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U.S. Hop Stocks Rise 9%

WASHINGTON - May 19/20 - SNS -- Hop inventories in the United States rose 9% over last year as of March 1, totalling 180 million pounds, according to the USDA.

Stocks held at dealer and grower locations on March 1, 2020 totaled 145 million pounds. Stocks held by brewers totaled 35.0 million pounds.


Hop Stocks Held by Growers, Dealers, and Brewers - United States: 2017-2020
[Includes equivalent pounds of dry hops held in extract or pellet form]
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                  :          September 1           :          March 1
      Stocks      :-------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2017   :   2018   :   2019   :  2018   :  2019   :  2020
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                  :                        1,000 pounds
                  :
Stocks held by:   :
                  :
  Dealers/Growers :  64,000     74,000     78,000    132,000   130,000  145,000
  Brewers ........:  34,000     39,000     37,000     37,000    35,000   35,000
                  :
  Total stocks ...:  98,000    113,000    115,000    169,000   165,000  180,000
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