Governmental crop reports are generally not my jam but the hop report for 2017 is fascinating to pore over.
Here are my bullet points / important data from the PDF….
1. Idaho crept past Oregon for the # 2 slot in production with a two percent lead. Neither state combined can touch Washington with 75% of the production.
2. Overall hop production is up 20%
3. Washington produced more Cascade than any other hop, Idaho had Zeus followed by Cascade and Oregon had Nugget followed by Cascade.
4. Experimental hops are growing in yield in Washington but slowing down in Idaho from this year to last and not even on the list for Oregon
5. Azacca and Palisade were big last year but I don’t see other newcomers on the list to keep an eye on.