Larger hops plantings offset drought, but yields may suffer

Despite drought in the Pacific Northwest, hops growers expect to harvest 74.5 million pounds of the flowering, climbing plant used to provide the bitter taste of beer, says KIMA-TV in Yakima. That would be a 5-percent increase in production from last year. The United States is one of the leading growers of hops in the world and… » Read More

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