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Hop Stocks Rise 3%

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/21 - SNS -- The quantity of hops held by growers, dealers, and brewers on March 1 was up 3% from last year at 185 million pounds, according to the USDA.

Stocks held at dealer and grower locations on March 1, 2021 totaled 150 million pounds. Stocks held by brewers totaled 35.0 million pounds.

Hop Stocks Held by Growers, Dealers, and Brewers - United States: 2018-2021
[Includes equivalent pounds of dry hops held in extract or pellet form]
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                  :          September 1           :          March 1
      Stocks      :-------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2018   :   2019   :   2020   :  2019   :  2020   :  2021
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                  :                        1,000 pounds
                  :
Stocks held by:   :
                  :
  Dealers/Growers :  74,000     78,000     94,000    130,000   145,000  150,000
  Brewers ........:  39,000     37,000     36,000     35,000    35,000   35,000
                  :
  Total stocks ...: 113,000    115,000    130,000    165,000   180,000  185,000
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