USA: Hop area down 18% due to oversupply

Due to the oversupply of aroma hops, the USA recorded a further sharp decline in the aroma varieties Citra, Mosaic and Cascade this year, BarthHaas Group reports.

High alpha varieties were also reduced by a total of 495 ha.

In total, hop acreage in the USA decreased by 3,956 ha to 18,026 ha (-18%).

Total acreage worldwide fell by 4,600 ha to approx. 56,050 ha (-8%).

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