Hop Stocks Publication

Hop Stocks
ISSN: 1949-1484

Released September 16, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA).

September 1 Hop Stocks Up 2 Percent from a Year Ago
The inventory of hops held by growers, dealers, and brewers on September 1, 2021 totaled 133 million pounds,
up 2 percent from September 1, 2020 stocks inventory of 130 million pounds.
Stocks held at dealer and grower locations on September 1, 2021 totaled 100 million pounds. Stocks held by brewers
totaled 33.0 million pounds.

Hop Stocks - United States
Million pounds
200
180
160

140
120
100
80
60

40
20
0
2001

2003

2005

2007

2009

2011

March 1

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

September 1

Hops: Stocks Held by Growers, Dealers, and Brewers, United States, 2019-2021
[Includes equivalent pounds of dry hops held in extract or pellet form]
Stocks

September 1

March 1

2019

2020

2021

2019

2020

2021

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

(1,000 pounds)

Dealers/growers ...........................
Brewers .......................................

78,000
37,000

94,000
36,000

100,000
33,000

130,000
35,000

145,000
35,000

150,000
35,000

Total stocks .................................

115,000

130,000

133,000

165,000

180,000

185,000

Stocks held by:

Statistical Methodology
Survey procedures: Grower surveys are conducted in the three estimating States (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) to
collect stocks of hops held by growers. Additionally, contacts are made to collect stocks held by brewers and dealers.
Telephone follow-up of mail survey non-respondents is used to ensure adequate coverage.
Estimating procedures: Information obtained from the hop stocks grower, dealer, and brewers surveys are used to
establish estimates of hop stocks. These estimates are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency with historical
estimates.
Revision policy: Hop stocks are subject to revision the following estimating period and again in the following year’s
Hop Stocks report. Revisions can be made when late reports are received, errors are detected in reporting and calculations,
or production estimates are revised. No revisions to these years will be made after that date.
Reliability: Hop stocks surveys are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation for
missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be measured directly, but
are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for
consistency and reasonableness.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Fleming Gibson, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section................................................. (202) 720-2127
Heidi Lanouette – Apples, Blueberries, Cranberries, Cucumbers, Pistachios, Potatoes,
Pumpkins, Raspberries, Squash, Strawberries, Sugarbeets, Sugarcane,
Sweet Potatoes ........................................................................................................................... (202) 720-4285
Robert Little – Apricots, Dry Beans, Lettuce, Macadamia, Maple Syrup,
Nectarines, Pears, Snap Beans, Spinach, Tomatoes .................................................................. (202) 720-3250
Fleming Gibson – Almonds, Asparagus, Carrots, Coffee, Onions,
Plums, Prunes, Sweet Corn ........................................................................................................ (202) 720-2127
Krishna Rizal – Artichokes, Cauliflower, Celery, Garlic, Grapefruit, Hazelnuts,
Kiwifruit, Lemons, Mandarins and tangerines, Mint, Mushrooms, Olives, Oranges,
Tobacco...................................................................................................................................... (202) 720-5412
Chris Wallace – Avocados, Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Cabbage, Chickpeas,
Chile Peppers, Dates, Floriculture, Grapes, Hops, Pecans ........................................................ (202) 720-4215
Antonio Torres – Cantaloupes, Dry Edible Peas, Green Peas, Honeydews, Lentils,
Papayas, Peaches, Sweet Cherries, Tart Cherries, Walnuts, Watermelons................................ (202) 720-2157

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Hop Stocks (September 2021)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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