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Hop Inventories Decline in U.S.

WASHINGTON - Mar 17/23 - SNS -- The quantity of hops held by growers, dealers, and brewers totaled 186 million pounds on March 1, down 4% from last year, according to the USDA.

Stocks held at dealer and grower locations on March 1, 2023 totaled 159 million pounds. Stocks held by brewers totaled 27.0 million pounds.


Hop Stocks Held by Growers, Dealers, and Brewers - United States: 2020-2023
[Includes equivalent pounds of dry hops held in extract or pellet form]
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                  :          September 1           :          March 1
      Stocks      :-------------------------------------------------------------
                  :   2020   :   2021   :   2022   :  2021   :  2022   :  2023
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                  :                        1,000 pounds
                  :
Stocks held by:   :
                  :
  Dealers/Growers :  94,000     97,000    109,000    150,000   160,000  159,000
  Brewers ........:  36,000     31,000     28,000     35,000    33,000   27,000
                  :
  Total stocks ...: 130,000    128,000    137,000    185,000   193,000  186,000
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