WASHINGTON - Jun 10/15 - SNS -- Farmers in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho have strung an estimated 43,987 acres of hops for harvest this year, 16% more than the 2014 crop of 38,011 acres, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates for 2015.
If realized, this will be the third highest total harvested acreage on record. Washington, with 32,205 acres for harvest, accounts for 73% of the United States total acreage. Oregon hop growers plan to string 6,807 acres, or 16% of the United States total, with Idaho hop growers accounting for the remaining 11%, or 4,975 acres strung for harvest. Acreage increased in all three States from 2014 and, if realized, both Washington and Idaho acres will be at record high levels.
The 2015 hop crop has been reported as very good, with normal pest and disease pressure. In Washington's Yakima Valley, growers utilized efficient drip irrigation systems to conserve water and were supplementing reduced irrigation supplies with groundwater.
Hops Area Harvested by Variety - States and United States: 2014 and Forecasted June 1, 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State and variety : Area harvested : Strung for harvest ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Idaho : Apollo R .... : 285 285 Bravo R ..... : 126 166 Calypso ...............: - 81 Cascade ...............: 821 772 Centennial ............: 74 265 Chinook ...............: 344 256 Citra TM .... : 91 327 Crystal ...............: 29 101 El Dorado R . : 63 205 Mosaic TM ... : - 272 : Simcoe R .... : 67 189 Super Galena R : 161 92 Zeus ..................: 662 662 Experimental ..........: 41 67 : Other varieties 1/ 2/ .: 979 1,235 : Total .................: 3,743 4,975 : Oregon : Cascade ...............: 961 1,097 Centennial ............: 443 679 Chinook ...............: - 129 Citra TM .... : - 235 Crystal ...............: - 397 Fuggle ................: (D) 95 Golding ...............: 234 238 Liberty ...............: (D) 177 Magnum ................: 176 270 Mt. Hood ..............: 269 296 : Nugget ................: 1,363 1,433 Perle .................: 100 96 Simcoe R ... : - 189 Sterling ..............: 130 220 Super Galena R : 125 67 Tettnanger ............: (D) 141 Willamette ............: 564 718 Experimental ..........: (D) - : Other varieties 1/ 2/ .: 1,045 330 : Total .................: 5,410 6,807 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. --continued Hops Area Harvested by Variety - States and United States: 2014 and Forecasted June 1, 2015 (continued) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- State and variety : Area harvested : Strung for harvest ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2014 : 2015 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : acres : Washington : ADHA-483 Azacca TM : 79 181 ADHA-881 Jarrylo TM : 75 122 Ahtanum TM .. : 194 145 Apollo R .... : 700 708 Bravo R ..... : 584 562 Cascade ...............: 4,837 4,934 Centennial ............: 2,836 3,770 Chinook ...............: 1,297 1,300 Citra TM .... : 1,670 2,326 : Cluster ...............: 728 666 Columbus/Tomahawk R : 1,738 1,677 Comet .................: - 108 Crystal ...............: 181 131 El Dorado R . : 82 243 Galena ................: 306 155 Glacier ...............: 126 294 Golding ...............: 94 53 Magnum ................: - 108 Millennium ............: 113 67 : Mosaic TM ... : 671 1,518 Mt. Hood ..............: 150 133 Northern Brewer .......: 131 123 Nugget ................: 265 202 Simcoe R .... : 1,819 2,889 Summit TM ... : 2,522 1,688 Super Galena R : 606 351 Tettnanger ............: (D) 38 Vanguard ..............: 58 84 Willamette ............: 595 454 : YCR-4 (Palisade R) : 223 (D) YCR-5 (Warrior R) : 192 698 Zeus ..................: 3,375 2,989 Experimental ..........: 392 343 : Other varieties 1/ 2/ .: 2,219 3,145 : Total .................: 28,858 32,205 : United States 3/ ... : 38,011 43,987 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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/ Other varieties may include Amarillo, Brewers Gold, Bullion, Cashmere, Chelan, Columbia, Equinox, Eureka, Fuggle, Meridian, Mt. Rainier, Saaz, Santiam, Soriachi Ace, Triple Pearl, Tahoma, and Yakima Gold. 3/ Includes 345 organic acres in 2014 and 348 acres in 2015.
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