USA: Hop production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington up 2% in 2023

Hop production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2023 totaled 104 million pounds, up 2 percent from the 2022 crop of 102 million pounds, USA Hops reported on December 20.

Combined area harvested for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2023 totaled 54,318 acres, down 10 percent from the previous year. Harvested acreage decreased in Oregon, Idaho and Washington. The United States hop yield, at 1,915 pounds per acre, is up 221 pounds from a year ago.

Washington produced 74 percent of the United States hop crop for 2023; while Idaho accounted for 16 percent and Oregon accounted for 10 percent. In Washington, Columbus/TomahawkR/Zeus, CitraR, MosaicR, Cascade, and SimcoeR were the five leading varieties, accounting for 46 percent of the State’s hop production. In Idaho, Columbus/TomahawkR/Zeus, MosaicR, CitraR, Cascade, and Eureka!TM were the major varieties, accounting for 58 percent of the State’s hop production. In Oregon, CitraR, MosaicR, StrataTM, Cascade, and Nugget were the major varieties, accounting for 64 percent of the State’s hop production.

The 2023 value of production for the United States totaled $562 million, down 9 percent from the previous year.

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