Hopsteiner Featured in AGDaily for Hop Acreage Growth Report
Originally published by AGDaily
In order to meet an ongoing demand from craft and mainstream brewers, Pacific Northwest hop acreage has increased 6.4 percent to 54,135 acres, according to the latest report from the USDA-NASS.
Hopsteiner’s U.S. hop farms are located in Yakima, Washington, a region that sees a 4 percent acreage increase year-over-year. Washington State takes the top spot of acreage in the Pacific Northwest, as it covers 71.9 percent of the 54,135 acres. Over the past six years, that region alone has increased by 82 percent.
