USA: US hop acreage estimated to be down 8% down from last year’s

United States hop acreage strung for harvest in 2023 is forecast at 54,718 acres, down 8 percent from last year’s total of 59,785 acres, USDA reported on June 9.

In Washington, the largest acreage State, 38,993 acres were strung for harvest, down 9 percent from the previous season. In Idaho, area strung for harvest was 8,832 acres, down 5 percent from 2022. Oregon hop growers strung 6,893 acres for harvest this season, down 11 percent compared to 7,756 acres last season.

The top five hop varieties strung for harvest in the United States this year were Citra, Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus (CTZ), Mosaic, Cascade, and Simcoe. These five varieties account for 53 percent of the total U.S. acreage.

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