FOREWORD

Overview of Key Data

Worldwide Use of Hop Products

World Hop Market

1. Growing Areas
2. Crop Quantities and Average Yields
3. Alpha Acid Values
   1. Hopsteiner - Laboratory Values
   2. World Supply of Alpha Acids
   3. Alpha Acid Values over time

World Beer Production

World Hop Supply Analysis

Hop Cycle

Hop Market Review and Outlook

International Conversion Table

1 metr. ton (mt) = 1,000 kg = 2,204.6 lbs.
100 lbs. = 45.359 kg
1 hectare (ha) = 2.471 acres
1 acre = 0.405 hectare (ha)
1 hectolitre (hl) = 100 litre (Ltr.) = 0.8523 bbl. USA= 0.6114 bbl. Brit.
1 bbl. USA= 117.34 litre (Ltr.) = 1.1734 hectolitre (hl)
1 bbl. Brit.= 163.65 litre (Ltr.) = 1.6365 hectolitre (hl)
© Copyright 2002 Simon H. Steiner, Hopfen, GmbH, Mainburg, Germany