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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(75 ) final
Brussels ,25July 1975
COMMISSION REPORT TOTHE COUNCIL
onthe situation regarding thepro­
duction andmarketing ofhops :197^
harvest
Proposal for a
REGULATION (ESC )OFTHECOUNCIL
laying down ,inrespect ofhops ,the
amount ofthe aid toproducers for
the 197^harvest
(submitted bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM(75 )*12final

Commission reporttotheCouncil
onthesituation regarding the
production andmarketing ofhops:
1974harvest
CONTENTS
Pa#e
Introduction
I"Jorldsituation 1-2
IISituation ontheCommunity market 3-4
IIIAreaunderhops j
IYHewAreasplanted 6
VYieldsandProduction 7
VIStructures ofProduction o
VIIPricesandContracts 9
VIIIReturnsperHectare 10-11
IXConclusions andproposals
foraidtoproducers 12-13

Commission reporttotheCouncil
onthesituation regarding the
production andmarketing ofhops:
1974harvest
INTRODUCTION "
UnderRegulation (EEC)NoI696/7IoftheCouncil,of26July19711onthe
commonorganization ofthemarketinhops,theCommission submitseachyear
before30AprilareporttotheCouncilonthesituation regarding thepro­
ductionandmarketing ofhops.Thisreportconcludes "bysubmitting proposals
foraidfortheharvestoftheprevious calendar year.Thepresentreport
concernsthe1974harvest.Asinpreviousyears,thedatanecessary forthe
preparation ofthereportreachedtheCommission toolateforthelatterto
meetthetimelimitlaiddox-m(thelastofthecommunications fromtheMember
Stateswasreceived on23June1975)*
Inaccordance withtheundertaking givenbytheCommission initsprevious
report(1973harvest:doc.COM(74)1477finalof29October1974)»athorough
studywithaviewtotheamendmentofRegulation (EEC)NoI696/7Iwascarried
outincooperation withtradeandgovernment representatives .TheCommission
willshortlysubmittheconclusions ofthisstudytotheCouncil;theywill
beaccompanied byaproposalforamendments totheRegulation atpresentin
force,including certainmeasures whichshouldbemadeapplicable immediate­
lytocontribute tothestabilization ofthemarketforfhe1975harvest.-

Worldsituation
(a)Situation in1974
Thehopmarketisworldvideandtradeisonaverysubstantial scale.
Pricesarethusstrongly influenced bythebalancebetweenworld-wide
supplyanddemand(seetablel).
Since1972worldpriceshavetendedtodeclineforthefollowing reasons:
-thesharpincreaseintheareaunderhopsoccurring from1970to19731
from1973to1974thistrendcontinued intheUnitedStates,whilstin
theCommunity thearearemained unchanged orevendeclinedslightly 5
-reconversion tovarieties richinalphaacids,whichhadtheeffectof
furtherincreasing suppliesintermsofbittercontentj
-tliestagnation ofbeerconsumption 5
<-thedeclineinthequantityofhopsrequiredtoproduceaunitofbeer.
Themarketing outlookforthe1974/75harvest,despitetheslowdownin
therateofincreaseinareasplanted,givescauseforconcerninview
ofthesizeofthestocksremaining unsoldfromthe1974harvest (about
8000qintheESC|7000qinAustralia ?and6000qintheU.S.A.)and
theriseinthelevelsofstocksheldbybreweries andintrade.
Oneofthemainfeatures oftheworldmarketisthefactthatthereare
onlytwomajorexporting countries :GermanFederalRepublic andthe
UnitedStates.Ingeneral,byfarthegreaterpartofAmerican exports
arecontracted forinadvance.Conversely ,Germanysellsasubstantial
partofitsproduction (33$in1973/74)ontheopenmarket.Asare­
sult,anysurplusonworldmarketstendstoshowuponGermanandEEC
markets .

00Medium-term forecasts (seetable2)
Areduction oftheworldareaunderhopsof500-700hectaresi3ex­
pectedforthe1975harvest,ofwhichabout500hectareswillbeaccount­
edforbytheEEC.Nevertheless ,ifyieldsareaverage,a'.xrldsurplus
ofhopsislikelyfor1975*
In1976,forecasts forthechangeintheworldareaunderhops(reduction
ofabout1000hectares)pointedtoabetterbalancebetweensupplyand
demand,ontheassumption thatyieldswouldbeaverage.However,it
cannotbeassumedthatpricesonworldmarketswillreachsatisfactory
levelswhenitisconsidered thatworldconsumption ofbeerisonly
risingveryslowly(about2-3/-)andthatthisincreasemainlyconcerns
thirdworldcountries whichareconsumers of.lightbeers,implyingthat
hoputilization willremainmoreorlessstablejfurthermore ,thestocks
heldbybreweries andintradewillcontinuetomaintain highlevels.
Inconclusion ,toarriveatabalancedsituation onthemarket,theworld
areaunderhopsshouldbereducedstillfurther(byabout2000hectares).
Anypolicyforthestabilization ofthemarket,therefore ,necessitates
concertation betweenthemajorproducing countries .

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II.Situation inthe Community
(a)Situation in1974
In1974 ,theESCaccounted for36$ofv.-orld areaunder hops and+44y>
ofworld production .TheCommission hasnoted atrend avay from aromatic
varieties andtowards varieties with ahigh alpha acid content .The
quantity ofhops used toproduce oneunit of "beer ishigher intheEEC
than intheU.S.A. andtherest oftheworld .Hevertheless ,hoppro­
duction continues toexceed theneeds ofCommunity breweries .
Consequently ,theCommunity isanetexporter ,themajority ofitsex­
ports arising inGermany In "theworld surplus situation prevailing in
1974 ,Community exports were hindered bythemassive U.S. production and
thedevaluation ofthedollar ,which made German exports less competitive .
Asaresult ,thebulk ofthehops remaining unsold inthe1974 market
vrere tobefound intheEEC (about 400000 leg).
Atthesame time ,beer production intheEECstagnated from 1973 to1974 ?
asituation trtiich will probably continue in1975 fimplying asimilar
stagnation inCommunity demand forhops .Asresult ofthehigh levels
ofstocks held bybreweries andintrade ,hopprices inthe
EECdeclined in1974 inrelation totheprevious years *levels jowing
tothevery lot*yields ,growers' incomes also fell still further .
Mediu m-term forecasts
Itisexpected that forthe1975 harvest thearea under hops inthe
Community will decline byabout 500hectares .
Even with this reduction inarea andanaverage yield ,itcanbeestimated
that production will amount to48.8 million kg.(*)

Contractmarketingisestimated ,atabout30#oftotalproduction ,though
thisfigurediffersconsiderably fromoneMemberStatetoanother.Export
opportunities Td.lldependonthesituation onworldmarkets.Inasurplus
situation ,probablein1975»andinviewofthehighlycompetitive exchange
rataforthedollarasagainsttheDII,partofCommunity production isbound
tomeetdifficulties onexportmarkets.
Inviewofthesizeofexistingstocks,furtherpressure onpricelevels
mustalsobeexpected .For1976»forecasts forthestabilization ofthe
marketcontinuetobecloselylinkedtoanappreciable reduction inarea-
and,consequently ,insupply.

III .Area undcr Hops
In1974 ,thearea under hops intheCommunity declined slightly forthefirst
time since I969 ,from 29305to29171hectares .Thereduction vjaagreatest
intheUK,followed "byBelgium andPrance .InGermany ,thearea rose very
slightly .
ha mi im im 74/73
Germany 18.417 20.061 20.171 +o,:;
Prance 1 1.211 1.229 1.210|-1,5
Belgium 1.125 1.132 1.112 -2,5
UK 6.832 6.77O 6.568 ]
I-3
Ireland 51 63 70 +11
Total : 27.636 1 29.305 29.171
I
IIncrease on
preceding yearI
12,1 6,0 -0,5

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IV«Hew Areas Planted
In1974 »there were 3*523 hectares ofnewplantings intheESC ,made inthe
previous year andconsequently intheir first year ofproduction .
These newplantings canbedivided asfollows :
(i)increase inarea : '- :
(ii)conversion tonewvarieties : 3353
(iii)replanting : 170
' . . Total 3523
In1973 »forcomparison ,there were 25°4haofnewplantings .
I
•/.

YieldsandProduction
In1974»"theaverageyieldintheCommunity (32,7Ztr/ha)wasloverthan
in1973(36,0Ztr/ha),"buthigherthanin1972despitethesmallernumber
ofnewplantings .However,itwaslowerthantheaveragefortheeight
previousyears(34,0Ztr/ha).
Withanarearoughlythesameasthatin1973,Community production declined
by52.7Mkg(lO54000Ztr)in1973to47*8Mkg(9^,400Ztr)in1974,afall
of9%
•/•

Structures ofProduction
In"theCommunity in1974»theCommission notedthattherewere9784growers,
ofwhich7102wereassociated ,inreoognised producer groupsand451innon-
recognised producer groups,whilst2231wereindependent .
Theaverageareaofhop-gardens cultivated pergrowervariedgreatlyfrom
onecountrytoanother !thiswasanimportant factorintheirprofitability
inviewofthesubstantial investments requiredtocultivate hopseconomic­
ally.
Itshouldbeemphasized thatevenwiththemajority ofproducers associated
ingroups,greaterefficiency inthemanagement ofthemarkett"asnotachieved
owingtothefactthatmanymembersofthesegroupshadmarketed asubstantia ]
partoftheirproduction outsidethegroup*
Uptonow,aidforconversion tonewvarieties grantedtorecognised producer
groupsasreferredtoinArticle9ofRegulation (EEC)Ho.1696/71hasonly
beendrawnontoaverylimitedextent,sincethegroupshaveonlybeenre­
cognisedquiterecently.

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VII.PricesandContracts
Duringthe1974harvest,hoppricesincreased slightlyinrelationto1973-
}
iIAverage ESC
»prices i UA/Ztr (
1
I
;.1972 i1973 L1974 i1974/73%i
!Contract :96,54 |
I90,37 91-59i
'+l^'
I,3i
Non-contract|99,51 !59.73 !+9,8
1
Afteradeclineincontract salesin1973,m1974largersalesonadvance
contracts wererecorded . '
|Year jContract % ;Non-contractH ■»1■«11.■■»«■
!$
1
: 1
!1972 !732,631 :86,45
I117,161T"'"'1""'"1 " "
I13,6
i• 1
:1973 i
i743,421 |70,7 309,329 S29,3
;1974 1
; t
i i731,351 76,31
!227,190
!|23,7
l ■.I.M.II.■Il
Thefollowing tablegivesabreakdovm "byMemberStateoftheabovefigures ,
for1973and1974
»
:%undercontract
11973"1Ï974"
* ιc/onon-contract !
1973 1974I
'Germany ï66 74 34 i'26
1
IPrance
1i66
153 34 !47
(Belgium
|UKi
ti;
1'21
100;83
I ~!Î9
1100
.Ireland 100 100I
1!
Total 71 76 29 24

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VIII.ReturnsperHectare
,In1974»perhectarereturnswerelorerinrelationto1973and1972
levels(excluding Community aid)
ua/haTotalplantings
"1974 1973/74£ Country 1972 1973
I
;Germany
!'
(France
i
{Belgium
I
pK
Ireland
Total3.041
2.3G2
3.037
3.042
3.442
3.0132.9&3
2.293
2.60'
2.930
2:996
2.9272.858
•2.51:-.
2.186
W2.760^
11.671-
2.769-4
.+10
~16
-6
•-3&-
(l)Adjustment doneincluding costofH.M.B.

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Growers 1overall incomedeclined inrelation to1973levelsasfollows:
Although advancecontracts constitute anelementofstability forthemarket,
inasituation markedbysurplusandstronginflation ,theydonotaltogether
protectgrowers'purchasing power.Inthisunbalanced marketsituation ,it
isverydifficult tonegotiate contracts index-linked tothetrendofthe
costsofthefactorsofproduction .
Thedecrease ofincomein1974istherefore theresultoftwofactors:
freezeinpricesanddecrease of.yield.1973
1S7464,647,133
31,580,219

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IX.Conclusions andproposals foraidtoproducers
1.Giventheexistingdisequilibrium onthehopmarket,thelattershould
assoonaspossible bestabilized onalastingbasis.Consequently ,the ^
Commission willshortlysubmittotheCouncilaproposalforaregulation
designed torecastthesystemofaidtohopproducers .
2.Itshouldbeemphasised thatsince1972thesituation ofhopgrowersin
theCommunity hasbeenaffected bythegeneraldeclineinpricesandreturns
perhectareinadditiontothesharpriseinisroduction costs.
3.Thissituation impliesaneedtosolvetirovitalproblems :ensuring an
equitable incomeforgrowers,andobtaining abetterequilibrium ,bothin
quantitative andqualitative terms,betweensupplyanddemand.
4«Theprincipal aimsoftheCommission 'sproposals foraidforthe1974
harvestv.llltherefore bethefollo-.ing :
-Adjustment ofthegenerallevelofaidirithaviewtoensuring anequitable
incomeforgrowerswhilstenablingthantocarryoutastabilization policy
for1973 "byimproved management onthesupplysidej
-Differentiation ofaidbyvarietyinview,interalia,oftheprevailing
surplussituation forvarieties richinalphaacidj
Moreover ,theCommission proposestheexclusion ofareasnewlyplantedin1974
fromentitlement toCommunity aidperhectare;thislatterprovision ,together
withthosetobeintroduced inconnection withtheamendment ofRegulation
(SEX;)NO.1696/71,shouldmakeitpossibleoverthemediumtermtoensure
abetteroverallequilibrium betweensupplyanddemandintheEEC.

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5.Onthebasisoftheabovementionedcriteria (seetable1106),
theCommission proposes thefollowing amounts :
Variety Aidu.a./ha
Hallertauer 400
Northern Brever 150
Brewers' Gold 150
Record 600
Hersbrucker Spät 300
HullerBitterer 300
Spalter 200
Tettnanger 100
Bramling Cross 250
Progress 65O
K.Midseason ^00
Fuggles 700
Goldings 100
W.G.V. 700
Alliance 750
Tatsham 750
Saaz 400
Strisselspalt 600
TardifdeBourgogne 600

TADLEAU :1
TABELLE :1
TABLE :1Houblon-MONDÉ-1963-76
HOPPEN-WELT-1963-76
HOPS-WORLD-1965-76AMEESUIVANTE
XFOLGENDES JAHR
FOLLOWING YEAR
AIOES/JAHR/YEAR 1963
I196419651966
i
I1967196819691970 197119721973197419751976
PRODUCTIGN BIERE
BIERERZEUGUNG
BEERPRGDUCTI GN KHL510515529547570605630658 688731753776799823
+PARAN/JEJAHR/PaRYEAR 4,26,14,14,44,66,6 3 3 3 3
USAJE HOUBLON
HOPFENANTEIL
HOPUTILISATIONkS/
1COOHL181 180172170165152152152 145145143140138136
BESCIi .HOUBLON
HOPFENBEDARF
HOPREQ.UIREkENTH.KG92,392,7 .919394,19295,810099,8106107,8108,6110,3111,9
PRODUCTION HOUBLON
HOPFENERZEUGUNG
HOPPRODUCTIONMKG91,993,19294,594,291,994,9102,696,1105118,3109,3112,5111,2
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT)
ÜBERSCHUSS (DEFIZIT) kKG(0,4)0,41,01,50,10,1;(0,9:2,6(3,7I
)(1,0)10,50,72,2(0,7)
OT00N.B
BESTANDE
ÔT0CK8 SEPTIVIKG45,445,045,446,447,948,047,947,049,645,944,955,456,158,3
PERIODE LEbTGGKS
BESTai' .:DSZKTTRAUM
oTOCKPER1GDSEPTMOIS
JUONATE
kONTH
L5,95,86,06,06,16,36,05,66,05,25,06,16,16,3
SUPERFICIE
FLiCHEN
PLANTED AREA1000
HA69,87171,571,670,868,267,370,71
757881,382,281,580,6I
+PiiRAN/JEJAHR/PERYEAR7°5,1I6,1Â7o\4Γ2]ΙΓΊM
ERTRAG
YIELD1000/
KG
HA1,321,311,291,321,331,351,411,451,281,351,451,331,381,38

TABLEAU s2
TABELLE s2
TABLÉ :2H0U3L0H
HOPPEN
HOPSI-MOND
-«VELT
-WOHLE-ALTERNATIVES -1
- -1
D-ALTjiRiUTI.ES -1975-7
975-7
975-76
6
6£=B
E
3ARTH
ΪΥΕΟΊ
ARTHEFFEKT
)BARTH
EFFECTANNEESUIVANTE
*FCLGENDES JAHR
FOLLOWING YEAR
ANNEE/JAHR/YEAR 197419751975 I[19751975 19761976B[Ï976
PRODUCTION BIERE
BIERERZEUGUNG
BEERPRODUCTIONχ
MHL776 799799799 823823823
+PARAN/JEJAHR/PERYEAH 1o 3 3 3 3 3
USAGE HOUBLON
HOPFENANTEIL
HOPUTILISATIONKG/
IOOOHL140 138 138138 136136136
BESOIN HOUBLON
HOPFENBEDARF
HOPREQUIREMENTMKG108,6 110,3110,3110,3 111,9111,9111,9
PRODUCTION HOUBLON
HOPFENERZEUGUNG
HOPPRODUCTIONMKG109,3 113,4112,5112,2 112,2111,2 110
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT )
ÛBERSCHUSS (DEFIZIT) MKG 0,7 3,12,21,9 0,3(0,7:1,4
STOCKS DEBRASSERIES
BESTÂNDE INDEN
BRAUEREIEN
BREWEREY STOCKS5EPT iViKG55,4 56,156,156,1– 1.
58,3I
58,358,3
PERIODE DESTOCKS
BESTAND3ZETTRAUM
STOCKPjJRIOD3EPTMOIS
kONATE
lïiONTH6,1 6,16,16,1 6,26,26,2
SUPERFICIE
FLÀCHEN I
PLANTED AREA1000
HA 82,2 82,281,581,3 81,380,679,7
+PARAN/JAHR/PEltYEAR 1° 0-1-1m-2
RENDEMENT
ERTRAG
YIELD1000/
KG
HA1,33 1,381,381,38 1,381,3£1,38

TABLEAU s3
TABELLE :3
TABLE s3HCUI
HOPI
HOPÊJLON-
PEN-
>-G•E»E*
E.W.G.
E.E.C.-197C
-197C
-197C1-76
1-76
1-76xANNEESUI/ANi'E
FOLGENDES JAHR
FOLLOWING YEAH
ANNEE/JAHR/YEAR 19701971197219731974 119751975 I1975 1976 !19761976
PRODUCTION BIERE -
BIERERZEUGTJIIGr
BEERPRODUCTIONX
MHL210213225227227 231231231 236236236
+PARAN/JEJAHR/PERYEAR P 2 22 2 2 2
USAGE HOUBLON
HOPFENANTEIL
HOPUTILISATIONKG/
1000
HL173170166164162 160160160 158 158 158
BESOIN HOUlsLOH
HOPFENBEDAPF
HOPREQUIREMENTMKG36,336,237,437,336,6 36,936,936,9 37,2I
37,2
I37,2
PRODUCTION HOUBLON
HOPFiNERZEUGUHG
HOPPRODUCTIONMKv*42,639,942,952,747,8
i48,848,848,8 47,946,945,7
SURPLUS _BESOIN :CEE
BEDARFSÛiiERSCHUSS :EWG
SURPLUS REQUlREiv ,ENT:EECMKG6,33,75,515,411,2
111,911,911,9 10,79,78,5
EXPORTATION
AUSFUHR sNET
EXPORTSiviKG3,85,38,05,913,2 9,410,110,4I
10,510,29,9
SURPLUS(DEiTriC ):
ÜBERSCHUSS (DEFIZIT
SURPLUS (DEFICIT )CEE
)EWG
EECMKG2,51,612,5)9,5(2,0)
I2,51,81,5 0,2(0,5)(1,4)
STOCKS
BESTLWE
STOCKSSEPT niKG16,919,417,815,324,8 22,822,822,8 24,624,624,6
PERIODE DESTOCKS
BESTANDSZETTRAUM
STOCKPERIODSEPTidOIS
aiOSATE
iVlONTH5,66,45,74,98,0 7,47,47,4 7,97,97,9
SUPERFICIE
FLACHEN
PLANTED AREA1000
HA22,124,827,629,329,2 28,728,728,7 28,227,626,9
Ia I -2-2I-2I -2-4-6
RENDEMENT
ERTRAG
Y1ELD1000/
KG
HA1,93*1,601,551,781,64
v1,701,701,70 1,701,701,70
I

Source :OSCE /Quelle îSAEG/Origin iSOEC Tableau 4/Tabelle 4/Table 4
Evolution dessuperficies ,durendement etdelaproduction duhoublon dans laC.E.E.
Entwicklung derFlächen ,Erträge undderErzeugung vonHopfen inderE.W.G.
Evolution ofarea ,yield andproduction ofhops intheE.E.C.
PAYS/liAi-ID /COUMhY 1970
I1971 1972 1973 1974
1
SUPERFICIES /FLACHEN /AREA (1000 ha)
Deutschland (B*R«) 12,8 15,4 I 18,4 20,1 20,2
France 1,0 1.1 1,2 1.2 1.2
IBelgie /Belgique 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,2 1,1
Eur -6
United Kingdom 7,1 7,0 6,8 6,8 6,6
Ireland0 | ο I0
[ 0 I0,1
iiur -9 21,9 24,6 27,6 29,3 29,2
RENDfiiuEVT /ERTRAGE /YIELD ('50kg/ha)
Deutschland (B.R. ) 41,8 I 31,7 32,8 38,1 32,8
IFrance 34,2 35,0 30,8 34,8 33,1
1Belgique /Belgie 35,0 39,3 33,1 33,4 36,5
Eur -6
United Kingdom 33,8 32,6 26,2 3D,9 31,1
IIrelandχ 33,° 2!,4 23,9 17,6
Eur -9 38,6 32,4 31,6 36,0 32,7
PRODUCTION ERiBEUGUNG /PRODUCTION (IOOO X50K«)
!Deutschland (B.R.) 534 I 485 604 765 668
!France 34 35 37 42 41
Belgique /Belgie 34 46 37 38 41
IEur-6
IUnited Kingdom 240 227 177 208 204
Ireland ! 0L1
I 11
1
Eur -9 842 794 856
01054 95* |

TABLEAU :5.EVOLUTION DES RECETTES AL'HECTARE
TABELLE ;5.ENTWICKLUNG DERHEKTAR-ERTRAGSERlfiSS
TABLE s5.EVOLUTION OFRETURNS PERHECTARE
TOUTES PLANTATIONS ANCIENNES PLANTATIONS
GESAHTFLACHE ALTFLACHEN
ALL AREAS ESTABLISHED AREAS
1 1972 1975 1974 1973 1974
1.HALLERTAUER
Hallertau 2909 2876 2593 2914 2607
Spalt 3349 3516 3232 3745 3357
Jura 3716 3391 3613 3465 3698
Tettnang 3402 3006 2524 3091 2524
Nord 2570 3302 2416 3377 2416
Aalst 3174 3107 2064 3157 2118
Poperinge 2791 2745 2737 2804 2767
CE 2973 2942 2667 2994 2693
2.NORTHERN
BREWER
Hallertau 3280 3191 3276 3382 3476
Alsace 2121 1830 1642 2044 2687
Nord 2514 1363 2062 1366 2062
Aalst 3318 2435 2959 2466 2976
Poperinge 2991 2389 2156 2449 2167
South-East 2635 2770 2874
ffestMdlands3919 4177 4363
Kilkenny 3427 2820 1841 3481 1841
CE 3250 3102 3174 3275 3363
3-BREWERS GOLD
Hallertau 3707 3670 3924 4426 3536
Alsace2378 3173 3270 3408 3478
Nord 2638 1361 2935 1371 2460
Poperinge 3091 2705 1665 2889 1718
South-East 2965 2966 3105 3259
CE3481 3361 3168 3887 3271

TOUTES PLANTATIONS
GESAIviTFLAGHE
ALLAREASANCIENNES PLANTATIONS
ALTPLiiCHEN
ESTABLISHED AREAS
4.RECORD
Hallertau
Alsace
Aalst
CE
5.HERSBRJCKE SPAT
Hallertau
Hersbrucke
Gebirge
CE
6.HULLER BITTERER
Hallertau
CE
7.SPALTER
Spalt
CE
8.TETTNAN35R
Tettnang
CE
9.BRAMLIN3 CROSS
SouthEast=CE
10.BULLION
SouthEast
Westniiidlands
CE1972 1973 1974 1973 1974
2607
1943
3084
2432
1925
2700
2035
1808
1808
2832
2812
3400
3397
2717
3876
5227
44732011
1905
2567
2089
2608
2724
2625
1674
1669
3331
3291
3040
3039
3054
3117
4143
35801715
2367
2633
2046
2236
2274
2274
1714
1729
3023
2944
3141
3138
2913
3417
3871
36363260
1933
2676
2540
3261
2817
3212
3019
3028
3432
3396
3099
3099
3131
3141
4268
36502557
2376
2681
2532
2646
2299
2656
2667
2688
3088
3013
3141
3138
2931
3718

TOUTES PLANTATIONS
GESAiiTFLÂCHE
ALLAREASANCIENNE3 PLANTATIONS
ALTFLACHEN
ESTABLISHED AREAS
1972 1973 1974 1973 1974
11.PROGRESS
South-East -CE2431
12.WYETARGET
South-East »CE
13.WYECHALLENGER
South-East
WestMidlands
CE
14.KLYWORTH 'S
MIDSEASON
South-East =CE2098
15.WYENORTHDOWN
South-East 1853
WestMidlands 1301
CE 1502
16.FUGGLES
South-East 2381
WestMidlands 3473
CE 2717
17.GCLDINGS
South-East 3091
WestMidlands 3739
CE 3283
18.WGV
South-East =CE2594
19.ALLIANCE
South-East 22951874
920
1344
1654
1537
2073
1881
2628
2312
2080
2710
2528
3121
3660
3288
2415
9872454
1159
2085
1824
1919
2260
2788
2650
2705
2158
2466
2395
3300
3054
3219
2350
14691923
1214
3725
3934
3803
2449
3063
3944
3614
2080
2710
2528
3131
3670
3297
2439
9872486
2438
3192
2483
3576
2158
2466
2395
3300
3054
3219
2350
1469

TOUTES PLANTATIONS
GESAMTFLACHE
ALLAREASANCIENNES PLANTATIONS
ALTFLACHEN
ESTABLISHED AREAS
1972 1973 1974 1973 1974
20.TUTSHAM
South-East -CE 1600
21.SAAZ
Aalst 2900
CE 2808
22.STRIS5ELSPALT
Alsace-CE 2270
23.TARDIF DEBOURGOGNE
Bourgogne «CE 2780
CEà9 30131762
3248
3248
2747
2967
28921901
2314
2314
2362
2222
27691762
3248
3248
2942
3080
31311901
2314
2314
2430
2222
2963

Tablean6tBecettesetaidspropos««1974
Tabelle61ErtrSgeundvorgeschlagene Beihilfe1974
Table61Returzxsandproposedaid1974
I1!mι3 I[4–1rm Γτ Irs 2L ^I
NoVariété
Sorte
Variety|TP
I1974
IHA
l
ITP
1973
HA♦
*
1974
1973
HAAP
HA
1974PP
HA
1974REC
AP
1973
UC/HARBC
AP
1974
uc/faAREC
PP
1974
UC/HABa••§«H*0lî?
as:aS•9
U13
ë-33
4>h-
Sg-
V443&
"£
AREC
PP
♦
aide
propmontant
total
1974
OCaide
1973
OC/HA
*1974
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25Hallertauer
Northern Brewer
Brewer'sOold
Record
ïerebruoker 8pit
HullerBitterer
Spalter
Tettnanger
Bramling Cross
Ballion
Progress
Target
Challenger
K.Hidseason
Northdown
Fugglee
Goldings
W.Q.V.
Alliance
Tutahaa
Saaz
Strisselspalt
TardifdeBourgogne
Star
Antres/Andere/others6701
6805
3254
366
2532
1U7
592
1112
1099
574
195
340
406
387
505
1280
712
583
14
25
35
478
15
9
158140
6369
3103
283
2110
583
611
1178
1188
6n
249
43
132
337
302
1809
875
70s
29
34
36
526
17
8
25-18
♦7
+5
+13
+20
+92
-3
-4
-7
-6
-22
+690
+207
+14
+67
-21
-19
-17
-52-26
-3
-9-6
+12
-406626
6431
3094
289
2125
672
576
1132
1088
553
191
43
136
329
300
1280
709
582
14
25
35
940
15
9
156465
6038
2403
228
1689
374
553
1097
1050
S20
181
1
12
244
121
1280
705
■>79
14
25
32
419
12
1
152994
3275
3887
2540
3212
3028
3396
3099
3307
3875
20S3
4748
2585
4142
2690
3S06
2r>68
1063
188}
3248
2614
2967
3500
18422693
3363
3271
2532
2656
2688
3013
3138
3031
3818
2486
2S38
3292
2*83
3676
2445
3319
24S0
1S69
2001
2314
2430
2222
33792719
3467
3580
2765
2893
3268
3062
3228
3073
3930
2639
4101
*129
2869
4797
2445
3326
245^
1*69
2001
2396
2477
2415
3663DRB
RE
DRE
RBVR
DRBVR
DVR
D
RE
DAJ
RBAJ
RBAJI
RBDAJ
DAJ
DAJRB
RB
RB
DRB
DRB
DRBAAUG
AUG
AUG
AUG
A
R3
A
RS
RS
A
RS
Ν
Ν
RS400
150
150
600
300
ι300
1200
I100
250
650*
500'
700
100
700
7so
7^0
400
600
6003H9
3567
3680
3365
3193
3568
3262
3328
3323
3930
3289
4101
*129
3369
4797
3145
3476
3155
2U9
27^1
2796
3077
3015
366326*0400 ]
9646SO
464100
173400
637500
201600
115200
11*200
272000
124150
164500 1
896000
70900
407400
10«j00
187*0
14000
264000
9000250
150
100
650
150
200
100
200
100
7*0
750
550
650
750
7rO
100
4S0
200
7*712^0iK5ÏâB50t
TOTAL |I29171 29305LJLJUI ! ! I1i|»16i 1REC-Recettes/returns/Ertr&ge
AP■Anciennesplantations/Altfl&chen/establishsd plantedareas
TP•Touteeplantations/allplantedareae/Gesaatfl&che
PP•Superficie enpleineproduotion/lnvoilerErseugung stebendePliohen/
areasinfullproduotionfbcteurspasfavorables àl'aide/
Factorsunfavourable toald/
derBeihilfe entgegenstehende Pkktoren
Facteursfavorable àl'aide/
Factorsfavourable toaid/
derBeihilfe fSrderliche FWctoren
Aidepropos4e/proposedaid/vorgeschlagene Beihilfe
A•Augmentation derecettesparrapportk1973/
increaseinreturns'comparedto1973/
ErtragserhBhung gegenüber 197*
B»Diminution dereoettesparrapportà1973/
Reduotion inreturnscompared to1973/
Ertragsminderung gegenüber 1973
RB■Recettesbassee/lowreturne/niedrigeEHrftge
RS■Recettessuffisantes/sufficient returns/ausreiohende Ertrtgs
RE■Recettes-équitables/ErtrUge*angemeesen/*reasonabls retunis
AUG■Augmentation importants desupsrfioie/srhebliohe Ausweitung Fl&ohen/
important increaee inarea
AJ■Ajustement pourcoûtsàlafenae/AusgleiohfUrBetriebskoeten/
Adjustment forfarmoosts
M•Aidêmazimua/maximaleBeihilfe/maximumaid
VR■Variétésderemplacement/Replacement varieties/Ersatisorten

PROPOSAL FOR
REGULATION (EEC) OPTHECOUNCIL
layingdom,inrespectofhops,theamountoftheaid
toproducers forthe1974harvest
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing the
European Economic Community ,andinparticular
Article 43thereofj
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1696/71(l)of26July1971,onthe
commonorganization ofthemarketinhops,
asamendedbytheActofAccession (2),and
inparticular Article12(5)thereof !
Havingregardtotheproposal fromtheCommission !
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament (3),
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEconomic
andSocialCommittee (4)?
(1)OJNoL175,4.8.1971,p.1
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14
(3)OJNoC
(4)OJNoC

WhereasArticle12ofRegulation (EEC)No1696/71providesforthepossibility
ofgranting aidtohopproducers toenablethemtoachieveafairincomes
whereastheamountofthisaidisfixedperhectareanddiffersaccording to
variety,takingintoaccounttheaveragereturnincomparison withtheaverage
returnsforpreviousharvests ,thecurrentpositionofthemarketandprice
trends ?
Whereasthestudyoftheresultsofthe1974harvestgivesrisetothefixing
ofaidforcertainvarieties ofhopscultivated intheCommunity andtheamount
ofsuchaidshould "befixedaccording tovariety !". ,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.Forthe1974harvestaidshall "begrantedtotheproducers ofhops
cultivated intheCommunity forthevarieties referredtointheAnnex.
2.TheamountoftheaidshallbethatsetoutintheAnnex.

Ar-fcicle 2
ThisIie^ulrtion shallenterintoforceonthethird,dayfollowingits
publication intheOfficial JournaloftheEuropean Communities .
ThisRegulation shallhebindinginitsentirety anddirectlyapplicable
inallKenbarStates.
Doneat
FortheCouncil
ThePresident

AOTEX
Mountsoftheaidgrantedtohopproducers forthe1974harvest
Varietien
i
Hallertauer
Northern Brever
Brewers Gold
Record
Hersbrucker Spät
HüllerBitterer
Tettnanger
Bramling Cross
Progress
Keyworth's Midseason
Fuggles
Ifhitbread GoldingVariety(WGV)
Alliance
Tutsham
Strisselspalt
TardifdeBourgogne
Spalter
Geldings '
baaz■fliaountinu.a./hectare
400
''130\'
;150
600
~'300'
300
100
250
630
500
700
700
750
750
600
600
200
100
400

Financial MemoonRegulation
fixingtheamountofaidtohopproducers
forthe1974harvest
Thecommonorganization ofthemarketinhops,whichenteredintoforceon
7August1971,providesthattheamountofaidistobefixed,afterthe
hopshavebeenmarketed ,byadecision oftheCounciltakenduringthe
yearfollowing theyearinwhichtheproductisharvested .Article 12of
the"basiohopsRegulation (Regulation (EEC)Ho1696/71)providesthatthe
aidistobefixedtakingintoaccount:
-theaveragereturnincomparison withtheaveragereturnsforprevious
harvests|
-thecurrentposition andforeseeable trendofthemarketintheCommunity
-external markettrendsandworldmarketprices.
Theobjectofthisproposalistofixtheaidsforcertainvarieties of
hopsforthe1974harvest.
Onthebasisofthereportonthehopproduction andmarketing situation
andofthefactorssetoutabove,theCommission proposes tograntaidin
respectof19varieties ofhopswhichrepresent +38oftheareaofCom­
munityhopcultivation .
Thefinancial effectoftheaidproposedforthe1974harvestwouldbe
asfollows :

VarietyApprox.
estimated area
(ha)Proposée!
aid/ha
U«8>«ïamNtaMMMHMIMWMIMMIM »
Anticipated
expenditure
u.a.
Hallertauer 6.626 /.00 2.650.400
vNorthern Brewer 6.431 150 964.65Ο
Brewers Gold 3.094 150 464.100
Record ....28.9 ..600 173.400
HerStruckerSpät 2.125 300 637.500
HiillerBitterer 672 300 201.600
Tettnanger 1.132 100 113.200
Bramling Cross 1.086 272.000
Progress 191 650 124.150
Keyvrorth's Midseason 329 00 164.500
Fuggles 1.280 700 896.000
W.G.V:,'"' 582 700 407.400 *
Alli?„-iOe 14 750 10.500
Tutbham 25. 750. I6.75O
StrisLeispalt MO 600 2o<..000
TardifdeBourgogne 15 600 9.000
Spalter 576 .; 200 •115.200
Goldings 709 100 70.900
Saaz 35 400 14.000
25.646 7.C-71.25Ô
3.Asrc^ai-dsthefinancial effectsoftheaid,itEhould "benotedthatArticle
2(l)ofRegulation (EEC)no1350/72providesthattheapplication foraidis
totemaSe "bytheproducerwithinfivemonthsfrc-athedateofpublication in
theOfficial JournaloftheEvropean Communities oftheRegulation fixingthe
amountcfaid.Pa^Tne~.itofaidinrespectofthe1974harvestcantherefore
beexpectedtobeeffectedduringthelc»stmonthscf1975 "thefirstmonths
of1976#Consequently ,thetotalamountofaidforthe1974harvest(+7,5
millionunitsofaccount)shouldbedividedbetweenthe1975budget(Article
740)andthe1976budgetoftheEuropean Communities .