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Hops Harvest Drops 12%

WASHINGTON - JAN 13/23 - SNS -- Combined output of peppermint and spreamint oil was down significantly from 2021, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.

Peppermint oil production in 2022 totaled 3.35 million pounds, down 23% from the previous year. Harvested area was estimated at 34,000 acres, down 19% from 2021. Average yield was estimated at 99 pounds of oil per acre, down 5 pounds from a year earlier.

Spearmint oil production totaled 1.65 million pounds in 2022, down 7% from the previous year. Harvested area was estimated at 13,700 acres, down 8% from a year earlier. The average yield was estimated at 120 pounds of oil per acre, up 1 pound from 2021.

Mint for Oil Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Crop - States and
United States: 2020-2022
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    Crop, State,    :         Area harvested         :         Yield per acre
     and variety    :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                    :   2020   :   2021   :   2022   :   2020   :   2021   :   2022
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                    :   ------- 1,000 acres ------       --------- pounds --------
                    :
Peppermint          :
Idaho ..............:   16.5       15.5       13.0       120        120        105
Indiana ............:    5.5        5.5        3.0        44         52         50
Oregon .............:   17.0       13.0       11.0        96         97         91
Washington .........:   10.0        8.0        7.0       103        118        119
                    :
United States ......:   49.0       42.0       34.0       100        104         99
                    :
Spearmint           :
Idaho ..............:    1.0        0.9        0.9       131        147        132
Indiana ............:    4.0        3.1        1.8        69         72         48
Oregon .............:    2.2        3.0        3.1       103        105        116
Washington .........:   10.6        7.9        7.9       148        140        137
 Native ............:    7.2        5.5        5.7       160        155        143
 Scotch ............:    3.4        2.4        2.2       122        105        122
                    :
United States ......:   17.8       14.9       13.7       124        119        120
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    Crop, State,    :                           Production
     and variety    :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                    :        2020         :        2021         :        2022
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                    :                          1,000 pounds
                    :
Peppermint          :
Idaho ..............:        1,980                 1,860                 1,365
Indiana ............:          242                   286                   150
Oregon .............:        1,632                 1,261                 1,001
Washington .........:        1,030                   944                   833
                    :
United States ......:        4,884                 4,351                 3,349
                    :
Spearmint           :
Idaho ..............:          131                   132                   119
Indiana ............:          276                   223                    86
Oregon .............:          227                   315                   360
Washington .........:        1,567                 1,105                 1,083
 Native ............:        1,152                   853                   815
 Scotch ............:          415                   252                   268
                    :
United States ......:        2,201                 1,775                 1,648
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