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2009 Hop Production Up 17 Percent
January, 2010 page 4
Hop production for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington in 2009 totaled 94.7 million pounds, up 17 percent from the 2008 crop of 80.6 million pounds and 57 percent above the 2007 production of 60.3 million pounds. Idaho’s production increased 8 percent in 2009. Production in Washington and Oregon increased 18 percent and 19 percent, respectively. Acreage in Idaho was up in 2009, but decreased in Washington and Oregon. Yields increased in Washington to 2,533 pounds per acre, in Idaho to 1,943 pounds per acre, and in Oregon to 1,948 pounds per acre.
Washington growers produced 79 percent of the U.S. hop crop for 2009. Zeus and Columbus/Tomahawk were the leading varieties in Washington, accounting for 48 percent of the State’s hop crop. In Oregon, Nugget and Willamette were the leading varieties, accounting for 70 percent of the State’s hop production.
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