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] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : September 1 : March 1 Stocks :------------------------------------------------------------- : 2017 : 2018 : 2019 : 2018 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 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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