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Hop Production Posts Second Increase
WASHINGTON - Aug 12/05 - SNS -- Hop production in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington is forecast at 57.7 million pounds for 2005, up 5% from last year and 6% more than the 2003 crop, according to the latest USDA crop estimates.
Area strung for harvest, at 29,189 acres, is 5% above 2004 and 2% above the acreage strung for harvest two years ago. Yield is estimated at 1,977 pounds per acre for the Pacific Northwest, 13 pounds less than 2004 but 74 pounds more than 2003.
Washington's yield is forecast at 2,100 pounds per acre for the 2005 crop, 37 pounds less than last year. Oregon's yield is forecast at 1,720 pounds per acre, up 34 pounds from 2004. In Idaho, yields are expected to average 1,600 pounds per acre, 12 pounds higher than a year ago. All three States are forecasting increases in total production from the 2004 crop.
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