| World Beer
Production |
|
|
2001
|
1,420.7
Mio hl
|
|
2002*
|
1,439.3
Mio hl + 1.3 %
|
|
2003*
|
1,455.0
Mio hl + 1.1 %
|

| World
Hop Acreage |
|
| 2000
|
58,558 ha |
| 2001 |
58,968 ha + 0.7 % |
| 2002
|
56,618 ha – 4.0 % |
| World
Hop Crop |
|
| 2000
|
95,924.9 mt |
| 2001 |
96,981.6 mt + 1.1 % |
| 2002*
|
94,703.3 mt – 2.3 % |
| World
Alpha Acids Supply |
|
| 2000
|
7,920 mt |
| 2001 |
7,993 mt + 0.9 % |
| 2002*
|
7,775 mt – 2.7 % |
| World
Alpha Acids Demand |
|
|
2001
|
7,673 mt
|
|
2002*
|
7,627 mt – 0.6 %
|
|
2003*
|
7,566 mt – 0.8 %
|
Worldwide
use of Hops and Hops Products (estimated)
|
Hops
mt |
Pellets
mt |
% total |
Extract
mt |
%
total |
|
1989
|
116,095
|
44,750
|
38.5
|
24,500
|
21.1
|
|
1990
|
114,091
|
46,500
|
40.8
|
25,500
|
22.4
|
|
1991
|
130,316
|
53,500
|
41.1
|
29,500
|
22.6
|
|
1992
|
121,871
|
51,000
|
41.8
|
28,250
|
23.2
|
|
1993
|
138,150
|
57,500
|
41.6
|
34,250
|
24.8
|
|
1994
|
121,380
|
47,500
|
39.1
|
32,750
|
27.0
|
|
1995
|
127,397
|
51,000
|
40.0
|
34,250
|
26.9
|
|
1996
|
125,099
|
51,000
|
40.8
|
33,250
|
26.6
|
|
1997
|
111,698
|
46,000
|
41.2
|
29,500
|
26.4
|
|
1998
|
94,340
|
45,500
|
48.2
|
29,750
|
31.5
|
|
1999
|
95,519
|
52,000
|
54.4
|
28,000
|
29.3
|
|
2000
|
95,925
|
56,000
|
58.4
|
24,650
|
25.7
|
|
2001
|
96,982
|
56,000
|
54.6
|
28,800
|
29.7
|
| 2002* |
94,703 |
47,200 |
49.8 |
33,100
|
35.0 |
|
|
|
|
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