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Hops Harvest Drops 12%

WASHINGTON - JAN 13/23 - SNS -- Hops production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2022 totaled 101 million pounds, down 12% from the 2021 crop of 116 million pounds, according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022.

Combined area harvested for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2022 totaled 59,785 acres, down 2% from the record high 2021 level of 60,872 acres. Harvested acreage increased in Oregon but decreased in Idaho and Washington. The United States hop yield, at 1,694 pounds per acre, is down 206 pounds from a year ago.

Washington produced 71% of the United States hop crop for 2022; while Idaho accounted for 16% and Oregon accounted for 13%. In Washington, CitraR, Columbus/TomahawkR/Zeus, MosaicR, Cascade, and SimcoeR were the five leading varieties, accounting for 54% of the State's hop production.

In Idaho, MosaicR, CitraR, Columbus/TomahawkR/Zeus, Cascade, and Idaho 7R were the major varieties, accounting for 59% of the State's hop production.

In Oregon, CitraR, StrataTM, MosaicR, Cascade, and Nugget were the major varieties, accounting for 65% of the State's hop production.

Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety - States and
United States: 2020-2022
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              State              :                   Area harvested
               and               :-----------------------------------------------------
             variety             :      2020       :      2021       :      2022
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 :                        acres
                                 :
Idaho                            :
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ......        :        538               380               379
Cascade .........................:        407               479               845
Cashmere ........................:        125               124               140
Chinook .........................:        624               521               542
Citra R, HBC 394 ........        :      1,527             1,743             1,767
Columbus/Tomahawk R/Zeus 1/      :      1,457             1,046               520
Comet ...........................:         93               146               144
El Dorado R .............        :        526               621               304
Eureka! TM ..............        :        (D)               332               419
Hallertauer Mittelfruher ........:        159               159               159
                                 :
Idaho 7 R ...............        :        564               592               382
Mosaic R, HBC 369 .......        :      1,186             1,380             1,440
Mt. Rainier .....................:        (D)                84                85
Northern Brewer .................:         58                58                 -
Saaz ............................:        (D)               330               380
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ........        :        425               388               441
Triumph .........................:         39                72                55
Willamette ......................:        (D)               389               459
                                 :
Other varieties 2/ ..............:      1,540               850               806
                                 :
Total ...........................:      9,268             9,694             9,267
                                 :
Oregon                           :
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ......        :        216               193               210
Cascade .........................:        754               666               658
Centennial ......................:        489               364               380
Chinook .........................:         86                79                90
Citra R, HBC 394 ........        :      1,327             1,472             1,691
Crystal .........................:        (D)               159               191
Golding .........................:        (D)                78               (D)
Liberty .........................:         56                54               (D)
Mosaic R, HBC 369 .......        :        595               844               901
                                 :
Mt. Hood ........................:        159               123               171
Mt. Rainier .....................:        (D)               126               130
Nugget ..........................:        826               572               441
Sabro TM, HBC 438 .......        :         74               225               119
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ........        :        474               499               527
Sterling ........................:         58                58                35
Strata TM, OR 91331 .....        :        484               833             1,143
Super Galena TM .........        :         87               (D)               (D)
TalusTM, HBC 692 ........        :       (NA)              (NA)                46
Willamette ......................:        605               446               471
                                 :
Other varieties 2/ ..............:        814               604               552
                                 :
Total ...........................:      7,104             7,395             7,756
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                            --continued
Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety - States and United States:
2020-2022 (continued)
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              State              :                   Yield per acre
               and               :-----------------------------------------------------
             variety             :      2020       :      2021       :      2022
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 :                       pounds
                                 :
Idaho                            :
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ......        :      1,576             1,813             1,458
Cascade .........................:      1,213             1,559             1,494
Cashmere ........................:      1,578             1,828             1,622
Chinook .........................:      1,614             2,104             1,467
Citra R, HBC 394 ........        :      1,686             1,413             1,515
Columbus/Tomahawk R/Zeus 1/      :      2,673             3,169             3,027
Comet ...........................:      1,740             1,663             1,863
El Dorado R .............        :      1,590             1,778             1,766
Eureka! TM ..............        :        (D)             2,552             2,200
Hallertauer Mittelfruher ........:        614             1,272             1,649
                                 :
Idaho 7 R ...............        :      2,442             2,837             2,588
Mosaic R, HBC 369 .......        :      2,335             2,141             2,103
Mt. Rainier .....................:        (D)               985             1,364
Northern Brewer .................:      1,432             1,266               (X)
Saaz ............................:        (D)               620               955
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ........        :        992             1,121             1,208
Triumph .........................:        365             1,063               871
Willamette ......................:        (D)             1,311             1,393
                                 :
Other varieties 2/ ..............:      1,567             1,725             1,587
                                 :
Total ...........................:      1,855             1,900             1,734
                                 :
Oregon                           :
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ......        :      2,360             2,186             1,870
Cascade .........................:      1,639             1,595             1,578
Centennial ......................:      1,675             1,384             1,575
Chinook .........................:      1,481             1,794             1,543
Citra R, HBC 394 ........        :      1,506             1,414             1,562
Crystal .........................:        (D)             1,816             1,739
Golding .........................:        (D)               927               (D)
Liberty .........................:      2,289             1,506               (D)
Mosaic R, HBC 369 .......        :      2,155             2,077             2,059
Mt. Hood ........................:      1,551             1,624             1,252
                                 :
Mt. Rainier .....................:        (D)             1,389             1,473
Nugget ..........................:      1,841             2,162             2,085
Sabro TM HBC 438 ........        :        870             1,749             1,996
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ........        :      1,823             1,643             1,646
Sterling ........................:      1,728             1,321             1,559
Strata TM, OR 91331 .....        :      2,068             1,889             2,000
Super Galena TM .........        :      2,801               (D)               (D)
TalusTM, HBC 692 ........        :       (NA)              (NA)             1,483
Willamette ......................:      1,857             1,461             1,489
                                 :
Other varieties 2/ ..............:      1,479             1,780             1,567
                                 :
Total ...........................:      1,755             1,705             1,728
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                            --continued
Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety - States and United States:
2020-2022 (continued)
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              State              :                     Production
               and               :-----------------------------------------------------
             variety             :      2020       :      2021       :      2022
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 :                    1,000 pounds
                                 :
Idaho                            :
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ......        :       847.9             688.9             552.6
Cascade .........................:       493.7             746.8           1,262.4
Cashmere ........................:       197.3             226.7             227.1
Chinook .........................:     1,007.1           1,096.2             795.1
Citra R, HBC 394 ........        :     2,574.5           2,462.9           2,677.0
Columbus/Tomahawk R/Zeus 1/      :     3,894.6           3,314.8           1,574.0
Comet ...........................:       161.8             242.8             268.3
El Dorado R .............        :       836.3           1,104.1             536.9
Eureka! TM ..............        :         (D)             847.3             921.8
Hallertauer Mittelfruher ........:        97.6             202.2             262.2
                                 :
Idaho 7 R ...............        :     1,377.3           1,679.5             988.6
Mosaic R, HBC 369 .......        :     2,769.3           2,954.6           3,028.3
Mt. Rainier .....................:         (D)              82.7             115.9
Northern Brewer .................:        83.1              73.4                 -
Saaz ............................:         (D)             204.6             362.9
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ........        :       421.6             434.9             532.7
Triumph .........................:        14.2              76.5              47.9
Willamette ......................:         (D)             510.0             639.4
                                 :
Other varieties 2/ ..............:     2,413.8           1,465.9           1,279.4
                                 :
Total ...........................:    17,190.1          18,414.8          16,072.5
                                 :
Oregon                           :
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ......        :       509.8             421.9             392.7
Cascade .........................:     1,235.8           1,062.3           1,038.3
Centennial ......................:       819.1             503.8             598.5
Chinook .........................:       127.4             141.7             138.9
Citra R, HBC 394 ........        :     1,998.5           2,081.4           2,641.3
Crystal .........................:         (D)             288.7             332.1
Golding .........................:         (D)              72.3               (D)
Liberty .........................:       128.2              81.3               (D)
Mosaic R, HBC 369 .......        :     1,282.2           1,753.0           1,855.2
Mt. Hood ........................:       246.6             199.8             214.1
                                 :
Mt. Rainier .....................:         (D)             175.0             191.5
Nugget ..........................:     1,520.7           1,236.7             919.5
Sabro TM HBC 438 ........        :        64.4             393.5             237.5
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ........        :       864.1             819.9             867.4
Sterling ........................:       100.2              76.6              54.6
Strata TM, OR 91331 .....        :     1,000.9           1,573.5           2,286.0
Super Galena TM .........        :       243.7               (D)               (D)
TalusTM, HBC 692 ........        :        (NA)              (NA)              68.2
Willamette ......................:     1,123.5             651.6             701.3
                                 :
Other varieties 2/ ..............:     1,203.6           1,074.9             865.2
                                 :
Total ...........................:    12,468.7          12,607.9          13,402.3
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                            --continued
Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety - States and United States:
2020-2022 (continued)
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              State              :                   Area harvested
               and               :-----------------------------------------------------
             variety             :      2020       :      2021       :      2022
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 :                        acres
                                 :
Washington                       :
Ahtanum R, YCR 1 ......          :        230               166               168
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ....          :      1,395             1,334             1,324
Apollo TM .............          :        750               (D)               807
Azacca R, ADHA-483 ....          :        722               730               871
Bravo TM ..............          :        201               238               203
Cascade .........................:      2,877             3,183             3,604
Cashmere ........................:        448               690               717
Centennial ......................:      2,444             1,978             2,044
Chinook .........................:      1,183             1,174             1,443
                                 :
Citra R, HBC 394 ......          :      8,143             8,766             8,586
Cluster .........................:        413               390               286
Columbus/Tomahawk R/Zeus 1/      :      4,829             4,523             3,998
Comet ...........................:        330               386               327
Ekuanot R, HBC 366 ....          :        641               381               367
El Dorado R ...........          :      1,058             1,113               861
Eureka! TM ............          :        465               466               570
Galena ..........................:        241               (D)               (D)
Idaho 7 R ...............        :        341               388               158
Jarrylo R, ADHA-881 ...          :         17               (D)              (NA)
                                 :
Loral R, HBC 291 ......          :        164               197               199
Mosaic R, HBC 369 .....          :      3,715             4,193             4,160
Mt. Hood ........................:         48               (D)                42
Mt. Rainier .....................:        223               209               212
Pahto TM, HBC 682 .....          :      2,208             2,114             1,709
Palisade R, YCR 4 .....          :        246               333               377
Pekko R, ADHA-871 .....          :        801             1,070             1,084
Sabro TM , HBC 438 ......        :      1,145             1,120               548
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ......          :      3,214             3,172             3,494
Summit TM .............          :        640               437               (D)
                                 :
Super Galena TM .......          :        475               480               354
Tahoma ..........................:        177               388               383
Talus TM , HBC 692 ......        :       (NA)              (NA)               377
Warrior R, YCR 5 ......          :        283               128               147
Willamette ......................:        203               132               124
ZappaTM .................        :       (NA)              (NA)                69
Experimental ....................:        453               575               702
                                 :
Other varieties 2/ ..............:      1,546             3,329             2,447
                                 :
Total ...........................:     42,269            43,783            42,762
                                 :
United States 3/ .............   :     58,641            60,872            59,785
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                            --continued
Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety - States and United States:
2020-2022 (continued)
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              State              :                   Yield per acre
               and               :-----------------------------------------------------
             variety             :      2020       :      2021       :      2022
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 :                       pounds
                                 :
Washington                       :
Ahtanum R, YCR 1 ......          :      2,134             2,211             2,032
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ....          :      1,649             1,659             1,486
Apollo TM .............          :      2,248               (D)             2,483
Azacca R, ADHA-483 ....          :      1,527             1,909             1,559
Bravo TM ..............          :      2,308             2,759             2,161
Cascade .........................:      1,551             1,585             1,477
Cashmere ........................:      1,514             1,395             1,521
Centennial ......................:      1,640             1,585             1,464
Chinook .........................:      1,665             1,851             1,335
                                 :
Citra R, HBC 394 ......          :      1,526             1,580             1,365
Cluster .........................:      2,065             2,016             1,505
Columbus/Tomahawk R/Zeus 1/      :      2,176             2,656             2,256
Comet ...........................:        872             1,632             1,299
Ekuanot R, HBC 366 ....          :      2,158             2,608             2,153
El Dorado R ...........          :      1,516             1,876             1,685
Eureka! TM ............          :      2,332             3,022             2,205
Galena ..........................:      1,838               (D)               (D)
Idaho 7 R ...............        :      1,736             3,197             2,755
Jarrylo R, ADHA-881 ...          :      1,428               (D)              (NA)
                                 :
Loral R, HBC 291 ......          :      1,874             2,088             1,843
Mosaic R, HBC 369 .....          :      1,998             2,129             1,963
Mt. Hood ........................:      1,139               (D)               573
Mt. Rainier .....................:      1,586             1,635             1,563
Pahto TM, HBC 682 .....          :      2,019             2,463             2,132
Palisade R, YCR 4 .....          :      2,114             1,866             1,842
Pekko R, ADHA-871 .....          :      1,239             2,072             1,882
Sabro TM , HBC 438 ......        :      1,886             2,207             2,052
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ......          :      1,643             1,646             1,380
Summit TM .............          :      1,096             1,351               (D)
                                 :
Super Galena TM .......          :      2,636             2,849             2,838
Tahoma ..........................:      1,588             1,055             1,310
Talus TM , HBC 692 ......        :       (NA)              (NA)             1,703
Warrior R, YCR 5 ......          :      1,669             2,240             1,610
Willamette ......................:      1,458             1,200               991
ZappaTM .................        :       (NA)              (NA)               839
Experimental ....................:      1,207             1,713             1,717
                                 :
Other varieties 2/ ..............:      1,737             1,934             1,577
                                 :
Total ...........................:      1,754             1,932             1,679
                                 :
United States 3/ .............   :      1,770             1,900             1,694
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See footnote(s) at end of table.                                            --continued
Hop Area Harvested, Yield, and Production by Variety - States and United States:
2020-2022 (continued)
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              State              :                     Production
               and               :-----------------------------------------------------
             variety             :      2020       :      2021       :      2022
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 :                    1,000 pounds
                                 :
Washington                       :
Ahtanum R, YCR 1 ......          :        490.8             367.0             341.4
Amarillo R, VGXP01 ....          :      2,300.4           2,213.1           1,967.5
Apollo TM .............          :      1,686.0               (D)           2,003.8
Azacca R, ADHA-483 ....          :      1,102.5           1,393.6           1,357.9
Bravo TM ..............          :        463.9             656.6             438.7
Cascade .........................:      4,462.2           5,045.1           5,323.1
Cashmere ........................:        678.3             962.6           1,090.6
Centennial ......................:      4,008.2           3,135.1           2,992.4
Chinook .........................:      1,969.7           2,173.1           1,926.4
                                 :
Citra R, HBC 394 ......          :     12,426.2          13,850.3          11,719.9
Cluster .........................:        852.8             786.2             430.4
Columbus/Tomahawk R/Zeus 1/      :     10,507.9          12,013.1           9,019.5
Comet ...........................:        287.8             630.0             424.8
Ekuanot R, HBC 366 ....          :      1,383.3             993.6             790.2
El Dorado R ...........          :      1,603.9           2,088.0           1,450.8
Eureka! TM ............          :      1,084.4           1,408.3           1,256.9
Galena ..........................:        443.0               (D)               (D)
Idaho 7 R .............          :        592.0           1,240.4             435.3
Jarrylo R, ADHA-881 ...          :         24.3               (D)              (NA)
                                 :
Loral R, HBC 291 ......          :        307.3             411.3             366.8
Mosaic R, HBC 369 .....          :      7,422.6           8,926.9           8,166.1
Mt. Hood ........................:         54.7               (D)              24.1
Mt. Rainier .....................:        353.7             341.7             331.4
Pahto TM, HBC 682 .....          :      4,458.0           5,206.8           3,643.6
Palisade R, YCR 4 .....          :        520.0             621.4             694.4
Pekko R, ADHA-871 .....          :        992.4           2,217.0           2,040.1
Sabro TM , HBC 438 ....          :      2,159.5           2,471.8           1,124.5
Simcoe R, YCR 14 ......          :      5,280.6           5,221.1           4,821.7
Summit TM .............          :        701.4             590.4               (D)
                                 :
Super Galena TM .......          :      1,252.1           1,367.5           1,004.7
Tahoma ..........................:        281.1             409.3             501.7
TalusTM , HBC 692 .....          :         (NA)              (NA)             642.0
Warrior R, YCR 5 ......          :        472.3             286.7             236.7
Willamette ......................:        296.0             158.4             122.9
ZappaTM ...............          :         (NA)              (NA)              57.9
Experimental ....................:        546.8             985.0           1,205.3
                                 :
Other varieties 2/ ..............:      2,685.4           6,436.8           3,858.0
                                 :
Total ...........................:     74,151.5          84,608.2          71,811.5
                                 :
United States 3/ .............   :    103,810.3         115,630.9         101,286.3
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-  Represents zero.
(D)Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NANot available.
(X)Not applicable.
R Registered
TM Trademark
1/ Beginning in 2020, Zeus is included in Columbus/Tomahawk R/Zeus (C/T/Z).
2/ Includes data withheld to avoid disclosure of individual operations and varieties
   not listed.
3/ Includes 772 acres of organic hops for 2021 with yield equal to 1488 pounds per acre
   and production at 1,148,869 pounds.

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