USA: US 2020 hop crop down 7% from 2019

Recently the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released their 2020 hop crop report that shows a precipitous 7% drop in U.S. production from the year prior.

Production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2020 totaled 104 million pounds, down 7 percent from the 2019 crop of 112 million pounds.

Combined area harvested for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2020 totaled a record high 58,641 acres, up 4 percent from the 2019 level of 56,544 acres. Harvested acreage increased in Idaho and Washington, but declined in Oregon.

The United States hop yield, at 1,770 pounds per acre, down 211 pounds from a year ago.

Washington produced 71 percent of the United States hop crop for 2020; while Idaho accounted for 17 percent and Oregon accounted for 12 percent.

In Washington, Citra, Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus, Mosaic, Simcoe, and Cascade were the five leading varieties, accounting for 54 percent of the State’s hop production. In Idaho, Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus, Mosaic, Citra, Idaho 7, and Chinook were the major varieties, accounting for 68 percent of the State’s hop production. In Oregon, Citra, Nugget, Mosaic, Cascade, and Willamette were the major varieties, accounting for 57 percent of the State’s hop production.

The 2020 value of production for the United States totaled $619 million, down 3 percent from the previous year.