U.S. Hop Stocks Down
WASHINGTON - Sep 16/14 - SNS -- Inventories of hops are down 6% over last year in the United States, with the USDA.
The inventory of hops held by growers, dealers, and brewers on September 1, 2014, totaled 90 million pounds, 6% less than the September 1, 2012 estimate. No report was issued in September 2013 due to budget cuts.
Stocks held by brewers, at 43.0 million pounds, were down 17% from two years ago. Stocks held by dealers and growers on September 1, 2014 totaled 47.0 million pounds, up 7% from the stocks on hand in 2012.
Hops: Stocks Held by Growers, Dealers, and Brewers, United States, 2012-2014
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: March 1 : September 1
Stocks 1/ :-----------------------------------------------------------
: 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014
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: 1,000 pounds
:
Stocks held by: :
:
Dealers/growers : 67,000 62,000 72,000 44,000 (NA) 47,000
Brewers : 53,000 53,000 49,000 52,000 (NA) 43,000
:
Total stocks : 120,000 115,000 121,000 96,000 (NA) 90,000
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(NA) Not available.
1/ Includes equivalent pounds of dry hops held in form of extract or pellets.
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