163 5,036 5,270 1,560 1,757 1,811 : WA : Ahtanum : 50 40 42 1,986 2,110 1,964 Cascade : 1,168 1,116 1,303 2,036 1,954 2,031 Centennial : 112 * * 1,375 * * Chelan : 212 505 505 2,244 2,187 2,364 Chinook : 489 365 311 1,844 1,871 1,818 Cluster : 463 352 366 1,782 2,184 2,030 Columbus/Tomahawk R : 2,812 2,772 3,342 2,516 2,660 2,533 Galena : 3,869 3,809 3,030 1,737 1,820 1,776 Glacier : 48 17 21 1,063 1,441 1,619 Golding : 37 53 52 886 992 1,500 Hallertauer : 48 49 56 967 812 763 Millenium : 1,115 910 728 1,908 2,324 2,350 Mt. Hood : 51 44 43 1,267 1,109 1,316 Nugget : 1,062 1,100 1,093 1,727 1,841 1,909 Sterling : 93 62 * 1,527 1,419 * Summit R : * 66 632 * 1,864 1,822 Vanguard : * * 64 * * 1,470 Willamette : 4,102 4,554 4,462 1,333 1,222 1,318 YCR4 - Palisade R : 54 54 91 2,759 2,998 2,519 YCR5 - Warrior R : 584 421 339 1,830 2,159 1,903 Zeus : 3,736 3,982 4,737 2,255 2,962 2,839 Other Varieties : 908 1,261 1,528 1,576 1,775 1,355 Total :21,013 21,532 22,745 1,878 2,058 2,049 : U.S. : Total :29,463 29,365 30,911 1,796 1,964 1,949 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * 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, 2005-2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Production and :----------------------------------------------------- Variety : 2005 : 2006 : 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 Pounds : ID : Total 1/ : 5,390.9 4,510.4 4,104.9 : OR : Cascade : 84.6 * * Glacier : 307.2 * * Golding : 106.8 160.4 161.4 Millenium : 553.4 744.2 682.9 Mt. Hood : 309.6 248.6 292.0 Nugget : 2,788.8 3,440.8 3,737.5 Sterling : 400.4 217.2 158.2 Willamette : 3,147.8 3,357.2 3,778.8 Other Varieties : 355.4 680.1 732.0 Total : 8,054.0 8,848.5 9,542.8 : WA : Ahtanum : 99.3 84.4 82.5 Cascade : 2,378.0 2,180.7 2,646.4 Centennial : 154.0 * * Chelan : 475.7 1,104.4 1,193.8 Chinook : 901.7 682.9 565.4 Cluster : 825.1 768.8 743.0 Columbus/Tomahawk R : 7,075.0 7,373.5 8,465.3 Galena : 6,720.5 6,932.4 5,381.3 Glacier : 51.0 24.5 34.0 Golding : 32.8 52.6 78.0 Hallertauer : 46.4 39.8 42.7 Millenium : 2,127.4 2,114.8 1,710.8 Mt. Hood : 64.8 48.8 56.6 Nugget : 1,834.1 2,025.1 2,086.5 Sterling : 142.0 88.0 * Summit R : * 123.0 1,151.5 Vanguard : * * 94.1 Willamette : 5,468.0 5,565.0 5,880.9 YCR4 - Palisade R : 149.0 161.9 229.2 YCR5 - Warrior R : 1,068.7 908.9 645.1 Zeus : 8,424.7 11,794.7 13,448.3 Other Varieties : 1,431.4 2,238.7 2,070.0 Total : 39,469.6 44,312.9 46,605.4 : U.S. : Total : 52,914.5 57,671.8 60,253.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ * 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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