HDR1012000110050324951500HOP STOCKS
HDR2012000110050324951500HOP STOCKS HIGHLIGHTS
Released March 24, 1995, by the Agricultural Statistics Board.  Estimates
refer to March 1, 1995.

                          Hop Inventory Down 3 Percent

The inventory of hops held by growers, dealers, and brewers on March 1, 1995,
totaled 88.3 million pounds, 3 percent below the amount on hand March 1, 1994.
Hop production in 1994, at 74.6 million pounds, was 2 percent less than 1993
production.

Brewers' stocks accounted for 57.9 million pounds, 66 percent of the total.
Brewers' stocks were down slightly from a year earlier but 4 percent more than
the amount on hand in 1993.  Dealers and growers stored 30.4 million pounds this
year, compared with 32.7 million pounds a year ago.

HDR2012000110050324951500STKS. HELD BY GRWERS, DEALERS & BRWERS, US 92-95
            Hop:  Stocks Held by Growers, Dealers, and Brewers,
                            United States, 1992-95
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                  :            Sep 1           :             Mar 1
      Stocks      :------------------------------------------------------------
                  :  1992   :  1993   :  1994   :  1993   :  1994   :  1995
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                  :                       1,000 Pounds
                  :
Stocks Held by: 1/:
  Growers 2/ 3/   :
  Dealers         :   9,980    12,540    15,930    27,200    32,670    30,400
  Brewers         :  46,270    45,520    47,070    55,800    58,220    57,940
                  :
Total Stocks      :  56,250    58,060    63,000    83,000    90,890    88,340
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1/ Includes equivalent pounds of dry hop held in form of extract or pellets.
2/ Includes growers' stocks held in extract form.
3/ Included in dealers' stocks to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

For information call Barbara Soltes at (202) 720-7688.  Office hours are
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET.

Sp Cr 6-1 (3-95)

HDR2012000110050324951500NXT RPT RELEASE & EEO STATEMENT
The next "Hop Stocks" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on September 21, 1995

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To file a complaint, write the Secretary of Agriculture, USDA, Washington, D.C.,
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