National Hop Report Publication

National Hop Report
ISSN: 2158-7825

Released December 17, 2015, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).

2015 Hop Production Up 11 Percent From Last Year

Production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2015 totaled 78.8 million pounds, up 11 percent from the 2014 crop of
71.0 million pounds. Production increased in all three States; 30 percent in Oregon, 26 percent in Idaho, and 6 percent in
Washington. Acreage increased in all three States; 22 percent in Oregon, 30 percent in Idaho, and 11 percent in
Washington. United States yield at 1,807 pounds per acre, decreased 61 pounds from a year ago. These are the highest
acres harvested and production on record in Idaho going back to 1944 and the highest acres harvested on record in
Washington going back to 1915.
Washington growers produced 75 percent of the United States hop crop in 2015. Cascade, Zeus, Simcoe, Centennial, and
Columbus/Tomahawk, were the leading varieties in Washington, accounting for 52 percent of the State’s hop crop. In
Oregon, Nugget and Cascade were the major varieties, accounting for 47 percent of the State’s hop production. In Idaho,
Zeus, Cascade, and Chinook were the major varieties, accounting for 44 percent of the State’s hop production.
The preliminary 2015 value of production of the United States hop crop is $345.4 million, up 33 percent from the revised
2014 value of $260.6 million. Record high prices received by growers at the United States and Idaho and Washington
levels were realized in 2015. The increased value can be attributed to higher production and hop production shifting from
Alpha varieties to Aroma varieties that are higher in value. Increased demand from the craft brewing sector has also
increased prices for hops.

Hop Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2013-2015
State
and
year

Area
harvested

Yield
per
acre

Production

Price
per
pound

Value
of
production

(acres)

(pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(dollars)

(1,000 dollars)

Idaho
2013 ...................
2014 ...................
2015 ...................

3,356
3,743
4,863

1,740
1,847
1,794

5,837.9
6,913.8
8,724.9

2.62
2.72
3.53

15,295
18,806
30,799

Oregon
2013 ...................
2014 ...................
2015 ...................

4,835
5,410
6,612

1,764
1,520
1,613

8,530.5
8,221.0
10,667.8

3.76
4.07
3.24

32,075
33,459
34,564

Washington
2013 ...................
2014 ...................
2015 ...................

27,097
28,858
32,158

2,025
1,936
1,849

54,877.7
55,861.1
59,453.3

3.37
3.73
4.71

184,938
208,362
280,025

United States
2013 ...................
2014 ...................
2015 ...................

35,288
38,011
43,633

1,962
1,868
1,807

69,246.1
70,995.9
78,846.0

3.35
3.67
4.38

232,308
260,627
345,388

Hop Area Harvested and Yield by Variety – States and United States: 2013-2015
State
and
variety

Area harvested

Yield per acre

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

(acres)

(acres)

(acres)

(pounds)

(pounds)

(pounds)

Idaho
Apollo R ...........................................................................
Bravo R ............................................................................
Calypso ...........................................................................
Cascade .........................................................................
Centennial .......................................................................
Chinook ..........................................................................
Citra TM ............................................................................

291
136
628
57
324
19

285
126
821
74
344
91

286
166
81
770
(D)
358
412

2,230
2,430
1,224
1,004
1,801
1,011

2,004
2,579
1,746
754
1,673
1,200

2,062
2,625
1,710
1,633
(D)
1,850
1,271

Crystal ............................................................................
El Dorado R .....................................................................
Mosaic TM ........................................................................
Simcoe R .........................................................................
Super Galena R ...............................................................
Zeus ...............................................................................
Experimental ...................................................................

14
275
548
5

29
63
67
161
662
41

(D)
205
272
199
92
661
72

971
2,201
3,049
2,800

2,186
1,144
969
2,165
2,891
1,366

(D)
1,125
2,278
1,576
2,189
2,909
1,269

Other varieties 1 ..............................................................

1,059

979

1,289

1,063

1,354

1,348

Total ...............................................................................

3,356

3,743

4,863

1,740

1,847

1,794

Oregon
Cascade .........................................................................
Centennial .......................................................................
Chinook ..........................................................................
Citra TM ............................................................................
Crystal ............................................................................
Fuggle .............................................................................
Golding ...........................................................................
Liberty .............................................................................
Magnum ..........................................................................
Mt. Hood .........................................................................

423
249
91
194
(D)
104
221

961
443
(D)
234
(D)
176
269

1,085
631
129
246
377
85
238
210
199
288

1,483
1,585
827
1,148
(D)
1,406
1,567

1,402
1,095
(D)
955
(D)
1,077
1,450

1,994
1,352
1,861
980
2,011
1,066
837
1,360
1,572
1,276

Nugget ............................................................................
Perle ...............................................................................
Simcoe R .........................................................................
Sterling ...........................................................................
Super Galena R ...............................................................
Tettnanger ......................................................................
Willamette .......................................................................
Experimental ...................................................................

1,667
55
122
204
(D)
553
35

1,363
100
130
125
(D)
564
(D)

1,484
(D)
191
209
82
133
661
(D)

2,053
1,178
1,621
1,852
(D)
1,491
1,734

1,978
1,057
1,423
2,309
(D)
1,453
(D)

1,888
(D)
1,678
1,344
2,340
1,242
1,226
(D)

Other varieties 1 ..............................................................

917

1,045

364

1,931

1,426

1,609

Total ...............................................................................

4,835

5,410

6,612

1,764

1,520

1,613

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Hop Area Harvested and Yield by Variety – States and United States: 2013-2015 (continued)
State
and
variety

Area harvested

Yield per acre

2013

2014

2015

2013

2014

2015

(acres)

(acres)

(acres)

(pounds)

(pounds)

(pounds)

Washington
ADHA-483 Azacca TM .......................................................................
ADHA-881 Jarrylo TM ........................................................................
Ahtanum TM ......................................................................................
Apollo R ............................................................................................
Bravo R ............................................................................................
Cascade ..........................................................................................
Centennial .......................................................................................
Chinook ...........................................................................................
Citra TM ............................................................................................
Cluster .............................................................................................

211
701
493
4,237
1,869
1,415
1,296
802

79
75
194
700
584
4,837
2,836
1,297
1,670
728

175
122
145
708
569
4,935
3,770
1,300
2,335
666

1,647
2,926
2,860
1,723
1,554
1,987
1,405
1,948

1,704
1,548
1,680
2,649
2,768
1,824
1,347
1,815
1,570
1,825

1,872
1,541
1,557
2,738
2,824
1,936
1,145
1,793
1,541
1,705

Columbus/Tomahawk R ...................................................................
Comet ..............................................................................................
Crystal .............................................................................................
El Dorado R ......................................................................................
Galena .............................................................................................
Glacier .............................................................................................
Golding ............................................................................................
Magnum ..........................................................................................
Millennium .......................................................................................
Mosaic TM .........................................................................................
Mt. Hood ..........................................................................................
Northern Brewer ..............................................................................

2,336
214
82
440
98
105
420
382
168
170

1,738
181
82
306
126
94
113
671
150
131

1,673
108
131
243
295
155
53
108
(D)
1,528
130
123

2,571
1,286
1,761
1,969
1,258
1,010
2,266
1,709
1,161
1,256

2,629
1,366
2,206
1,801
1,202
772
1,996
2,225
1,333
1,244

2,524
1,780
1,183
2,155
1,968
996
854
1,255
(D)
2,036
1,069
991

Nugget .............................................................................................
Simcoe R ..........................................................................................
Summit TM ........................................................................................
Super Galena R ................................................................................
Tettnanger .......................................................................................
Vanguard .........................................................................................
Williamette .......................................................................................
YCR-4 (Palisade R) ..........................................................................
YCR-5 (Warrior R) ............................................................................
Zeus ................................................................................................
Experimental ...................................................................................

395
1,298
2,844
771
95
76
522
132
180
3,277
258

265
1,819
2,522
606
(D)
58
595
223
192
3,375
392

202
2,916
1,620
351
(D)
84
698
454
(D)
2,989
316

1,931
1,682
1,873
2,816
755
1,349
1,240
2,790
2,169
2,940
1,562

1,583
1,542
2,105
2,562
(D)
1,455
1,130
2,469
1,821
2,811
1,625

1,927
1,540
1,969
2,729
(D)
1,223
1,007
1,950
(D)
2,819
1,545

Other varieties 1 ...............................................................................

1,810

2,219

3,256

1,697

1,418

1,603

Total ................................................................................................

27,097

28,858

32,158

2,025

1,936

1,849

United States ..................................................................................

35,288

38,011

43,633

1,962

1,868

1,807

- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
R
Registered
TM
Trademark
1
Includes data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual operations and varieties not listed.

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Hop Production by Variety – States and United States: 2013-2015
State
and
variety

Production
2013

2014

2015

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Idaho
Apollo R .....................................................................
Bravo R ......................................................................
Calypso .....................................................................
Cascade ...................................................................
Centennial .................................................................
Chinook ....................................................................
Citra TM ......................................................................

649.0
330.5
768.9
57.2
583.4
19.2

571.1
324.9
1,433.1
55.8
575.4
109.2

589.6
435.7
138.5
1,257.8
(D)
662.2
523.7

Crystal ......................................................................
El Dorado R ...............................................................
Mosaic TM ..................................................................
Simcoe R ...................................................................
Super Galena R .........................................................
Zeus .........................................................................
Experimental .............................................................

13.6
605.4
1,670.8
14.0

63.4
72.1
64.9
348.5
1,913.9
56.0

(D)
230.6
619.7
313.6
201.4
1,922.8
91.4

Other varieties 1 ........................................................

1,125.9

1,325.5

1,737.9

Total .........................................................................

5,837.9

6,913.8

8,724.9

Oregon
Cascade ...................................................................
Centennial .................................................................
Chinook ....................................................................
Citra TM ......................................................................
Crystal ......................................................................
Fuggle .......................................................................
Golding .....................................................................
Liberty .......................................................................
Magnum ....................................................................
Mt. Hood ...................................................................

627.1
394.6
75.3
222.7
(D)
146.2
346.2

1,347.4
485.2
(D)
223.5
(D)
189.6
390.0

2,163.0
853.3
240.0
241.0
758.1
90.6
199.3
285.6
312.9
367.6

Nugget ......................................................................
Perle .........................................................................
Simco R .....................................................................
Sterling .....................................................................
Super Galena R .........................................................
Tettnanger ................................................................
Willamette .................................................................
Experimental .............................................................

3,422.0
64.8
197.8
377.8
(D)
824.7
60.7

2,696.4
105.7
185.0
288.6
(D)
819.5
(D)

2,802.1
(D)
320.5
280.8
191.9
165.2
810.3
(D)

Other varieties 1 ........................................................

1,770.6

1,490.1

585.6

Total .........................................................................

8,530.5

8,221.0

10,667.8

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Hop Production by Variety – States and United States: 2013-2015 (continued)
State
and
variety

Production
2013

2014

2015

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Washington
ADHA-483 AzaccaTM .................................................
ADHA-881 JarryloTM ..................................................
Ahtanum TM ...............................................................
Apollo R .....................................................................
Bravo R .....................................................................
Cascade ...................................................................
Centennial ................................................................
Chinook ....................................................................
Citra TM .....................................................................
Cluster ......................................................................

347.5
2,051.4
1,409.9
7,300.0
2,905.2
2,812.3
1,820.3
1,562.0

134.6
116.1
326.0
1,854.3
1,616.7
8,821.0
3,818.8
2,354.3
2,622.5
1,328.6

327.6
188.0
225.8
1,938.6
1,606.7
9,553.3
4,317.3
2,331.1
3,597.2
1,135.7

Columbus/Tomahawk R ............................................
Comet .......................................................................
Crystal ......................................................................
El Dorado R ...............................................................
Galena ......................................................................
Glacier ......................................................................
Golding .....................................................................
Magnum ...................................................................
Millennium ................................................................
Mosaic TM ..................................................................
Mt. Hood ...................................................................
Northern Brewer .......................................................

6,006.1
275.3
144.4
866.3
123.3
106.0
951.6
652.8
195.0
213.5

4,569.2
247.2
180.9
551.0
151.5
72.6
225.6
1,493.2
199.9
163.0

4,223.4
192.2
155.0
523.5
580.6
154.4
45.3
135.5
(D)
3,111.6
139.0
121.9

Nugget ......................................................................
Simcoe R ...................................................................
Summit TM .................................................................
Super Galena R .........................................................
Tettnanger ................................................................
Vanguard ..................................................................
Willamette .................................................................
YCR-4(Palisade R) ....................................................
YCR-5(Warrior R) ......................................................
Zeus .........................................................................
Experimental ............................................................

762.8
2,183.4
5,326.6
2,171.5
71.7
102.5
647.1
368.3
390.4
9,635.7
402.9

419.5
2,805.8
5,308.3
1,552.4
(D)
84.4
672.5
550.6
349.7
9,488.4
637.0

389.2
4,489.5
3,189.6
957.8
(D)
102.7
703.1
885.2
(D)
8,426.3
488.4

Other varieties 1 ........................................................

3,071.9

3,145.5

5,217.8

Total .........................................................................

54,877.7

55,861.1

59,453.3

United States 2 .......................................................

69,246.1

70,995.9

78,846.0

- Represents zero.
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
R
Registered
TM
Trademark
1
Includes data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual operations and varieties not listed.
2
Includes 329 acres of organics for 2015 with yield equal to 1,719 pounds per acre and production at 565,400 pounds.

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Statistical Methodology
Survey Procedures: Grower surveys are conducted in the three estimating States to collect acreage, yield, and production
data from growers. Additionally, contacts are made with each of the three Hop Commissions.
Estimating Procedures: Information obtained from the hops growers surveys are used to establish estimates of hops.
These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical estimates and industry check data.
Revision Policy: All hop estimates are subject to revision the following year based on a thorough review of all available
data.
Reliability: Survey results are subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for missing data,
and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be measured directly, but are minimized
through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and
reasonableness.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected]
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section ............................................ (202) 720-2127
Vincent Davis – Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries,
Sugarbeets, Sugarcane, Cherries ................................................................................................ (202) 720-2157
Fleming Gibson – Citrus, Coffee, Tropical Fruits............................................................................ (202) 720-5412
Greg Lemmons – Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes .................................................. (202) 720-4285
Dave Losh – Hops ............................................................................................................................ (360) 709-2400
Dan Norris – Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint,
Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans .................................................. (202) 720-3250
Daphne Schauber – Floriculture, Grapes, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts ................................. (202) 720-4215
Chris Singh – Apples, Apricots, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco .............................................................. (202) 720-4288

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