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%).