2010 USDA Hop Report

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They report prices/production are down...

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
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State : Area : Yield : : Price : Value
and : harvested : per : Production : per : of
year : : acre : : pound : production
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: acres pounds 1,000 pounds dollars 1,000 dollars
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hop Area Harvested and Yield by Variety - States and United States: 2008-2010
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State : Area harvested : Yield per acre
and :-----------------------:-----------------------
variety : 2008 : 2009 : 2010 : 2008 : 2009 : 2010
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:-------- acres ------- ------- pounds ------
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Idaho 1/ .................. : 3,933 4,030 2,331 1,841 1,943 2,129
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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
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Other varieties 2/ ...........: 3,439 4,352 5,174 1,576 2,417 1,968
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Total ........................:30,595 29,588 24,336 2,072 2,533 2,147
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United States 3/ .......... :40,898 39,726 31,289 1,971 2,383 2,093
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(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
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State : Production
and :-----------------------------------------------------
variety : 2008 : 2009 : 2010
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: 1,000 pounds
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Idaho 1/ .................. : 7,239.8 7,829.1 4,962.6
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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
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Other varieties 2/ ...........: 802.8 1,495.4 2,195.4
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Total ........................: 9,997.6 11,896.7 8,277.6
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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
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Other varieties 2/ ...........: 5,420.5 10,517.9 10,184.4
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Total ........................: 63,392.7 74,952.1 52,252.4
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United States 3/ .......... : 80,630.1 94,677.9 65,492.6
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I get these in my email.

 

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Being in the farming business, I get these questionnaires from USDA about what I grew and how much of it. It's voluntary and nobody has ever asked if I reported correctly or even hassled me if I didn't report so I don't take their numbers very seriously. It might depend on just how busy the producer was when the questionnaires arrive whether they get answered or just disposed of.

 

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So you don't think that they're accurate?