National Hop Report ISSN: 2158-7825 Released December 17, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 2012 Hop Production Down Five Percent From Last Year Production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2012 totaled 61.2 million pounds, down 5 percent from the 2011 crop of 64.8 million pounds. Oregon's production increased 5 percent in 2012. Production in Washington and Idaho decreased 5 percent and 22 percent, respectively. Harvested acreage increased in all three States; 7 percent in Washington, 7 percent in Idaho, and 6 percent in Oregon. Yields decreased in all three States. United States yield, at 1,918 pounds per acre, decreased 257 pounds from a year ago. Washington growers produced 79 percent of the United States crop. Zeus, Columbus/Tomahawk, Cascade, and Super Galena were the leading varieties in Washington, accounting for 43 percent of the State's crop. In Oregon, Nugget and Willamette were the major varieties, accounting for 58 percent of the State's production. Hop Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States and United States: 2010-2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 2010 .........: 2,331 2,129 4,962.6 3.89 19,305 2011 .........: 2,265 2,408 5,454.1 2.93 15,981 2012 .........: 2,423 1,745 4,227.6 2.69 11,372 : Oregon : 2010 .........: 4,622 1,791 8,277.6 3.96 32,779 2011 .........: 4,202 1,908 8,019.4 3.79 30,394 2012 .........: 4,470 1,885 8,425.3 3.99 33,617 : Washington : 2010 .........: 24,336 2,147 52,252.4 3.11 162,505 2011 .........: 23,320 2,200 51,308.1 3.06 157,003 2012 .........: 25,040 1,941 48,596.3 3.19 155,022 : United States : 2010 .........: 31,289 2,093 65,492.6 3.28 214,589 2011 .........: 29,787 2,175 64,781.6 3.14 203,378 2012 .........: 31,933 1,918 61,249.2 3.27 200,011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hop Area Harvested and Yield by Variety - States and United States: 2010-2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Area harvested : Yield per acre and :-----------------------:----------------------- variety : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ :-------- acres ------- ------- pounds ------ : Idaho 1/ .................. : 2,331 2,265 2,423 2,129 2,408 1,745 : Oregon : Cascade ......................: 122 263 346 1,680 1,616 1,802 Centennial ...................: (D) (D) 208 (D) (D) 1,779 Liberty ......................: (D) 108 83 (D) 1,326 1,527 Magnum .......................: (D) 64 58 (D) 1,928 2,519 Mt. Hood .....................: 188 214 226 1,640 1,890 1,737 Nugget .......................: 1,356 1,438 1,619 2,119 2,317 2,071 Perle ........................: (D) 98 (D) (D) 1,622 (D) Sterling .....................: 87 86 (D) 1,644 1,915 (D) Super Galena R ....... : 134 241 175 2,421 2,263 2,763 Tettnanger ...................: (D) 70 61 (D) 1,634 1,493 Willamette ...................: 1,452 779 905 1,535 1,716 1,663 : Other varieties 2/ ...........: 1,283 841 789 1,711 1,511 1,690 : Total ........................: 4,622 4,202 4,470 1,791 1,908 1,885 : Washington : Ahtanum ......................: (D) (D) 176 (D) (D) 1,489 Apollo R ............. : 827 885 874 2,778 2,758 2,655 Bravo R .............. : 414 593 528 2,566 2,609 2,647 Cascade ......................: 1,728 2,108 2,693 1,905 1,955 1,854 Centennial ...................: 357 641 1,478 1,791 1,403 1,354 Chinook ......................: 443 572 1,215 1,963 1,718 1,699 Citra TM ............. : 113 239 538 1,930 1,812 1,342 Cluster ......................: 392 482 546 2,060 2,019 1,965 Columbus/Tomahawk R .. : 3,401 2,947 2,523 2,350 2,519 2,280 Crystal ......................: (D) (D) 154 (D) (D) 1,184 : Galena .......................: 1,920 1,415 954 1,810 1,821 1,742 Glacier ......................: 61 44 56 1,943 2,182 1,461 Millennium ...................: 555 403 397 2,185 2,562 2,017 Mt. Hood .....................: 62 95 120 1,211 838 1,264 Northern Brewer ..............: 94 159 120 1,270 1,698 1,443 Nugget .......................: 829 861 875 1,808 1,969 1,679 Simcoe .......................: 237 495 940 1,698 1,779 1,679 Super Galena R ....... : 886 990 959 2,622 3,041 2,645 Tettnanger ...................: (D) (D) 76 (D) (D) 1,003 Vanguard .....................: (D) (D) 59 (D) (D) 1,280 : Willamette ...................: 1,734 894 692 1,350 1,510 1,359 YCR-4(Palisade R) .... : 373 308 264 2,431 2,562 2,356 YCR-5(Warrior R) ..... : 296 260 195 1,778 2,061 1,968 Zeus .........................: 4,440 4,159 3,253 2,678 2,572 2,390 : Other varieties 2/ ...........: 5,174 4,770 5,355 1,968 1,987 1,775 : Total ........................:24,336 23,320 25,040 2,147 2,200 1,941 : United States 3/ .......... :31,289 29,787 31,933 2,093 2,175 1,918 : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (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 2011 totaled 229 acres. Hop Production by Variety - States and United States: 2010-2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State : Production and :----------------------------------------------------- variety : 2010 : 2011 : 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : Idaho 1/ .................. : 4,962.6 5,454.1 4,227.6 : Oregon : Cascade ......................: 205.0 425.0 623.5 Centennial ...................: (D) (D) 370.0 Liberty ......................: (D) 143.2 126.7 Magnum .......................: (D) 123.4 146.1 Mt. Hood .....................: 308.3 404.5 392.6 Nugget .......................: 2,873.2 3,332.1 3,353.5 Perle ........................: (D) 159.0 (D) Sterling .....................: 143.0 164.7 (D) Super Galena R ....... : 324.4 545.5 483.6 Tettnanger ...................: (D) 114.4 91.1 Willamette ...................: 2,228.3 1,337.0 1,504.7 : Other varieties 2/ ...........: 2,195.4 1,270.6 1,333.5 : Total ........................: 8,277.6 8,019.4 8,425.3 : Washington : Ahtanum ......................: (D) (D) 262.0 Apollo R ............. : 2,297.4 2,440.4 2,320.6 Bravo R .............. : 1,062.3 1,547.2 1,397.4 Cascade ......................: 3,291.8 4,121.3 4,993.0 Centennial ...................: 639.4 899.4 2,001.0 Chinook ......................: 869.6 982.8 2,064.2 Citra TM ............. : 218.1 433.1 721.9 Cluster ......................: 807.5 973.3 1,073.0 Columbus/Tomahawk R .. : 7,992.4 7,422.4 5,751.7 Crystal ......................: (D) (D) 182.3 : Galena .......................: 3,475.2 2,576.2 1,662.0 Glacier ......................: 118.5 96.0 81.8 Millennium ...................: 1,212.7 1,032.4 800.8 Mt. Hood .....................: 75.1 79.6 151.7 Northern Brewer ..............: 119.4 270.0 173.1 Nugget .......................: 1,498.8 1,695.1 1,468.7 Simcoe .......................: 402.4 880.8 1,578.0 Super Galena R ....... : 2,323.1 3,010.6 2,536.4 Tettnanger ...................: (D) (D) 76.2 Vanguard .....................: (D) (D) 75.5 : Willamette ...................: 2,340.9 1,350.0 940.4 YCR-4(Palisade R) .... : 906.8 789.1 622.1 YCR-5(Warrior R) ..... : 526.3 535.9 383.8 Zeus .........................: 11,890.3 10,695.9 7,775.9 : Other varieties 2/ ...........: 10,184.4 9,476.6 9,502.8 : Total ........................: 52,252.4 51,308.1 48,596.3 : United States ............ : 65,492.6 64,781.6 61,249.2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 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