2019 Hop Production Up 5% Year Over Year

According to NASS 2019 was a record year for hop production in the Northwest.  Production from Washington, Oregon and Idaho hit 112 million pounds, up 5% from the 2018 crop of 107 million pounds.  In addition, combined area harvested for the three Northwest states in 2019 totaled 56,544 acres, up 3% year over year, for another record.

Harvested acreage increased in Idaho and Washington, but declined in Oregon.  Washington produced 73% of the U.S. crop this year, while Idaho accounted for 15% and Oregon made up 12% of total U.S. production.

• CitraR , Cascade, Zeus, SimcoeR , C/T/ZR , and MosaicR were the six leading varieties in Washington, accounting for 50% of the State’s hop production.
• In Idaho, C/T/ZR , MosaicR , Chinook, Zeus, CitraR , and Cascade were the major varieties, accounting for 65% of the State’s hop production.
• In Oregon, Nugget, Cascade, CitraR , and Willamette were the major varieties, accounting for 50 percent of the State’s hop production.

The 2019 value of production for the United States totaled $637 million, up 9% from the previous year.  The United States hop yield, at 1,981 pounds per acre, up 38% year over year.

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