On 26th. May gale-force winds and hailstorms caused serious damage to the Hallertau and Tettnang hop growing regions.

This is our damage estimate, based on the information currently available:

Hallertau:
the storm hit the southern part of the Hallertau, especially
affecting the Pfaffenhofen, Au and Nandlstadt areas.
Affected acreage: 3500-4000 ha (approx. 25% of the total acreage), 1.000 ha of hops have been completely destroyed.
We estimate a shortfall of approx. 116.000 ztrs., roughly equivalent to 19% of a normal crop.

Tettnang:
Affected acreage: 500 ha (40% of total acreage).
We estimate a shortfall of approx. 8.500 ztrs., roughly equivalent to 25% of a normal crop.