NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE USDA/NASS Washington Field Office PO Box 609 Olympia, WA 98507 NATIONAL HOP REPORT December 15, 2006 Contact: Kim Ritchie (360)902-1962 The Hop Growers of America (HGA) has contracted with USDA/NASS to provide a statistical profile of the hop industry for 2006. This includes acreage, yield, production, stocks, and price information. We are pleased to present the final 2006 acreage, yield, and production by variety and by states. In the past, these data have been released to the public in mid-January. We have been requested by HGA to release the data earlier in order to allow producers an opportunity to analyze the data and develop marketing plans. Because of this request, the 2006 report is provided to you at this time. We have appreciated working with the hop industry this year. If you have questions or comments regarding any part of this program, please call our office at (360)902-1940. 2006 HOP PRODUCTION Production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2006 totaled 57.7 million pounds, up 9 percent from the 2005 crop of 52.9 million pounds, and 4 percent above the 2004 production of 55.2 million pounds. Idaho's production decreased 16 percent in 2006. Production in Washington and Oregon increased 12 percent and 10 percent, respectively. Washington showed a 2 percent acreage increase. Oregon and Idaho acreage were down 2 percent and 15 percent, respectively. Yields increased in Washington to 2,058 pounds per acre, and in Oregon to 1,760 pounds per acre. Idaho yields averaged 1,613 pounds per acre, 27 pounds less than a year ago. Washington growers produced 77 percent of the U.S. hop crop for 2006. Zeus, Columbus/Tomahawk, Galena, and Willamette were the leading varieties in Washington, accounting for 71 percent of the State's hop crop. In Oregon, Willamette and Nugget were the major varieties, accounting for 77 percent of the State's hop production. Hops: Area Harvested and Yield by Variety, State, and United States, 2004-2006 State and -----Area Harvested--- -------Yield--------- Variety 2004 2005 2006 2004 2005 2006 ------------------- ---------Acres-------- -------Pounds-------- IDAHO: Chinook Cluster Galena Mt. Hood Nugget Willamette Zeus Other Varieties TOTAL 1/ 3,253 3,287 2,797 1,588 1,640 1,613 OREGON: Cascade 91 62 - 1,393 1,365 - Glacier 243 231 - 1,521 1,330 - Golding 105 105 117 1,309 1,017 1,744 Millenium 264 295 258 2,030 1,876 2,884 Mt. Hood 215 219 113 1,620 1,414 2,200 Nugget 1,286 1,363 1,500 2,229 2,046 2,303 Perle 259 - - 1,327 - - Sterling 222 276 109 1,209 1,451 2,672 Willamette 2,175 2,273 2,301 1,507 1,385 1,459 Other Varieties 247 339 638 1,370 1,048 882 TOTAL 5,107 5,163 5,036 1,686 1,560 1,760 WASHINGTON: Ahtanum - 50 40 - 1,986 2,110 Cascade 1,422 1,168 1,116 2,006 2,036 1,954 Centennial - 112 - - 1,375 - Chelan 201 212 505 2,482 2,244 2,187 Chinook 492 489 365 1,900 1,844 1,871 Cluster 449 463 352 2,034 1,782 2,184 Columbus/Tomahawk(R)3,029 2,812 2,772 2,557 2,516 2,660 Galena 3,417 3,869 3,809 1,860 1,737 1,820 Glacier - 48 17 - 1,063 1,441 Golding 36 37 53 989 886 992 Hallertauer 46 48 49 1,057 967 812 Millenium 1,124 1,115 910 2,339 1,908 2,324 Mt. Hood 39 51 44 1,387 1,267 1,109 Northern Brewer 65 - - 2,191 - - Nugget 807 1,062 1,100 2,073 1,727 1,841 Perle 47 - - 1,245 - - Sterling - 93 62 - 1,527 1,419 Summit(R) * - 66 * - 1,864 Willamette 3,542 4,102 4,554 1,411 1,333 1,222 YCR4/Palisade(R) - 54 54 - 2,759 2,998 YCR5/Warrior(R) 793 584 421 2,300 1,830 2,159 Zeus 2,903 3,736 3,982 3,125 2,255 2,962 Other Varieties 970 908 1,261 1,641 1,576 1,775 TOTAL 19,382 21,013 21,532 2,137 1,878 2,058 UNITED STATES 27,742 29,463 29,365 1,990 1,796 1,964 1/ Beginning with the 2002 crop, only State totals will be published for Idaho to avoid disclosure of individual operations. - Included in other varieties to avoid disclosure of individual operations. * Zero or unknown. R Registered Hops: Production by Variety, State, and United States, 2004-2006 State and -----------------Production------------------- Variety 2004 2005 2006 ----------------1,000 Pounds------------------- IDAHO Chinook Cluster Galena Mt. Hood Nugget Willamette Zeus Other Varieties TOTAL 1/ 5,165.0 5,390.9 4,510.4 OREGON Cascade 126.8 84.6 - Glacier 396.6 307.2 - Golding 137.4 106.8 204.0 Millenium 536.0 553.4 744.2 Mt. Hood 348.4 309.6 248.6 Nugget 2,866.0 2,788.8 3,455.2 Perle 343.8 - - Sterling 268.4 400.4 291.2 Willamette 3,277.2 3,147.8 3,357.8 Other Varieties 338.4 355.4 562.4 TOTAL 8,612.0 8,054.0 8,863.4 WASHINGTON Ahtanum - 99.3 84.4 Cascade 2,852.5 2,378.0 2,180.7 Centennial - 154.0 - Chelan 498.9 475.7 1,104.4 Chinook 934.8 901.7 682.9 Cluster 913.3 825.1 768.8 Columbus/Tomahawk(R) 7,745.2 7,075.0 7,373.5 Galena 6,355.6 6,720.5 6,932.4 Glacier - 51.0 24.5 Golding 35.6 32.8 52.6 Hallertauer 48.6 46.4 39.8 Millenium 2,629.0 2,127.4 2,114.8 Mt. Hood 54.1 64.8 48.8 Northern Brewer 142.4 - - Nugget 1,672.9 1,834.1 2,025.1 Perle 58.5 - - Sterling - 142.0 88.0 Summit(R) * - 123.0 Willamette 4,997.8 5,468.0 5,565.0 YCR5/Warrior(R) - 149.0 161.9 YCR5/Warrior(R) 1,823.9 1,068.7 908.9 Zeus 9,071.9 8,424.7 11,794.7 Other Varieties 1,591.9 1,431.4 2.238.7 TOTAL 41,426.9 39,469.6 44,312.9 UNITED STATES 55,203.9 52,914.5 57,686.7 1/ Beginning with the 2002 crop, only State totals will be published for Idaho to avoid disclosure of individual operations. - Included in other varieties to avoid disclosure of individual operations. * Zero or unknown. R Registered Hops: Acreage, Yield, Production, Price, and Value, 1997-2006 Yield Per Marketing Year Value of Value Per Year Harvested Harv. Acre Production Avg Price Production Harv Acre --Acres-- --Pounds-- 1,000 Pounds ---$/Pound---- 1,000 Dollars -Dollars- Idaho 1997 3,870 1,417 5,484.1 1.41 7,733 1,998 1998 3,909 1,159 4,529.4 1.55 7,021 1,796 1999 3,362 1,408 4,734.0 1.61 7,622 2,267 2000 3,321 1,484 4,929.8 1.78 8,775 2,642 2001 3,469 1,329 4,609.3 1.59 7,329 2,113 2002 3,399 1,624 5,519.6 1.58 8,721 2,566 2003 3,429 1,536 5,266.3 1.62 8,531 2,488 2004 3,253 1,588 5,165.0 1.60 8,264 2,540 2005 3,287 1,640 5,390.9 1.63 8,787 2,673 2006 2,797 1,613 4,510.4 1.61 7,262 2,596 Oregon 1997 8,352 1,625 13,572.0 1.68 22,801 2,730 1998 6,161 1,660 10,227.4 1.98 20,250 3,287 1999 5,822 1,730 10,072.0 2.04 20,547 3,529 2000 5,819 1,785 10,387.0 2.20 22,851 3,927 2001 6,103 1,875 11,443.2 2.15 24,603 4,031 2002 5,577 1,692 9,438.0 2.07 19,537 3,503 2003 5,748 1,626 9,347.6 2.31 21,593 3,757 2004 5,107 1,686 8,612.0 2.31 19,894 3,895 2005 5,163 1,560 8,054.0 2.56 20,618 3,993 2006 5,036 1,760 8,863.4 2.60 23,045 4,576 Washington 1997 31,080 1,796 55,816.0 1.60 89,306 2,873 1998 26,573 1,686 44,791.0 1.64 73,457 2,764 1999 25,076 1,980 49,650.0 1.63 80,930 3,227 2000 26,980 1,937 52,260.0 1.81 94,591 3,506 2001 26,339 1,928 50,779.6 1.81 91,911 3,490 2002 20,333 2,133 43,379.0 1.92 83,288 4,096 2003 19,492 2,050 39,951.2 1.79 71,513 3,669 2004 19,382 2,137 41,426.9 1.83 75,811 3,911 2005 21,013 1,878 39,469.6 1.86 73,413 3,494 2006 21,532 2,058 44,312.9 2.00 88,626 4,116 United States 1997 43,302 1,729 74,872.1 1.60 119,840 2,768 1998 36,643 1,625 59,547.8 1.69 100,728 2,749 1999 34,260 1,881 64,456.0 1.69 109,099 3,184 2000 36,120 1,871 67,576.8 1.87 126,217 3,494 2001 35,911 1,861 66,832.1 1.85 123,843 3,449 2002 29,309 1,990 58,336.6 1.91 111,546 3,806 2003 28,669 1,903 54,565.1 1.86 101,637 3,545 2004 27,742 1,990 55,203.9 1.88 103,969 3,748 2005 29,463 1,796 52,914.5 1.94 103,818 3,490 2006 29,365 1,964 57,686.7 2.06 118,933 4,050 To access the entire release, including the complete narrative and tables point to: www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Washington/Publications/Hops/hops06.pdf Find agricultural statistics for Washington State at: http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Washington/ END OF RELEASE