Overview

• The German Hop Growers Association pegs this year’s crop at about 41,200 tonnes, roughly 11% below 2024.
• Output is estimated at 3.2% under the ten-year average after rain shortages, diseases and pests hit fields.
• Cultivated area fell 6.5% year over year to 18,961 hectares, with production now spread across 965 farms in six states.
• Producers have uprooted fields and reduced output to address global overproduction and slower beer consumption that has cooled exports and domestic buying.
• Germany still represents about 35% of global hop acreage, giving these cuts outsized influence on supply dynamics.