Overview
- Beneficial July rains around Tettnang preserved flower and cone development, supporting harvest hopes after a recent heatwave.
- Local producers now anticipate a harvest of about 2,500 tonnes, which is slightly below the regional average.
- The key quality metric of alpha-acid content in this year’s crop has yet to be determined, complicating quality forecasts.
- The number of hop farms in Germany has fallen to under 1,000 this year, marking a historic low for the sector.
- Germany produced 46,536 tonnes of hops last year, and together with the United States accounted for about two-thirds of global output.