agricultural · input
Humulus lupulus hop cones used for beer bitterness, aroma, and preservation; 75% of US acreage concentrated in Yakima Valley, WA (75x22 mile region); combined with German Hallertau, 2 regions control global supply
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
1 essential American goods rely on hops (beer bittering & aroma) somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| DEGermany | 33% |
| USUnited States | 32% |
| CZCzech Republic | 10% |
| NZNew Zealand | 6% |
| AUAustralia | 4% |
Who makes it
3 companies produce hops (beer bittering & aroma).
Largest US hop merchant and grower-owned cooperative; sources and distributes hops from Yakima Valley (75% of US acreage) and international origins; major supplier to craft breweries; also involved in hop breeding/development of proprietary varieties
BarthHaas Group (Nürnberg, Bavaria Germany; private; merged entity of Joh. Barth & Sohn GmbH and Barth-Haas Group including John I. Haas USA) is the world's largest hops trading company — handling approximately 35-40% of global traded hop volume annually. BarthHaas sources hops from Germany (Hallertau), the United States (Yakima Valley, Willamette Valley), Czech Republic (Žatec/Saaz region), Slovenia, Poland, New Zealand, and Australia. BarthHaas provides extract production, pellet processing, and proprietary variety development. Joh. Barth & Sohn was established in 1794 in Nürnberg — making it one of the oldest continuously operating hop trading companies in the world. BarthHaas publishes the 'World Hop Report' annually — the definitive reference for global hop production statistics. BarthHaas's John I. Haas subsidiary (Yakima WA) is one of Yakima Valley's largest hop buyers.
Hopsteiner (New York NY; Mainburg Bavaria Germany; formally S.S. Steiner, Inc. / Simon H. Steiner Hopfen GmbH; private; ~180 years old) is the world's #2 hops trading company and one of the oldest family-owned agribusinesses in the world. Hopsteiner sources and trades hops from Germany (Hallertau primary supply), US (Yakima Valley, Willamette Valley), Czech Republic, Slovenia, and global growing regions. Hopsteiner's Mainburg Germany facility is in the heart of the Hallertau hop growing region — the world's largest continuous hop growing area. Hopsteiner operates its own hop breeding program — developing proprietary varieties including Callista, Herkules, and Hull Melon for the brewing industry. The company's New York US headquarters serves North American craft brewery customers; its German operations serve European and global brewers.
