bad hop crop 2012?

[Jonathanquist]

Had a party last night and a few of my freinds mentioned that they saw on the news that the hop crop in Washington is not doing well. wondering if anyone else has heard this and if they can provide a link with info I have Googled the poop out of it.

 

[Tenspeed]

"Bad" crop is relative.

http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Washington/Publications/Hops/hops0312.pdf

The hop report as of March 2012 for Washington state. Down 3% from last year, which was about 20% better than 2010.