Spices and Condiment Market News

Hops Inventories Slip %

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/24 - SNS --The inventory of hops held by growers, dealers, and brewers on March 1, 2024 totaled 184 million pounds, down 1% from March 1, 2023 stocks inventory of 185 million pounds, according to the USDA. . . . Continue

U.S. Honey Output Rose 11% In 2023

WASHINGTON - Mar 15/24 - SNS -- Honey production in the United States totaled 139 million pounds last year, up 11% from 2022, according to the USDA. . . . Continue

U.S. Hops Harvest Improves

WASHINGTON - Aug 11/23 - SNS -- Production of hops is forecast at 104 million pounds for 2023, up 2% from last year, according to the USDA. . . . Continue

Maple Syrup Output Fell 15%

WASHINGTON - Jun 9/23 - SNS -- The 2023 United States maple syrup production totaled 4.18 million gallons, down 15% from the previous season, reports the USDA. . . . Continue

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. . . . Continue

U.S. Honey Output Eased

WASHINGTON - Mar 17/23 - SNS -- Honey production in the United States ended up at 222 million pounds in 2022, down 1% from the previous year, according to the USDA. . . . Continue

U.S. Maple Syrup Yields Plunged

WASHINGTON - JAN 13/23 - SNS -- The 2022 United States maple syrup production totaled 5.03 million gallons, up 35% from the previous season according to the USDA's final crop report for 2022. . . . Continue

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. . . . Continue

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. . . . Continue

Slight Drop In U.S. Hops Output

WASHINGTON - Aug 12/22 - SNS -- Production of hops is forecast at 115 million pounds, down slightly from last year, according to the latest USDA production estimate. . . . Continue

Maple Syrup Yield Jumps

WASHINGTON - Jun 10/22 - SNS -- The 2022 United States maple syrup production totalled 5.03 million gallons, up 35% from the previous season, according to the USDA. . . . Continue

Mint For Oil Output Drops

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/22 - SNS --Last year's harvest of mint for oil was down across the United States, according to the final crop report for 2021. . . . Continue

Hops Harvest Advanced 6%

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/22 - SNS --Production of hops in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2021 totaled 116 million pounds, up 11% from the 2020 crop of 104 million pounds, according to the final crop report for 2021. . . . Continue

Maple Syrup Yields Fell in 2021

WASHINGTON - Jan 12/22 - SNS --The 2021 United States maple syrup production totaled 3.42 million gallons, down 17% from the previous season, according to the final crop report for 2021. . . . Continue

Canada Honey Production Summary

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Maple Syrup Output Plunged 21%

OTTAWA- Dec 8/21 - SNS -- Canadian maple producers harvested 11.3 million gallons of maple syrup in 2021, down 21.0% from 2020, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue

Hops Output Climbing 13%

WASHINGTON - Aug 12/21 - SNS -- Production of hops is forecast at 117 million pounds for 2021, up 13% from last year, according to the USDA. . . . Continue

U.S. Honey Output Decline Supports Prices

WASHINGTON - Mar 18/21 - SNS -- Honey production in the United States dropped 6% last year to 148 million pounds, according to the USDA, while prices paid to growers advanced 2% to U.S. $2.03 per pound. . . . Continue

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. . . . Continue

Canadian Honey Output Drops

OTTAWA - Dec 17/20 - SNS -- Canadian honey producers harvested 82.9 million pounds of honey in 2020, reports Statistics Canada, down 4.3% from a year earlier. . . . Continue

Record Canadian Maple Syrup Harvest

OTTAWA - Dec 10/20 - SNS -- Maple syrup production in Canada totalled a record 14.3 million gallons this year, up 8.3% from the 13.2 million gallons produced last year, according to Statistics Canada. . . . Continue

Record U.S. Hop Acreage

WASHINGTON - Aug 12/20 - SNS -- Production of hops is forecast at 117 million pounds for 2020, up 5% from last year, according to the latest USDA crop production forecast. . . . Continue

Record High Hop Plantings

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/20 - SNS - Hop acreage strung for harvest in 2020 for Washington, Oregon, and Idaho is forecast at a record high 59,174 acres, 5% more than last year's previous record of 56,544 acres, according to the USDA's seeded area estimate for 2020. . . . Continue

Maple Syrup Output Rises

WASHINGTON - Jun 11/20 - SNS -- The 2020 United States maple syrup production totaled 4.37 million gallons, up 5% from the revised previous season, according to the USDA's latest production estimates. . . . Continue

U.S.Honey Output Rose in 2019

WASHINGTON - Mat 19/20 - SNS -- Last year's honey output in the United States rose 2% to 157 million pounds, according to the USDA. . . . Continue