National Hop Report - Publication

National Hop Report
ISSN: 2158-7825

Released December 19, 2018, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).

2018 Hop Production Up 1 Percent From Last Year

Production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2018 totaled a record high 107 million pounds, up 1 percent from the
2017 crop of 106 million pounds. Combined area harvested for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2018 totaled a record
high 55,035 acres, up 2 percent from the 2017 level of 53,989 acres. Harvested acreage increased in Idaho and
Washington, but declined in Oregon. The United States hop yield, at 1,943 pounds per acre, declined 13 pounds from a
year ago.
Washington produced 73 percent of the United States hop crop for 2018; while Idaho accounted for 15 percent and
Oregon accounted for 12 percent. Cascade, CitraR, Zeus, Centennial, SimcoeR, and C/T/ZR were the six leading varieties
in Washington, accounting for 49 percent of the State’s hop production. In Idaho, Zeus, Chinook, AmarilloR, Cascade,
CitraR, and MosaicR were the major varieties, accounting for 70 percent of the State’s hop production. In Oregon, Nugget,
Cascade, Willamette, and CitraR were the major varieties, accounting for 52 percent of the State’s hop production.
The 2018 value of production for the United States totaled $583 million, down 1 percent from the previous year.

Hop Area Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value – States and United States: 2016-2018
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
2016 ...................
2017 ...................
2018 ...................

5,648
7,125
8,140

1,646
1,974
1,995

9,297.7
14,067.3
16,242.8

5.50
5.00
5.30

51,137
70,337
86,087

Oregon
2016 ...................
2017 ...................
2018 ...................

7,765
8,216
7,725

1,596
1,518
1,675

12,395.3
12,470.4
12,936.2

5.25
5.00
5.40

65,075
62,352
69,855

Washington
2016 ...................
2017 ...................
2018 ...................

37,444
38,648
39,170

1,748
2,046
1,984

65,446.6
79,083.8
77,727.7

5.84
5.80
5.50

382,208
458,686
427,502

United States
2016 ...................
2017 ...................
2018 ...................

50,857
53,989
55,035

1,713
1,956
1,943

87,139.6
105,621.5
106,906.7

5.72
5.60
5.46

498,420
591,375
583,444

(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.

Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety – States and United States: 2016-2018
State
and
variety

Area harvested

Yield per acre

2016

2017

2018

2016

2017

2018

(acres)

(acres)

(acres)

(pounds)

(pounds)

(pounds)

Idaho
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ........................................................
Apollo TM .........................................................................
Bravo TM ..........................................................................
Calypso TM ......................................................................
Cascade .........................................................................
Centennial .......................................................................
Chinook ..........................................................................
Citra R, HBC 394 .............................................................
Cluster ............................................................................

(D)
235
151
81
788
(D)
418
576
(D)

983
228
149
81
882
255
699
759
(D)

825
232
87
81
836
(D)
962
855
63

(D)
1,893
2,359
1,937
1,585
(D)
1,712
1,213
(D)

1,569
1,798
2,799
2,159
1,771
2,028
1,665
1,657
(D)

2,009
1,951
2,226
2,138
1,716
(D)
1,873
1,438
2,126

Comet .............................................................................
Crystal ............................................................................
El Dorado R .....................................................................
Eureka TM ........................................................................
Galena ............................................................................
Mosaic R, HBC 369 .........................................................
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ...........................................................
Super Galena TM .............................................................
Willamette .......................................................................
Zeus ...............................................................................
Experimental ...................................................................

(D)
123
227
(D)
(D)
496
232
69
(D)
580
9

(D)
182
219
(D)
(D)
500
394
(D)
128
1,061
26

(D)
150
120
133
109
506
449
84
(D)
1,496
(D)

(D)
1,678
1,658
(D)
(D)
2,204
1,335
1,872
(D)
2,761
1,000

(D)
2,084
2,163
(D)
(D)
2,581
1,494
(D)
1,689
2,756
611

(D)
1,927
1,463
2,299
1,715
2,333
1,245
2,493
(D)
2,764
(D)

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

1,663

579

1,152

1,174

1,959

1,845

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

5,648

7,125

8,140

1,646

1,974

1,995

Oregon
Cascade .........................................................................
Centennial .......................................................................
Chinook ..........................................................................
Citra R, HBC 394 .............................................................
Crystal ............................................................................
Fuggle .............................................................................
Golding ...........................................................................
Magnum ..........................................................................
Mosiac R, HBC 369 .........................................................

1,211
723
107
654
423
141
(D)
151
(D)

1,247
789
124
766
407
86
215
47
337

1,064
698
129
690
354
59
121
105
(D)

1,597
1,235
1,675
1,047
2,216
1,021
(D)
1,493
(D)

1,425
1,273
1,667
1,475
1,772
1,251
1,181
1,714
1,875

1,623
1,277
1,674
1,600
1,819
1,034
1,160
1,284
(D)

Mt. Hood .........................................................................
Nugget ............................................................................
Perle ...............................................................................
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ...........................................................
Sterling ...........................................................................
Super Galena TM .............................................................
Tettnanger ......................................................................
Willamette .......................................................................
Experimental ...................................................................

324
1,460
(D)
330
228
(D)
122
833
(D)

318
1,467
76
461
227
67
72
892
(D)

311
1,307
77
436
191
84
72
913
(D)

1,463
1,925
(D)
1,969
1,626
(D)
1,193
1,573
(D)

1,439
1,820
1,164
1,421
1,407
2,096
1,013
1,324
(D)

1,411
1,946
1,093
1,588
1,760
2,216
1,027
1,489
(D)

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

1,058

618

1,114

1,546

1,573

2,068

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

7,765

8,216

7,725

1,596

1,518

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety – States and United States:
2016-2018 (continued)
State
and
variety

Production
2016

2017

2018

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Idaho
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ..................................................
Apollo TM ...................................................................
Bravo TM ....................................................................
Calypso TM ................................................................
Cascade ...................................................................
Centennial ................................................................
Chinook ....................................................................
Citra R, HBC 394 .......................................................
Cluster ......................................................................

(D)
444.9
356.2
156.9
1,248.9
(D)
715.5
698.5
(D)

1,542.3
409.9
417.1
174.9
1,562.0
517.1
1,163.8
1,257.7
(D)

1,657.4
452.6
193.7
173.2
1,434.6
(D)
1,801.8
1,229.5
133.9

Comet .......................................................................
Crystal ......................................................................
El Dorado R ...............................................................
Eureka TM ..................................................................
Galena ......................................................................
Mosaic R, HBC 369 ...................................................
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ....................................................
Super Galena TM .......................................................
Willamette .................................................................
Zeus .........................................................................
Experimental ............................................................

(D)
206.4
376.3
(D)
(D)
1,093.4
309.8
129.2
(D)
1,601.1
9.0

(D)
379.3
473.7
(D)
(D)
1,290.5
588.6
(D)
216.2
2,924.1
15.9

(D)
289.1
175.6
305.8
186.9
1,180.5
559.0
209.4
(D)
4,134.9
(D)

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

1,951.6

1,134.2

2,124.9

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

9,297.7

14,067.3

16,242.8

Oregon
Cascade ...................................................................
Centennial ................................................................
Chinook ....................................................................
Citra R, HBC 394 .......................................................
Crystal ......................................................................
Fuggle ......................................................................
Golding .....................................................................
Magnum ...................................................................
Mosiac R, HBC 369 ...................................................

1,934.5
893.2
179.2
684.7
937.2
143.9
(D)
225.5
(D)

1,777.0
1,004.4
206.7
1,129.9
721.2
107.6
253.9
80.6
631.9

1,726.9
891.3
215.9
1,104.0
643.9
61.0
140.4
134.8
(D)

Mt. Hood ...................................................................
Nugget ......................................................................
Perle .........................................................................
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ....................................................
Sterling .....................................................................
Super Galena TM .......................................................
Tettnanger ................................................................
Willamette .................................................................
Experimental ............................................................

473.9
2,810.9
(D)
649.9
370.8
(D)
145.6
1,310.0
(D)

457.6
2,669.9
88.5
655.1
319.4
140.4
72.9
1,181.0
(D)

438.8
2,543.4
84.2
692.4
336.2
186.1
73.9
1,359.5
(D)

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

1,636.0

972.4

2,303.5

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

12,395.3

12,470.4

12,936.2

See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety – States and United States:
2016-2018 (continued)
State
and
variety

Area harvested

Yield per acre

2016

2017

2018

2016

2017

2018

(acres)

(acres)

(acres)

(pounds)

(pounds)

(pounds)

Washington
Ahtanum TM, YCR 1 ..........................................................................
Amarillo R, VGXP01 .........................................................................
Apollo TM ..........................................................................................
Azacca TM, ADHA-483 ......................................................................
Bravo TM ...........................................................................................
Cascade ..........................................................................................
Cashmere ........................................................................................
Centennial ........................................................................................
Chinook ...........................................................................................

155
(D)
735
506
573
5,582
(D)
4,359
1,415

371
1,984
684
578
486
4,966
(D)
4,375
1,632

255
1,895
795
546
280
4,274
195
3,875
1,734

1,012
(D)
2,225
1,870
2,671
1,727
(D)
1,356
1,420

1,052
1,687
2,729
2,463
2,973
2,124
(D)
1,703
1,784

2,730
1,868
2,848
2,491
3,258
1,972
1,519
1,364
1,875

Citra R, HBC 394 ..............................................................................
Cluster .............................................................................................
C/T/Z R ............................................................................................
Comet ..............................................................................................
Crystal .............................................................................................
Ekuanot TM, HBC 366 .......................................................................
El Dorado R ......................................................................................
Eureka TM .........................................................................................
Galena .............................................................................................
Glacier .............................................................................................

3,264
623
1,416
163
191
(D)
396
(D)
262
145

3,715
621
1,659
205
122
890
463
362
378
(D)

4,837
610
2,034
218
114
865
418
409
390
(D)

1,543
1,700
1,969
949
1,475
(D)
1,904
(D)
1,692
1,168

1,748
1,937
2,646
1,855
2,063
2,740
1,946
2,244
2,134
(D)

1,611
1,813
2,482
1,750
2,357
2,583
1,880
2,954
2,149
(D)

Jarrylo TM, ADHA-881 .......................................................................
Loral TM, HBC 291 ............................................................................
Mosaic R, HBC 369 ..........................................................................
Mt. Hood ..........................................................................................
Mt. Rainier .......................................................................................
Nugget .............................................................................................
Pahto TM, HBC 682 ...........................................................................
Palisade R, YCR 4 ............................................................................
Pekko TM, ADHA-871 ........................................................................
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ............................................................................

131
(D)
2,029
88
(D)
186
(D)
580
(D)
3,769

(D)
186
1,877
87
(D)
125
(D)
571
(D)
3,753

(D)
172
1,932
104
306
126
1,721
515
92
3,103

1,408
(D)
2,327
1,075
(D)
1,774
(D)
2,228
(D)
1,673

(D)
2,295
2,439
1,043
(D)
1,950
(D)
2,209
(D)
1,792

(D)
2,349
2,351
1,454
1,899
1,498
2,087
2,441
1,889
1,642

Sorachi Ace .....................................................................................
Summit TM ........................................................................................
Super Galena TM ..............................................................................
Tahoma ...........................................................................................
Tettnanger .......................................................................................
Willamette ........................................................................................
Zeus ................................................................................................
Experimental ....................................................................................

(D)
1,769
310
(D)
(D)
728
2,502
567

(D)
1,617
435
217
38
571
2,214
421

146
1,574
500
209
(D)
376
2,592
374

(D)
1,648
2,501
(D)
(D)
1,277
2,469
1,592

(D)
2,067
2,647
1,752
1,202
1,446
3,088
1,901

1,042
1,826
3,133
2,147
(D)
1,348
2,619
1,889

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

5,000

3,045

1,584

1,662

1,746

1,896

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

37,444

38,648

39,170

1,748

2,046

1,984

50,857

53,989

55,035

1,713

1,956

2

United States ................................................................................
See footnote(s) at end of table.

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Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety – States and United States:
2016-2018 (continued)
State
and
variety

Production
2016

2017

2018

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Washington
Ahtanum TM, YCR 1 ...................................................
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ..................................................
Apollo TM ...................................................................
Azacca TM, ADHA-483 ...............................................
Bravo TM ....................................................................
Cascade ...................................................................
Cashmere .................................................................
Centennial ................................................................
Chinook ....................................................................

156.9
(D)
1,635.6
946.4
1,530.5
9,638.8
(D)
5,908.6
2,008.9

390.3
3,347.0
1,866.6
1,423.6
1,444.9
10,547.8
(D)
7,450.6
2,911.5

696.2
3,539.9
2,264.2
1,360.1
912.2
8,428.3
296.2
5,285.5
3,251.3

Citra R, HBC 394 .......................................................
Cluster ......................................................................
C/T/Z R .....................................................................
Comet .......................................................................
Crystal ......................................................................
Ekuanot TM, HBC 366 ................................................
El Dorado R ...............................................................
Eureka TM ..................................................................
Galena ......................................................................
Glacier ......................................................................

5,035.0
1,058.8
2,787.9
154.7
281.7
(D)
754.0
(D)
443.3
169.3

6,493.8
1,202.9
4,389.7
380.3
251.7
2,438.6
901.0
812.3
806.7
(D)

7,792.4
1,105.9
5,048.4
381.5
268.7
2,234.3
785.8
1,208.2
838.1
(D)

Jarrylo TM, ADHA-881 ................................................
Loral TM, HBC 291 .....................................................
Mosaic R, HBC 369 ...................................................
Mt. Hood ...................................................................
Mt. Rainier ................................................................
Nugget ......................................................................
Pahto TM, HBC 682 ...................................................
Palisade R, YCR 4 .....................................................
Pekko TM, ADHA-871 ................................................
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ....................................................

184.4
(D)
4,720.4
94.6
(D)
330.0
(D)
1,292.5
(D)
6,305.1

(D)
426.9
4,578.0
90.7
(D)
243.8
(D)
1,261.3
(D)
6,725.4

(D)
404.0
4,542.1
151.2
581.1
188.7
3,591.7
1,257.1
173.8
5,095.1

Sorachi Ace ..............................................................
Summit TM .................................................................
Super Galena TM .......................................................
Tahoma ....................................................................
Tettnanger ................................................................
Willamette .................................................................
Zeus .........................................................................
Experimental ............................................................

(D)
2,914.5
775.3
(D)
(D)
929.3
6,178.5
902.7

(D)
3,342.3
1,151.4
380.2
45.7
825.7
6,836.8
800.3

152.1
2,874.1
1,566.5
448.7
(D)
506.8
6,788.4
706.5

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

8,308.9

5,316.0

3,002.6

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

65,446.6

79,083.8

77,727.7

87,139.6

105,621.5

106,906.7

United States

2

........................................................

(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 430 acres of organic hops for 2018 with yield equal to 1,119 pounds per acre and production at 481,200 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 – Apricots, Bananas, Cherries, Garlic, Lettuce, Mint, Papaya,
Pears, Strawberries, Tomatoes ................................................................................................... (202) 720-2157
Fleming Gibson – Avocados, Cauliflower, Celery, Citrus, Coffee, Dates,
Figs, Kiwifruit, Nectarines, Olives, Green Peas, Taro, Watermelons ....................................... (202) 720-5412
Greg Lemmons – Blackberries, Blueberries, Boysenberries, Cranberries,
Cucumbers, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Raspberries, Squash, Sugarbeets,
Sugarcane, Sweet Potatoes ........................................................................................................ (202) 720-4285
Dan Norris – Artichokes, Austrian Winter Peas, Cantaloupes, Dry Beans,
Dry Edible Peas, Honeydews, Lentils, Mushrooms, Peaches, Snap Beans ............................... (202) 720-3250
Daphne Schauber – Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chile Peppers,
Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Maple Syrup, Tree Nuts, Spinach ................................................. (202) 720-4215
Jorge Garcia-Pratts – Apples, Asparagus, Carrots, Lima Beans, Onions,
Plums, Prunes, Sweet Corn, Tobacco ........................................................................................ (202) 720-2127

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information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax
(202) 690-7442 or email at [email protected].