COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 28.05.1996 
COM(96) 226 final 
96/0141 (CNS) 
REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 
on the production and marketing of hops 
(1995 harvest) 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 
laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers 
for the 1995 harvest 
(presented by the Commission) 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 
on the production and marketing of hops 
(1995 harvest) 
CONTENTS 
Chapters 
1. Introduction 4 
2. 1995 harvest 4 
2.1. World situation 4 
2.1.1. Production 4 
2.1.2. Market trends 5 
2.2. Community situation 6 
2.2.1. Production structure 6 
2.2.2. Production 6 
2.2.3. Sales and prices 7 
2.2.4. Returns 8 
2.2.5. Costs 9 
3. The common organization of the market in hops 10 
3.1. Community policy on the hop market 10 
3.2. Aid for varietal conversion 10 
4. Conclusions 12 
Table 4 (Community external trade in hops and hop products) is not yet available. 
1. INTRODUCTION 
Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 requires the Commission to present 
to the Council an annual report on the production and marketing of hops. The 
purpose of this report is to provide information on trends in production, prices and 
demand. 
This report, the 25th such report presented by the Commission, outlines the main 
events of the 1995 harvest year. It focuses on the salient facts needed to calculate 
the amount of aid to producers for the 1995 harvest. 
The Commission proposes that hop producers should again be granted aid to 
supplement their incomes. 
2. 1995 HARVEST 
2.1. World situation 
2.1.1. Production 
Worldwide, the total area under hops was approximately 86 133 ha, of which 
approximately 68 585 ha belonged to members of the International Hop Growers 
Convention (IHGC) and Member States of the Community (see Table 1). 
Production in China and the countries of the former Soviet Union was also 
substantial, but can only be roughly estimated, as no precise figures are available. 
The area under hops in IHGC and EEC countries decreased on average by about 
0.7%. The decrease was most marked in Australia (- 6.9%), the Slovak Republic 
(- 8.33%) and Ireland (- 40.69%). Estimates for the Ukraine point to a reduction 
of 6.80%. Portugal (+ 21.40%) heads the list of the few countries in which there 
was an increase. The decrease worldwide is about 0.30%. 
At around 2 562 412 ztr the 1995 harvest was markedly higher (144 885 ztr or 
5.99%) than in 1994. Quality was better with an alpha acid content of 6.7% and 
alpha acid production of 8 584 tonnes. 
Although the records of the 1993 harvest were not equalled, the 1995 harvest was 
still considerably higher - in terms of yield - than the average for the last five 
years. 
Worldwide there is overproduction of hops in relation to the needs of the 
breweries. For this reason the member states of the IHGC have proposed that 
between 5 000 and 10 000 ha should be grubbed. So far this has not been done. 
Although beer production in Europe has fallen year after year since 1990, this is 
not so in the case of other continents, especially Asia, and in particular in China, 
which at present ranks as the world's second-largest beer producer after the United 
States. 
Worldwide, beer production is estimated at 1 270 million hectolitres for 1996. 
Since this volume usually requires 8 255 tonnes of alpha acid for hopping of 
5.9 g/alpha/hl, the quantity of hops produced should in principle exceed 
requirements (surplus of 329 tonnes). It should be noted that, for hopping of 5.9 g 
of alpha acid per hectolitre of beer, breweries need to have around 6.5 g/hl 
available, the difference being accounted for by losses in storage and at the hop 
processing stage. It should be added that less alpha is needed than previously as 
a result of a trend towards manufacturing less bitter beers, on the one hand, and 
of constant technological progress on the other. Breweries would appear, however, 
still to have stocks in hand, enough to cover several months of production. 
2.1.2. Market trend 
Prices for German hops were up on the previous harvest, and all the 1995 harvest 
has been sold. Although they fell, average American prices were still high enough 
to cover production costs, with the yield being considerably higher than in Europe 
(2.05 tonnes/ha as against 1.43 tonnes/ha) and the alpha acid percentage also 
significantly higher (9.37% as against 5.76%) (see Table 1). 95% of the American 
harvest has been sold under contract. 
Contracts signed in advance - although down in terms of quantity - have proved 
after all to be a good system even though in times of crisis it cannot operate as 
well as it might (see Tables 2 and 5). 
A point some members of the IHGC are particularly concerned about is the 
price-fixing procedure for aromatic varieties based on kilos of alpha rather than 
on the aroma itself. 
2.2 Community situation 
2.2.1. Production structure 
As in agriculture as a whole, structural change in hop-growing has continued. 
There are now 5 043 farms growing hops in the Community (see Annex, 
Table A), a 4.80% fall over 1994. At the same time the average area under hops 
rose from 5.2 to 5.5 ha per farm. More than 300 farms stopped growing hops in 
Germany. Since accession, Austria has been added to the list of hop-producing 
Member States. 
2.2.2. Production 
The area under hops in the Community was 27 499 ha in 1995, i.e. 149 ha 
(0.54%) down on 1994 (see Annex, Table 1), most of it (21 885 ha, or 80%) in 
Germany. But in that country areas were 45 ha, i.e. 0.21%, down on 1994. 
At present, aromatic varieties account for 57.99% of the area, with Hersbrucker 
(31.18% of the aromatic area in spite of a reduction in Germany of 527 ha on 
1994) still the most popular. Of the aromatic varieties for which there were large 
increases in area, the most significant are Hallertauer Tradition (+ 257 ha), Perle 
(+117 ha) and Spalter Select (+115 ha). Bitter varieties accounted for 41.37% 
and other varieties for 0.63%. 
The share of bitter varieties was slightly down in 1995 to the benefit of aromatic 
varieties. Of the bitter varieties Northern Brewer remained far and away the most 
popular (4 280 ha, which represents a fall on 1994 of 638 ha) followed by 
Hallertauer Magnum (1 874 ha) and Target (1 541 ha) then Brewer's Gold 
(1 160 ha). The area under the latter two varieties also fell, by 141 ha and 182 ha 
respectively. For the bitter varieties the general trend is towards increased 
production of the super-alpha varieties, which are more in demand on the markets, 
such as Hallertauer Magnum and Nugget. The area under Nugget rose by 38.8% 
on 1994 and the area under Magnum by about 40.7%. 
Quantitatively the 1995 harvest was far larger than the 1994 harvest (13.41%). At 
840 085 ztr, average yield was 1.43 tonnes or 31 ztr per hectare. 
Quality was average, and alpha acid content was around 5.76% on average for the 
Community as a whole for the three types of varieties, giving 2 419 tonnes - 82 
kg per hectare - of alpha acid for beer production in 1996. 
2.2.3. Sales and prices 
Overall, the average price for hops sold under contract was ECU 197/ztr, 
ECU 2.60/ztr up on the 1994 harvest, ranging from ECU 132/ztr in Portugal to 
ECU 287/ztr in Ireland. Both these countries sold their entire production under 
contract (see Table 6). The average spot price for hops sold on the free market 
was down on the preceding year, at ECU 140/ztr as opposed to ECU 149/ztr in 
1994, although here too prices differed markedly from one Member State to 
another, ranging from ECU 116/ztr in Spain to ECU 201/ztr in the United 
Kingdom. 
82% of the 1995 crop was sold under contract (see Annex, Table 5). Belgium was 
well below this average at 36%. 
Highest average prices, both under contract and for spot sales, were made by the 
aromatic varieties (ECU 210/ztr and ECU 157/ztr respectively). The varieties 
fetching the highest prices were Challenger, Goldings, Hallertauer, Spalter and 
Tettnanger. Some varieties grown in the United Kingdom, i.e. Fuggles, Progress 
and WVG, also sold for prices higher than the average for the group, as did 
Strisselspalt in France, where average contract prices were ECU 222/ztr. The 
variety of aromatic hops fetching the lowest price was undoubtedly Hersbrucker, 
which accounted for about 31% of the area for this group of varieties (contract 
price ECU 187/ztr, spot price ECU 80/ztr). 
For bitter varieties the average price for sales under contract was ECU 179/ztr and 
for spot sales ECU 125/ztr, the varieties that fetched the highest prices in this 
group being Hallertauer Magnum and Northdown. 
For other varieties, contract prices and spot prices were above the Community 
average. This was due to the relatively high prices paid for experimental varieties 
in Austria and the United Kingdom and to the rather high spot prices paid for 
Zenith in the United Kingdom. 
Of the eight hop-producing Member States, four sold at prices below the 
Community average (all varieties taken together), i.e. Belgium, Germany, Spain 
and Portugal, with a low spot price in Spain (ECU 116/ztr) and a low contract 
price in Portugal (ECU 132/ztr). 
The official figures indicate that, of the 840 085 ztr produced in the Community 
in 1995, only 4 420 ztr (0.53%) remain unsold. Ireland, Austria and Portugal sold 
their entire production under contract for an average price of ECU 287/ztr, ECU 
274/ztr and ECU 132/ztr respectively (see Table 5), followed by France, which 
sold 94% of its production under contract for an average price of ECU 217/ztr. 
Producers were expecting higher prices for sales on the free market. There was 
a structural deficit of certain varieties in the United Kingdom for the production 
of English ales. Additional areas were consequently sown with Goldings and 
Fuggles. 
The variety which fetched the lowest prices, as it has since the 1993 harvest, is 
undoubtedly the Hersbrucker aromatic variety, which was previously very popular 
with the Americans, but is now suffering from a definite slow-down in demand 
as American purchasing policy has changed to the benefit of other varieties such 
as Spalter Select and Hallertauer Tradition. While Hersbrucker has been selling 
for only DM 152/ztr (i.e. ECU 80/ztr) on the free market, the two new aromatic 
varieties have been fetching around DM 374-388 ztr, i.e. ECU 167-172 ztr, which 
is still more than the Community average for aromatic varieties. It appears that 
precontracts for the coming years are being concluded only very hesitantly, for 
shorter periods, smaller quantities and lower prices than in previous years, since 
brewers know that they can always find hops on the free market. The way to 
increase hop prices would be to reduce the hop cultivation area in the world, as 
the Americans have proposed, and preferably to cut the area producing 
super-alpha varieties, since the hops market has become a market for alpha 
products. 
2.2.4. Returns 
These were considerably higher than in 1994. The average return per hectare in 
full production was ECU 6 037 compared to ECU 5 255 in 1994 (+ 14.88%). 
At Community level, returns were highest for the aromatic variety group 
(ECU 6 271 per ha in full production, 10.39% up on 1994). However, Belgium, 
France, Austria and the United Kingdom recorded a fall for these varieties. 
The most profitable aromatic varieties were, for France, Strisselspalt (return of 
ECU 7 272/ha in full production), and for the United Kingdom Challenger 
(ECU 7 223/ha in full production), Goldings (ECU 7 614/ha in full production) 
and WVG (ECU 7 215/ha in full production). The aromatic varieties which 
produced a lower return in the United Kingdom than the Community average for 
this group of varieties were Bramling Cross and Fuggles. After Spain, the greatest 
increase in returns was in Germany (17.24%), where the return on all aromatic 
varieties cultivated increased. 
Returns also increased for the bitter variety group (+ 21.85%), reaching 
ECU 5 716/ha in full production, with returns in all producing Member States 
increasing, in some cases considerably, e.g. Germany (+ 34.68%), Ireland 
(+ 17.82%) and Portugal (+ 83.26%). In Germany this increase is explained by 
the sharp increase in returns for Northern Brewer (+ 72.80%) grown on 4 211 ha, 
and Brewer's Gold (+ 11.69%), grown on 1 316 ha. On the whole, contract prices 
for this group of varieties in Germany increased by 8.44%. In the case of 
England, the increase is explained by the fact that contract prices for Target 
(which covers about 1 242 ha) rose on the preceding year while yield was high 
at the same time. Contract prices followed the same trend in Belgium, combined 
with yields considerably up on 1994. In Portugal, increases were due to the fact 
that part of the area covered by a varietal conversion plan had by now reached the 
full production stage. Average returns for other varieties, cultivated principally in 
Germany (95 ha), and to a small extent in Belgium (2 ha), the United Kingdom 
(68 ha) and Austria (9 ha), rose by 19.05%. As these varieties are only cultivated 
on small areas, their impact on overall returns for producers was negligible. 
2.2.5 Production costs 
At ECU 9 136/ha, they were very close to those of the previous year (+ 0.08%). 
Belgium had the highest production costs (ECU 12 182/ha) and Spain the lowest 
(ECU 5 667/ha). Fluctuations in individual Member States did not exceed 8.27% 
in either direction compared with 1994 levels (see Annex, Table D). 
3. THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN HOPS 
3.1. Community policy on the hop market 
In 1971 a common organization of the market in hops was established by 
Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71. The aim was to improve product quality and 
safeguard the standard of living of hop growers. Since it was quite deliberately 
decided when the market organization was set up to make no special arrangements 
for external trade or intervention, the Community hop sector is highly exposed to 
competition on the world market. 
The essential aspects of the basic Regulation, which were dealt with in greater 
detail by subsequent, more specific Council and Commission regulations, are rules 
for the marketing of hops via a certification procedure and a forward contract 
system, for the recognition and promotion of producer groups, and for trade with 
non-EEC countries. The Regulation also lays down aid arrangements for 
Community-grown hops. 
The Community has two main financial responsibilities in this sector. Firstly, 
frequent use is made of the arrangements whereby aid per hectare is granted to 
producers with unsatisfactory returns. For the 1994 harvest year, aid per hectare 
was granted at a rate of ECU 495 for aromatic varieties, ECU 532 for bitter 
varieties and ECU 368 for other varieties and experimental varieties. Secondly, 
special aid is granted under Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 to encourage growers 
to convert to varieties more suited to market requirements (see also point 3.2.). 
In addition the Community makes a contribution towards the promotion of newly 
founded producer groups at the initial stage provided national aid is also granted 
for this. However, this measure is now of little significance since almost all hop 
growers in the Community now belong to a recognized producer group. Of course 
this does not exclude the possibility of new groups being founded in the future as 
a result of restructuring and reorganization. 
3.2. Aid for varietal conversion 
The long-standing imbalance between supply and demand for most bitter varieties 
and the resultant problems for hop growers in certain areas of the Community led 
the Council to adopt special measures for the hop sector in 1987. 
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Regulation (EEC) No 2997/87 introduced special aid amounting to ECU 2 500/ha 
- subject to a maximum area of 1 000 ha per Member State - to be granted to 
recognized producer groups who undertake to implement a plan to convert areas 
under bitter varieties to aromatic or super-alpha varieties. 
In June 1989 the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) 1809/89 amending Regulation 
(EEC) No 2997/87 with a view to increasing the number of growers qualifying 
for aid under the varietal conversion programme. The amended criteria now allow 
special aid to be granted throughout the Community and not just in certain areas, 
as was originally provided for. A further restriction laying down that producer 
groups could take part in the conversion programme only if their total area did not 
increase in the period 1986 to 1988 was also lifted. The extension of the duration 
of the programme from 31 December 1990 as originally provided for to the end 
of 1995 gives the producer groups more time to implement their conversion plans. 
A further change was introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 423/95, extending the 
time limit for implementation of the conversion programme by a further two 
years, i.e. up to the end of 1996, in the case of Spain, Portugal and Belgium and 
by one year in the case of the United Kingdom. This amendment became 
necessary, as far as Spain is concerned, when many hop growers, whose land at 
the time was involved in a reparcelling project, made it known that they were 
prepared to take part in the varietal conversion programme. It was not possible to 
carry out both measures, i.e. reparcelling and subsequent varietal conversion, in 
the time originally provided for. For the three other Member States the reasons 
were a shortage of planting stock (Portugal) and bad weather (Belgium and the 
United Kingdom). 
The Community varietal conversion programme has been very well received by 
hop growers. All hop-growing Member States are taking advantage of it with the 
exception of Ireland. Some of the varietal conversion programmes submitted have 
been revised several times, above all to comply with requests for further areas to 
be included (see Annex, Table E). 
The programmes submitted by the different Member States provide principally for 
grubbing up the traditional bitter varieties Brewer's Gold and Northern Brewer, 
with which it is increasingly difficult to compete with American super alpha 
varieties on the world market, and also, in the case of Germany, grubbing up the 
aromatic Hersbrucker variety, which is no longer finding market outlets. 
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4. CONCLUSIONS 
On the basis of the foregoing analysis the Commission proposes that income aid 
be granted to growers for the 1995 harvest. 
The average level of aid for producers proposed is lower than for the 1994 harvest 
for the three groups of varieties. 
Under Article 12a of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 the Commission proposes that 
the same rate of aid be granted for areas planted with experimental varieties as 
for 'other varieties". 
The possibility of granting aid for growing experimental varieties was introduced 
in 1990 when the Council adopted Regulation (EEC) No 2780/90. The purpose 
of the aid, which can be granted for land used by growers for the cultivation of 
experimental varieties in collaboration with a research institute, is to encourage 
the development of new varieties, which must be continued if hop growing in the 
Community is to remain competitive. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 
laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid 
to producers for the 1995 harvest 
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 
On the basis of the attached Commission report on the production and marketing of hops 
from the 1995 harvest it is proposed that the Council adopt the attached proposal for a 
Regulation setting aid to hop growers for that harvest at the following levels. 
aromatic varieties ECU 444/ha 
bitter varieties ECU 416/ha 
other varieties ECU 298/ha 
experimental varieties ECU 298/ha. 
The proposal takes account of changes in returns and production costs in relation to the 
1994 harvest for the different variety groups, with experimental varieties receiving the 
same aid as "other varieties". 
While average production costs are more or less the same as for the 1994 harvest (a rise 
of only 0.08%), average returns per hectare for the three groups of varieties rose to 
ECU 6 271/ha (+ 10.39 %), ECU 5 716/ha (+ 21.85 %) and ECU 5 175/ha (+ 19.05 %) 
respectively. 
The proposal is therefore for a proportionate reduction in the aid for the three groups of 
varieties. 
By comparison with the 1994 harvest the average aid rate for all varieties together 
decreases by 14.88 % (from ECU 510/ha to ECU 434/ha). 
The cost of the proposal to the EAGGF Guarantee Section is estimated at 
ECU 12.2 million. 
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Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 
of 
laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid 
to producers for the 1995 harvest 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common 
organization of the market in hops , as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, 
Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the 
adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to 
implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade 
negotiations2, and in particular Article 12(7) thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission3, 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, 
Whereas Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 provides that aid may be granted 
to hop producers to enable them to achieve a fair income; whereas the amount of this aid 
is fixed per hectare and differs according to varieties, taking into account the average 
return on the areas in full production as compared with the average returns for previous 
harvests, the current position of the market and trends in costs; 
OJNoL 175, 4.8.1971, p.L 
OJ No L 349, 31.12.1994, p.105. 
OJNoC 
OJNoC 
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Whereas Article 12a of the said Regulation provides that aid to producers may also be 
granted for areas cultivated with experimental strains in order to facilitate the 
development of new varieties; 
Whereas an examination of the results of the 1995 harvest reveals the need to fix aid for 
groups of varieties of hops cultivated in the Community; whereas aid to producers should 
also be granted for areas cultivated with experimental strains, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
1. For the 1995 harvest, aid shall be granted to the producers of hops cultivated in 
the Community for the groups of varieties set out in the Annex as well as for 
experimental strains. 
2. The amount of the aid shall be as set out in the Annex. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member 
States. 
Done at For the Council 
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ANNEX 
Aid to hop producers for the 1995 harvest 
Group of varieties Aid in ECU/hectare 
Aromatic 444 
Bitter 416 
Other 298 
Experimental strains 298 
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TABLE A 
Number and size of hop-growing farms in the Community 
1995 
<*? Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United 
Kingdom 
EC Number of farms 
1994 ! 1995 
90 
3.282 
1.447 
153 
2 
81 
31 
211 86 
3.122 
1.379 
136 
2 
82 
31 
205 
5.297 5.043 1995-1994 
-4 
-160 
-68 
-17 
0 
1 
0 
-6 
-254 Total area under hops (ha) 
1994 
384 
21.930 
1.156 
670 
13 
238 
100 
3.157 
27.648 1995 
374 
21.885 
1.102 
670 
8 
244 
121 
3.095 
27.499 1995-1994 
-10,05 
-45 
-54 
-0,29 
-5,29 
5,71 
21,4 
-61,72 
-149,24 Areas under hops per farm (ha) 
1994 
4,3 
6,7 
0,8 
4,4 
6,5 
2,9 
3,2 
15,0 
5,2 1995 
4,3 
7,0 
0,8 
4,9 
3,9 
3,0 
3,9 
15,1 
5,5 1995-1994 
0,1 
0,3 
0,0 
0,5 
-2,6 
0,0 
0,7 
0,1 
0,2 
TABLEB 
Average prices for selected hop varieties In Germany 
1983-2000 
Agricultural 
conversion rates 
1st January Hallertauer 
DM/Ztr. ECU/Ztr. Tettnanger 
DM/Ztr. ECU/Ztr. Hersbrucker 
DM/Ztr. ECU/Ztr. Norther Brewer 
DM/Ztr. ECU/Ztr. Brewer's Gold 
DM/Ztr. ECU/Ztr. 
Spot market 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994 
1995 2,65660 
2,51457 
2,30751 
2,30397 
2,17266 
2,09725 
2,07609 
2,07609 
2,05586 
2,05586 
1,96992 
1,94962 
1,94962 316 118,95 
347 138,00 
465 201,52 
308 133,68 
569 261,89 
538 256,53 
515 248,06 
1.301 626,66 
492 239,32 
477 232,02 
357 181,23 
508 260,56 
546 280,05 500 188,21 
405 161,06 
495 214,52 
330 143,23 
590 271,56 
545 259,86 
546 262,99 
1.500 722,51 
527 256,34 
508 247,10 
470 238,59 
518 265,69 
544 279.03 170 63,99 
197 78,34 
301 130,44 
226 98,09 
541 249,00 
512 244,13 
410 197,49 
989 476,38 
345 167,81 
327 159,06 
68 34,52 
165 84.63 
152 77.96 262 98,62 
176 69,99 
245 106,18 
150 65,11 
198 91,13 
337 160,69 
$01 144,98 
1358 654,11 
408 198,46 
451 219,37 
144 73,10 
236 121,05 
273 140,03 174 65,50 
108 42,95 
109 47,24 
58 25,17 
141 64,90 
220 104.90 
208 100,19 
1,006 484,56 
298 144,95 
300 145,92 
75 38,07 
120 61.55 
133 68.22 
Contract market*) 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994 
1995 2,65660 
2,51457 
2,30751 
2,30397 
2,17266 
2,09725 
2,07609 
2,07609 
2,05586 
2,05586 
1,96992 
1,94962 
1,94962 448 168,64 
458 182,14 
457 198,05 
468 203,13 
466 214,48 
473 225,53 
472 227,35 
484 233,13 
491 238,83 
502 244,18 
506 256,86 
510 261,59 
521 267,23 535 201,39 
550 218,73 
546 236,62 
540 234,38 
525 241,64 
527 251,28 
521 250,95 
521 250,95 
524 254,88 
5?3 254,39 
529 268,54 
524 268,77 
532 272,87 418 157,34 
415 165.04 
403 174,65 
406 176,22 
404 185,95 
403 192,16 
398 191,71 
394 189,78 
377 183.38 
364 177,05 
354 179.70 
355 182,09 
356 182,60 380 143,04 
388 154,30 
385 166,85 
410 177,95 
405 186,41 
398 189,77 
378 182,07 
380 183,04 
376 182,89 
358 174,14 
361 183,26 
330 169,26 
353 181,06 358 134,76 
364 144,76 
352 152,55 
345 149,74 
329 151,43 
299 142,57 
276 132,94 
275 132.46 
256 124.52 
261 126.95 
271 137,57 
271 139,00 
270 138.49 
Forward contracts 
1996 
1997 
1998 
1999 
2000 1,90616 
1,90616 
1,90616 
1,90616 
1,90616 526 275,95 
531 278,57 
532 279,10 
534 280,14 
530 278,05 555 291,16 
559 293,26 
565 296,41 
567 297,46 
568 297,98 339 177,84 
337 176,80 
334 175,22 
334 175,22 
335 175,75 359 188,34 
355 186,24 
354 185,71 
356 186,76 
347 182,04 258 135,35 
252 132,20 
246 129.06 
255 133.78 
216 113,32 
*) The prices shown are the average prices specified in contrats signed in previous years for the relevant harvest.. 
TABLE C 
Return on areas in full production, in ECU/ha*) 
*)Areas newly planted in 1995 and 1994, were assumed to give 40 % and 65 % respectively of the return on areas 
in full production. 
**) Following the introduction of the swith-over mechanisme on 1st February 1995, these figures have been multiplied 
by 1,207509 in order to allow comparison with the 1995 figures. 
lO BY COUNTRY AND BY VARIETY GROUP BY VARIETY GROUP 
Aromatic 
Bitter 
Others 
BY COUNTRY 
Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 1988 
5.586 
4.491 
4.196 
4.368 
5.238 
3.173 
6.170 
5.943 
2.452 
5.001 1989 
5.562 
4.633 
4.093 
3.995 
5.307 
4.473 
5.572 
5.283 
4.329 
4.577 1990 
5.663 
5.644 
5.365 
11.158 
5.616 
4.456 
7.450 
10.817 
3.322 
5.615 1991 
5.854 
5.415 
3.382 
5.931 
5.456 
4.441 
5.512 
7.901 
1.715 
7.212 1992 
5.339 
4.328 
3.948 
6.602 
4.818 
2.605 
6.320 
9.055 
1.495 
5.404 1993 
4.908 
3.939 
3.569 
4.908 
3.939 
3.569 
6.794 
7.109 
1.203 
4.803 1994**) 
5.681 
4.691 
4.347 
5.139 
4.935 
5.308 
8.346 
6.519 
9.313 
1.697 
6.548 1995 
6.271 
5.716 
5.175 
4.980 
6.079 
4.578 
6.978 
7.681 
7.620 
3.110 
6.203 1995/94 
10,39% 
21.85% 
19,05% 
-3.09% 
23,18% 
-13,75% 
-16,39% 
17,82% 
-18,18% 
83.26% 
-5,27% 
Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United Kingdom Aromatic 
1994**) 
5.091 
5.250 
1.910 
8.757 
9.249 
8.244 1995 
3.980 
6.155 
2.760 
7.258 
7.626 
6.890 1995/94 
% 
-21,82 
17,24 
44,50 
-17.12 
-17.55 
-16.42 Bitter 
1994**) 
5.175 
4.421 
5.311 
5.132 
6.519 
1.697 
5.506 1995 
5.292 
5.954 
4.579 
4.448 
7.681 
10.157 
3.110 
5.688 1995/94 
% 
2,26 
34,68 
-13,78 
-13,33 
17,82 
83.26 
3,31 Other 
1994**) 
2.443 
4.115 
12.129 
3.936 1995 
2.321 
5.694 
7.452 
4.045 1995/94 
% 
-4,99 
38,37 
-38,56 
2.77 
TABLE D 
Production costs per hectare - in national currency (M.N.) and in ECU 
B 
D 
Es 
Fr 
Irl 
Oe 
P 
UK 
EC Agricultural 
conversion 
rate 
") + ") 
40,8337 
39,5239 
1,94962 
1,90616 
160,399 
165,198 
6,61023 
6,61023 
0,80863 
0,829498 
13,7190 
13,4084 
160,399 
165,198 
0,7897 
0,856563 Year 
1994 
1995 
1994 
1995 
1994 
1995 
1994 
1995 
1994 
1995 
1994 
1995 
1994 
1995 
1994 
1995 
1994 
1995 Fertilizer 
M.N. ECU 
12.134 
11.323 
674 
658 
83.000 297 
286 
346 
345 
517 
86.643 { 524 
1.3671 207 
s 
1.4861 225 
1001 124 
100 121 
6.585 ! 480 
5.373 ' 401 
53.5201 334 
53.520 ! 324 
263 
289 333 
337 Insecticide 
M.N. ECU 
34.357 
34.357 
1.954 
1.750 
56.500 
58.164 
6.231 
5.388 
1.242 
1.500 841 
869 
1002 
918 
352 
352 
943 
815 
1536 
1808 
! 
7.662 i 558 
7.701 574 
i 
189.660 
189.660 
1.000 
694 1182 
1148 
1266 
810 Energie 
M.N. 
10.296 
10.413 
3.062 
2.899 
115.812 
121.543 
1.940 
2.203 
450 
518 
20.169 
21.220 
92.000 
92.000 
262 
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M.N. ECU 
17.875 
18.700 
827 
885 
7.040 
7.377 
3.061 
3.082 438 
473 
424 
464 
44 
45 
463 
466 
450 556 
405! 488 
7.099 
7.048 
36.000 
36.000 
843 
885 517 
526 
224 
218 
1067 
1033 Equipment 
costs 
M.N. ECU 
125.301 
129.611 
3.219 
3.272 
68.125 
71.346 
8.795 
8.850 
230 
250 
21.487 
21.256 
90.000 
90.000 
1.520 
1.554 3.069 
3,279 
1.651 
1717 
425 
432 
1331 
1339 
284 
301 
1566 
1585 
561 
545 
1925 
1814 Interest on 
capital 
M.N. ECU 
40.462 
40.462 
1.803 
1.775 
32.093 
32.629 
3.952 
3.978 
1.148 
856 
16.235 
15.980 
. 
2.409 
2.338 991 
1024 
925 
931 
200 
198 
598 
602 
1420 
1032 
1183 
1192 
0 
0 
3.051 
2.730 Labour costs 
costs 
M.N. ECU 
179.488 
186.282 
5.610 
5.760 
475.556 
495.806 
22.658 
19.841 
2.500 
2.600 
36.675 
36.931 
407.000 
438.000 
1.753 
1.855 4.396 
4713 
2,877 
3.022 
2.965 
3.001 
3.428 
3,002 
3.092 
3.134 
2.673 
2.754 
2,537 
2.651 
2.22D 
2.166 Otl ier 
M.N. WE&m 
50.323 
50.323 
436 
450 
60.000 
62.660 
6.171 
6.391 
380 
380 
22.757 
23.225 
213.820 
203.894 
713 
828 mwm 
mwtz 
mmM 
mmàê. 
mmÊÊ. 
mï#M 
mmw 
m:mm 
wmtm 
wmm 
M658; 
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wmm 
mmm 
WM&& 
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M.N. ECU 
470.236 
481.471 
17.585 
17.449 
898.126 
936.168 
54.175 
51.219 
6.500 
6.609 
138.669 
138.734 
1082.000 
1103.074 
8.763 
8.719 11516 
12,182 
«.020 
9.154 
5.599 
5.667 
5,196 
7J48 
«.038 
7.967 
10.108 
10.347 
SJ46 
€,677 
11097 
10.179 
9.130 
$.136 Change 
on 
1994 
% 
5,78 
1,49 
1,21 
-5,46 
-0,88 
2,36 
-1,01 
-8,27 
0,07 
for 1994 = 1.1.1995 / switch-over 1,207509 
for 1995 = 1.1.1996 
Upkeep and amortisation 
TABLE E 
Varietal conversion programmes carried out by the 
Member States under Regulation 
(EEC) No. 2997/87 
(Situation at March 1996) 
j. 
| 
| 
i 
! 
Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
i 
France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC Type of variety to which conversion is to be made 
Aromatic (ha) 
44,31 
432,10 
125,00 
306,90 
908,31 Super-Alpha (ha) 
222,88 
567,90 
230,00 
45,00 
-
121,40 
693,10 I 
Total (ha) 
267,19 
1000,00 
i 230,00 
j 170,00 
0,00 
0,00 
121,40 
1000,00 
1880,28 2788,59 
i' 
21 
TABLE 1 
Area under hops, production of hops and alpha acid by producer countries 
1995 
*) Estimates 
Source: Member States + International Hop Growers' Convention (IHGC) + Horst Report Country 
Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United Kinqdom 
EC-15 
U.S.A. 
Australia 
New Zealand 
Yugoslavia*) 
Slovenia 
Czech Republic 
Slovak Republic 
Ukraine 
Poland 
Bulgaria 
Total IHB (-EC) 
Total IHB (+EC) 
Romania 
Russia**) 
Argentina 
China 
Japan 
,_ South Africa 
Total World I 
ha 
1994 
384 
21.930 
1.156 
670 
13 
238 
100 
3.157 
27.648 
17.164 
1.131 
345 
576 
2.420 
10.200 
1.200 
5.400 
2.341 
645 
41.422 
69.070 
27T7Û 
3.510 
461 
7.050 
565 
720 
86.393 Area 
II 
ha 
1995 
374 
21.885 
1.102 
670 
8 
244 
121 
3.095 
27.499 
17.479 
1.053 
355 
600 
2.370 
10.070 
1.100 
5.033 
2.401 
625 
41.086 
68.585 
2.200 
3.500 
461 
7.050 
535 
640 
86.133 III 
ha (+/-) 
1995/94 
(ll-l) 
-10 
-45 
-54 
-0 
-5 
6 
21 
-62 
-149 
315 
-78 
10 
24 
-50 
-130 
-100 
-367 
60 
-20 
-336 
-485 
30 
-10 
0 
0 
-30 
-80 
-260 IV 
ha (+/-) 
1995/94 
HII/I) 
-2,62% 
-0,21% 
-4,67% 
-0,04% 
-40,69% 
2,34% 
21,40% 
-1.96% 
-0,54% 
1,84% 
-6,90% 
2,90% 
4,17% 
-2,07% 
-1,27% 
-8,33% 
-6,80% 
2,56% 
-3,10% 
-0,81% 
-0,70% 
1,38% 
-0,28% 
0,00% 
0,00% 
-5,31% 
-11,11% 
-0,30% Production 
V 
Zentner 
1994 
11.233 
568.686 
41.366 
22.093 
331 
6.316 
1.937 
88.794 
740.756 
676.395 
54.140 
15.310 
14.100 
70.820 
184.400 
21.000 
71.850 
48.000 
10.430 
1.166.445 
1.907.201 
34.540 
32.000 
8.500 
340.000 
22.080 
26.400 
2.417.527 VI 
Zentner 
1995 
12.069 
681.081 
33.845 
22.075 
206 
6.716 
2.533 
81.560 
840.085 
715.338 
50.980 
15.129 
15.235 
76.200 
198.260 
20.700 
75.686 
65.290 
10.126 
1.242.944 
2.083.029 
40.000 
45.000 
7.500 
340.000 
20.600 
24.200 
2.562.412 VII 
Zentner +/-
1995/94 
(VI-W 
836 
112.395 
-7.521 
-18 
-125 
400 
596 
-7.234 
99.329 
38.943 
-3.160 
-181 
1.135 
5.380 
13.860 
-300 
3.836 
17.290 
-304 
76.499 
175.828 
5.460 
13.000 
-1.000 
0 
-1.480 
-2.200 
144.8B5 VIII 
Zentner +/-
% 
1995/94 
(VMM 
7,44% 
19,76% 
-18,18% 
-0,08% 
-37.76% 
6.33% 
30,77% 
-8.15% 
13,41% 
5,76% 
-5,84% 
-1,18% 
8,05% 
7,60% 
7,52% 
-1,43% 
5,34% 
36,02% 
-2,91% 
6,56% 
9.22% 
15,81% 
40,63% 
-11,76% 
0,00% 
-6,70% 
-8,33% 
5,99% Yield 
IX 
t/ha 
(VI/M/20) 
1,61 
1,56 
1,54 
1,65 
1,34 
1,38 
1,04 
1.32 
1,43 
2,05 
2,42 
2,13 
1,27 
1.61 
0,98 
0,94 
0,75 
1,36 
0,81 
1.43 
1.43 
0,91 
0,64 
0,81 
2,41 
1,93 
1,89 
1.49 Alpha 
X 
Production 
tons 
1995 
48 
1.814 
140 
27 
1 
22 
12 
355 
2.419 
3.351 
262 
99 
30 
214 
317 
31 
117 
152 
35 
4.607 
7.026 
100 
81 
19 
935 
71 
123 
8.584 XI 
Percent 
1995 
(X/(VI/20)) 
7,95% 
5,33% 
8,27% 
2,45% 
9,71% 
6,55% 
9,47% 
8.71% 
5,76% 
9,37% 
10,26% 
13,09% 
3,99% 
5,60% 
3,20% 
3,00% 
3,08% 
4,67% 
6,81% 
7.41% 
6,75% 
5,00% 
3,60% 
5,07% 
5,50% 
6,89% 
10,17% 
6,70% XII 
Yield 
kg/ha 
1995 
(IXM000 
*Xh 
128 
83 
127 
40 
130 
90 
99 
115 
82 
192 
248 
279 
51 
90 
31 
28 
23 
63 
55 
106 
96 
45 
23 
41 
133 
133 
192 
100 Forecast Area 
XIII 
ha 
1996 
360 
21.800 
1.054 
716 
8 
246 
45 
3.023 
27.251 
17.880 
1.030 
372 
600 
2.370 
9.500 
1.000 
4.033 
2.551 
505 
39.841 
67.092 XIV 
Change 
ha 
1996-95 
(xni-in 
-14 
-85 
-48 
46 
0 
2 
-77 
-72 
-247 
401 
-23 
17 
0 
0 
-570 
-100 
-1.000 
150 
-120 
-1.245 
-1.492 
TABLE 2 
ESTIMATED FORWARD SALES 
1996-2000 
Zentner = 50 kg 
Country 
Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
EC-15 
New Zealand 
U.S.A. 
Australia 
Poland 
Czech Republic 
Slovak Republic 
Slovenia 
Serbia 
Hungary 
Ukraine 
Bulgaria 
Total IHGC (-EC) 
Total IHGC (+EC) 1996 
1.595 
431.779 
32.130 
22.381 
170 
4.100 
4.000 
58.294 
554.449 
13.332 
540.906 
35.000 
45.000 
110.000 
10.000 
50.000 
*) 
*) 
*) 
*) 
804.238 
1.358.687 1997 
1.360 
348.646 
32.160 
20.953 
*) 
4.100 
4.600 
44.451 
456.270 
11.410 
371.423 
25.000 
45.000 
80.000 
10.000 
36.000 
*) 
*) 
*) 
*) 
578.833 
1.035.103 1998 
1.100 
260.898 
32.160 
20.428 
*) 
4.000 
4.600 
32.380 
355.566 
7.072 
303.284 
25.000 
45.000 
60.000 
8.000 
25.000 
*) 
*) 
*) 
*) 
473.356 
828.922 1999 
500 
174.400 
*) 
18.713 
*) 
4.000 
*) 
22.720 
220.333 
3.247 
134.491 
20.000 
45.000 
60.000 
8.000 
15.000 
*) 
*) 
*) 
*) 
285.738 
506.071 2000 
& onwards 
100 
113.318 
*) 
16.110 
*) 
500 
*) 
17.840 
147.868 
2.972 
92.507 
*) 
*) 
*) 
7.000 
10.000 
*) 
*) 
*) 
*) 
112.479 
260.347 
^ 
TABLE 3 
HOPS : WORLD BASE SERIES 
1973- 1995 
YEAR 
1973 
1974 
1975 
1976 
1977 
1978 
1979 
1980 
1981 
1982 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
\ 1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994 
1995 
Average 
Index 95 
(1973= 100) 
Index 95 
(1982 = 100) AREA 
I 
(ha) 
81.247 
82.083 
80.527 
78.206 
79.262 
80.230 
81.224 
86.348 
92.434 
95.532 
92.688 
88.701 
86.700 
85.699 
87.274 
90.044 
91.653 
92.864 
91.512 
91.503 
90.185 
86.393 
86.133 
86.889 
106% 
90% PRODUCTION 
II 
(Ztr) 
2.366.020 
2.223.520 
2.270.040 
2.135.200 
2.355.920 
2.200.173 
2.359.848 
2.378.772 
2.652.833 
2.966.785 
2.651.851 
2.472.791 
2.419.725 
2.372.455 
2.366.497 
2.407.032 
2.435.121 
2.286.671 
2.618.744 
2.478.345 
2.817.586 
2.417.527 
2.562.412 
2.444.168 
108% 
86% II 
(0 
iro,05 
118.301 
111.176 
113.502 
106.760 
117.796 
110.009 
117.992 
118.939 
132.642 
148.339 
132.593 
123.640 
120.986 
118.623 
118.325 
120.352 
121.756 
114.334 
130.937 
123.917 
140.879 
120.876 
128.121 
122.208 
108% 
86% YIELD 
VI 
(t/ha) 
11 l/l 
1,46 
1,35 
1,41 
1,37 
1,49 
1,37 
1,45 
1,38 
1,43 
1,55 
1,43 
1,39 
1,40 
1,38 
1,36 
1,34 
1,33 
1,23 
1,43 
1,35 
1,56 
1,40 
1,49 
1,41 
102% 
96% V 
(alpha t) 
7.468 
6.627 
7.230 
6.137 
7.066 
6.374 
7.348 
7.046 
7.997 
8.805 
7.543 
8.165 
6.990 
7.528 
8.414 
7.382 
7.549 
6.860 
8.773 
7.913 
9.862 
7.494 
8.584 
7.615 
115% 
97% VI 
(% alpha) 
V*20/ll*100 
6,31 
5,96 
6,37 
5,75 
6,00 
5,79 
6,23 
5,92 
6,03 
5,94 
5,69 
6,60 
5,78 
6,35 
7.11 
6,13 
6,20 
6,00 
6,70 
6,39 
7,00 
6,20 
6,70 
6,22 
106% 
113% VII 
(kg/ha) 
VM000/I 
91,92 
80,74 
89,78 
78,47 
89,15 
79,45 
90,47 
81,60 
86,52 
92,17 
81,38 
92,05 
80,62 
87,84 
96,41 
81,98 
82,36 
73,87 
95,86 
86,48 
109,35 
86,75 
99,66 
87,60 
108% 
108% GERMANY - PRICE 
VIII 
DM/Ztr. 
Contract 
331 
331 
331 
327 
319 
297 
324 
341 
377 
390 
405 
409 
401 
410 
405 
398 
387 
384 
375 
367 
364 
359 
371 
365 
112% 
95% IX 
DM/Ztr. 
Spot 
207 
235 
221 
264 
128 
290 
533 
1.400 
606 
167 
210 
191 
245 
151 
301 
378 
326 
1.190 
391 
382 
133 
227 
261 
367 
126% 
156% U.S.A. 
Avg. Price 
X 
$/lb 
(11b = 
453,59 gr) 
0,75 
0,80 
0,83 
0,85 
0,90 
0,90 
0,98 
1,51 
1,51 
1,74 
1,93 
2,10 
2,03 
1,78 
1,51 
1,40 
1,38 
1,47 
1,60 
1.74 
1,76 
1,81 
1.74 
1,44 
232% 
100% 
TABLE 5 
Hops production sold and average prices obtained 
under contract and not under contract 
1980-1995 
EC Production 
1 
Not under 
Contract *) 
50 kg Under 
Contract 
50 kg Under 
Contract 
% 
2/(2+1) Average prices 
Not under 
Contract 
ECU/50 kg Under 
Contract 
ECU/50 kg 
1980-1995 
1980 
1981 
1982 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994 
1995 
B. 1995 
Belgium 7.699 
Germany 130.949 
Spain 2.409 
France 1.204 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 7.554 
Unsold quantities are not included 67.385 
154.754 
363.795 
223.549 
195.478 
173.339 
202.218 
161.850 
119.035 
169.083 
70.306 
235.415 
103.879 
390.867 
142.973 
149.815 723.983 
768.155 
763.131 
744.142 
728.662 
718.124 
667.937 
634.361 
632.255 
641.429 
644.352 
679.700 
622.778 
639.633 
594.831 
685.850 
4.371 
550.122 
32.013 
19.186 
206 
6.716 
2.533 
70.705 91% 
83% 
68% 
77% 
79% 
81% 
77% 
80% 
84% 
79% 
90% 
74% 
86% 
62% 
81% 
82% 
36% ; 
81%' 
93% 
94% 
100% 
100% 
100% 
90% 1994 
111 
120 
52 
152 
0 
0 
0 
212 469 
226 
65 
92 
70 
92 
63 
123 
159 
135 
469 
165 
168 
66 
123 
140 
1995 
119 
138 
116 
143 
0 
0 
0 
201 142 | 
156! 
124 j 
206 | 
213; 
282! 
63: 
185; 133 
163 
177 
183 
190 
173 
170 
168 
170 
164 
167 
167 
160 
158 
161 
197 
1994! 1995 
173| 
195 ! 
144 
217 
287 
274 
132 
230 
X, 
M 
V TABLE 6: MEMBER STATE RETURNS - HOPS 1995 
Group A/I 
Aromatic 
Hops 
Variety Origin 
Aurora OE EC 
Bramling Cross UK EC 
Challenger B 
FR 
UK 
Fuggles UK EC 
Goldings B 
OE 
UK 
Hallertauer B 
D 
FR 
£C 
Hallert.Tradition B 
D 
FR 
OE 
EC 
Hersbrucker Spat B 
D 
OE 
Hueller D EC 
Mailing OE EC 
Perle B 
D 
ES 
OE 
EC 
Progress UK EC 
Saaz B 
D 
EC 
Spalter D EC 
Spalter Select D 
OE 
EC 
Strisselspalt FR EC 
Tettnanger D EC 
WVG UK EC 
TOTAL B 
VARIETY D 
AROMATIC ES 
FR 
OE 
UK 
EC SURFACE AREA IN HECTARES 
A 
Total 
B+C+D 
37 
46 
22 
1 
341 
394 
308 
3 
80 
402 
m 
50 
1.05S 
0 
1,105 
1 
1.133 
3 
0 
1,137 
3 
4.958 
10 
210 
67 
0 
3.705 
0 
39 
3.744 
173 
2 
9 
11 
165 
1.367 
1 
1.368 
589 
1.061 
106 
: 
61 
13.663 
0 
593 
235 
1.376 
15.948 B 
New 
1995 
-
3 
8 
0 
4 
12 
9 
0 
39 
3* 
1 
161 
0 
162 
0 
251 
3 
254 
0 
8 
8 
-
-
0 
156 
156 
30 
0 
0 
2 
93 
93 
17 
25 
29 
8 
696 
20 
0 
114 
838 C 
New 
1994 
1 
1 
0 
0 
2 
2 
20 
0 
20 
2\ 
1 
42 
0 
43 
1 
269 
0 
270 
0 
6 
& 
1 
1 
0 
281 
0 
5 
286 
58 
0 
0 
1 
260 
260 
18 
17 
25 
2 
877 
0 
18 
6 
127 
1.030 D 
Previous 
to 
1994 
37 
43 
14 
1 
335 
35Ô 
279 
3 
80 
343 
48 
852 
0 
9GÛ 
0 
613 
0 
0 
614 
3 
4.944 
10 
4950 
209 
66 
0 
3 268 
0 
34 
3 303 
85 
2 
9 
11 
162 
1.014 
1 
1D1S 
554 
1.019 
52 
71 
12.090 
0 
555 
228 
1.135 
14.080 E 
Full 
Production 
(B#0,4)+ 
(C0.65) 
+ D 
37 
44 
17 
1 
338 
295 
3 
80 
372 
455 
49 
944 
0 
0*3 
1 
888 
1 
0 
891 
3 
4.951 
10 
4,96* 
210 
67 
0 
3.513 
0 
37 
3.551 
135 
2 
9 
1t 
163 
1.220 
1 
1231 
572 
1.040J PRODUCTION (5 kg = 1 Zentner) 
F 
Production 
1.142 
888 
399 
29 
9.118 
$,546 
6.216 
59 
2312 
9.385 
1Ï756 
1.463 
26 247 
4 
27.7U 
30 
33.593 
0 
8 
33631 
56 
150.300 
254 
15*3.610 
6.368 
1.794 
124.692 
4 
960 
t2S«56 
3.166 
61 
145 
206 
3.498 
42.783 
22 
42805 
19 157 
21.897 G 
Yield 
SOkg/ha 
F/A 
31 
19 
19 
25 
27 
28 
20 
17 
29 
23 
24 
29 
25 
32 
25 
29 
30 
0 
18 
90 
16 
30 
25 
W 
30 
27 
0 
34 
14 
25 
34 
18 
37 
16 
19 
21 
31 
21 
31 H 
Contract 
1.142 
833 
335 
29 
8.678 
9041 
5.785 
59 
2.312 
8 636 
11.007 
368 
21.640 
0 
22008 
8 
26.938 
8 
26954 
45 
129.390 
254 
129.689 
3.906 
1.794 
101.871 
4 
960 
102 635 
2.976 
0 
145 
145 
3.141 
37.756 
22 
37 778 
331 18.048 
21 
801 1.9801 19 
76 ' 
12.938 
0 
575 
233 
1.264 
15.085J 2.068 
409.523 
4 
19.191 
6.492 
30.752 
468.029 : 
25 
30 
14 
32 
28 
22 
29 20.735 
1.754 
815 
345.522 
4 
18.077 
6.492 
28.661 
399.570 I 
Spot 
-
55 
65 
0 
434 
499 
426 
0 
744 
744 
1.095 
4.607 
4 
5.706 
23 
6.655 
11 
20.910 
20,321 
2462 
-
22 821 
22.821 
177 
61 
61 
347 
5.027 
5027 
695 
1.162 
225 
1.253 
63.991 
0 
699 
0 
2.061 
68.004 J 
Not sold 
F-(H+I) 
0 
0 
0 
0 
6 
• 
5 
0 
0 
5 
S 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Û 
0 
0 
0 
& 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
13 
0 
0 
0 
10 
0 
0 
0 
415 
0 
1 i 1 
0 
10 
0 
415 
0 
30 
455 RETURNS (ECU) 
K 
Contract 
N#H 
290.296 
221.961 
67.703 
8.286 
2.336.136 
1.615.357 
12.766 
676.658 
2.591.009 
67.260 
5.914.740 
0 
£.982.000 
1.397 
5.483.246 
0 
2.088 
5.486,741 
7.952 
24 165.254 
64.407 
24237,61$ 
672.120 
468.289 
0 
18.918.839 
638 
265.782 
14.185259 
833.805 
0 
30.047 
30,047 
866.751 
7.942.752 
5.743 
7548.435 
4.004,452 
5.787.038 
507.435 
'• 
157.078 
69.780.786 
638 
4.013.376 
1.773.263 
8.105.702 
83.830.843 L 
Spot 
o*i 
0 
13.998 
12.662 
0 
101.335 
113,908 
124.831 
0 
0 
237.124 
116.227 
1.317.211 
539 
2.414 
1.110.237 
0 
0 
1,112.661 
806 
1.667.394 
0 
352.607 
0 
0 
4.118.450 
0 
0 
411&450 
47.940 
11.477 
0 
11.477 
99.941 
862.377 
0 
862477 
110.369 
332.233 
69.084 
143.586 
9.860.451 
0 
110.908 
0 
594.314 
10.709.258 M 
Total 
K + L + 
(J * 0.7 • O) 
290.296 
235.959 
80.365 
8.286 
2.438.452 
::%iSS&085 
1.741.214 
12.766 
676.658 
2.829.248 
183.487 
7.231.951 
539 
7.41&0» 
3.811 
6.593.483 
0 
2.088 
&S8&382 
8.758 
25.832.648 
64.407 
«80S,81* 
1.024.727 
468.289 
0 
23.037.289 
638 
265.782 
23.303.708 
884.210 
11.477 
30.047 
41.924 
968.708 
8.805.129 
5.743 
6.810872 
4.160.902 
6.119.271 
576.734 
300.664 
79.642.315 
638 
4.170.312 
1.773.263 
8.706.071 
94.590.204 AVER.PRICE (ECU) 
50 KG 
N O 
Contract 
S/R 
254 
267 
202 
283 
269 
367 
279 
215 
293 
300 
39$ 
183 
273 
0 
272 
183 
204 
0 
261 
204 
177 
187 
254 
1*7 
172 
261 
0 
186 
166 
277 
187 
280 
0 
207 
207 
276 
210 
261 
210 
222 
279 
289 
193 
202 
166 
222 
273 
283 
210 Spot 
T/R 
0 
255 
196 
0 
233 
293 RETURNS (ECU) 
ha 
P Q 
Total 
Planted 
M/A 
7.816 
5.118 
3.725 
7.082 
7.154 
&9SQ-
5.657 
0 3.696 
0 8.505 
319 7.037 
#W ; MM 
106 
286 
129 
251 
106 
167 
0 
0 
167 
76 
80 
0 
80 
143 
0 
0 
180 
0 
0 
180 
271 
189 
0 
189 
288 
172 
0 
1?2 
159 
286 
307 
115 
154 
0 
159 
0 
288 
157 3.682 
6.855 
4.145 
#,711 
3.682 
5.819 
0 
4.641 
5J802 
2.507 
5.210 
6.253 
4.880 
6.979 
0 
6.218 
2.277 
6.794 
6.223 
5.111 
6.924 
3.339 
3.896 
5.871 
6.441 
5.469 
«.440 
7.067 
5.767 
5.420 : 1 
3.705 
5.829 
2.277 
7.033 
7.555 
6.326 
5.931 FuB 
Production 
M/E 
7.853 
5.338 
4.737 
7.082 
7.223 
5.895 
3.775 
8.505 
7.614 
• •.•tj4Jj 
3.733 
7.663 
5.282 
7469 
4.737 
7.423 
0 
4.641 
TJWff 
2.507 
5.218 
6253 
121* 
4.888 
7.019 
0 
6.558 
2.760 
7.090 
6.563 
6.555 
6.963 
3.339 
3.900 
5.927 
7.216 
5.469 
r,2*5 
7.272 
5.884 
7.215 
3.980 
6.155 
2.760 
7.258 
7.626 
6.890 
6.271 
* TABLE 6 MEMBER STATE RETURNS - HOPS 1995 (cont'd 1) 
Group B/ll 
Bitter 
Hops 
Variety Origin 
Brewer's Gold B 
D 
FR 
mmmwm 
Bullion D EC 
Chinook FR EC 
Galena FR EC 
H-3 Leones ES EC 
H-7 Leones ES EC 
Hallertauer B 
Magnum 0 
ES 
FR 
Northdown IRL 
UK 
mmm£& 
North.Brewer B 
D 
FR 
UK 
€C 
Nugget B 
D 
ES 
FR 
P 
Omega UK EC 
Orion D EC 
Target B 
D 
FR 
OE 
UK 
EC : 
Yeoman B 
FR 
UK 
EC I 
TOTAL B 
BITTER D 
ES 
FR 
IRL 
OE 
P 
UK 
EC SURFACE AREA IN HECTARES 
A 
Total 
B+C+D 
4 
1.140 
16 
mmmm 
47 
1 
0 
737 
300 
13 
1.850 
5 
6 
1.874 
8 
360 
mmmWt 
61 
4.211 
6 
3 
4.280 
8 
668 
60 
27 
121 
684 
3 
110 
182 
101 
16 
0 
1.242 
1,541 
24 
5 
44 
72 
291 
8.127 
1.102 
77 
8 
0 
121 
1.651 
11.376 B 
New 
1995 
0 
0 
-
-
-
2 
-
1 
504 
4 
2 
511 
5 
2 
13 
0 
0 
15 
0 
137 
57 
2 
11 
£67 
0 
-
19 
9 
1 
10 
39 
0 
0 
0 
a 
22 
663 
63 
5 
11 
16 
780 C 
New 
1994 
0 
5 
0 
-
-
-
18 
-
7 
352 
1 
4 
364 
24 
mmmWt 
2 
27 
0 
0 
30 
3 
124 
1 
6 
20 
til 
0 
-
42 
7 
3 
9 
«0 
2 
0 
0 
2 
56 
515 
20 
13 
20 
33 
657 0 
Previous 
to 
1994 
4 
1.135 
15 
mmmm 
47 
1 
0 
717 
300 
4 
994 
0 
996 
8 
330 
57 
4.171 
6 
3 
4236 
5 
407 
1 
19 
91 
523 
3 
110 
121 
85 
13 
0 
1.223 
1442 
22 
5 
43 
70 
213 
6.949 
1.018 
59 
8 
0 
91 
1.602 
9.940 E 
Full 
Production 
(B*0,4)+ 
(C*0,65) 
+ D 
4 
1.138 
16 
mmmm 
47 
1 
0 
730 
300 
9 
1.424 
2 
3 
1,439 
8 
348 
mmmm 
59 
4.194 
6 
3 
4,261 
7 
542 
25 
24 
108 
706 
3 
110 
156 
93 
15 
0 
1.233 
1,496 
23 
5 
43 
71 
258 
7.549 
1.057 
69 
8 
0 
108 
1.630 
10.679 PRODUCTION (5 kg = 1 Zentner) 
F 
Production 
115 
49.942 
902 
2.047 
22 
0 
29.293 
4.105 
387 
51.367 
44 
100 
51398 
206 
10.382 
1.564 
134.807 
166 
33 
136.570 
226 
22.590 
400 
1.159 
2.533 
281)07 
80 
3.993 
6.964 
4154 
443 
1 
38413 
49.9-75 
702 
92 
991 
1784 
9.957 
268.900 
33.842 
2.884 
206 
1 
2.533 
49.900 
368.222 G 
Yield 
50kg/ha 
F/A 
26 
44 
58 
mmmm 
44 
28 
0 
40 
14 
31 
28 
9 
16 
28 
27 
29 
mmmm 
26 
32 
26 
13 
32 
29 
34 
7 
43 
21 
30 
26 
36 
38 
41 
27 
39 
31 
32 
29 
20 
23 
25 
34 
33 
31 
38 
27 
39 
21 
30 
32 H 
Contract 
15 
29.916 
589 
mw&m 
600 
22 
-
27.895 
4.105 
0 
40.039 
9 
62 
40.110 
206 
9.897 
581 
109.402 
50 
33 
1t0 066 
83 
16.291 
35 
2533 
18 $4* 
50 
3.134 
2.502 
2 852 
310 
1 
31.100 
36.765 
376 
40 
578 
994 
3.556 
202.234 
32.009 
1.109 
206 
1 
2.533 
41.659 
283.306 I 
Spot 
100 
20.026 
106 
mmmm 
1.447 
-
-
2.028 
-
387 
11.328 
35 
38 
11.788 
432 
WÈmw& 
983 
25.405 
106 
0 
26.494 
143 
6.299 
346 
69 
$858 
30 
859 
4462 
1.302 
133 
4.268 
10,165 
326 
52 
355 
732 
6.401 
66.666 
2.409 
505 
5.085 
81.066 J 
Not sold 
F - (H+l) 
0 
0 
206 
mmmm 
0 
0 
0 
-630 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
53 
S::W:!>S:*:;SS 
0 
0 
10 
0 
10 
0 
0 
54 
1.055 
0 
1,106 
0 
0 
0 
0 
•0 
0 
3.045 
3.045 
0 
0 
58 
66 
0 
0 
-576 
1.271 
0 
0 
0 
3.156 
3.851 RETURNS (ECU) 
K 
Contract 
N*H 
1.518 
4.237.483 
58.619 
mWmm 
91.283 
3.523 
0 
3.925.948 
679.619 
0 
8.128.957 
1.495 
9.814 
«140,266 
59.220 
2.733.812 
mmëm$a& 
101.286 
20.260.055 
8.598 
9.632 
20.379.571 
14.686 
2.914.357 
0 
5.513 
335.406 
t««fcfiei 
9.865 
603.401 
414.260 
535.640 
48.222 
261 
5.257.459 
6.255,843 
65.608 
6.656 
82.652 
154.916 
597.358 
36.771.176 
4.607.062 
140.945 
59.220 
261 
335.406 
8.093.420 
50.604.847 L 
Spot 
O'l 
7.449 
1.397.290 
12.225 
mmmmm 
106.276 
0 
0 
214.833 
0 
55.525 
1.877.937 
5.826 
5.818 
1,946,106 
0 
120.538 
mwwiMM 
107.526 
3.638.501 
11.124 
0 
3.757.1S1 
12.248 
862.487 
57.598 
8.163 
0 
040.496 
8.090 
109.507 
548.257 
181.008 
16.863 
0 
640.277 
1.366,406 
37.129 
6.633 
50.977 
«4739 
768.134 
8.173.006 
278.257 
60.826 
0 
0 
0 
819.882 
10.100.106 M 
Total 
K + L + 
(J ' 0.7 * O) 
8.967 
5.634.773 
87.474 
mmmmm 
197.559 
3.523 
0 
4.094.064 
679.619 
55.525 
10.006.894 
7.321 
15.633 
10,086,379 
59.220 
2.864.701 
2 923.921 
208.813 
23.898.556 
20.454 
9.632 
24.137,454 
26.933 
3.776.845 
63.852 
100.502 
335.406 
4,303537 
17.955 
712.907 
962.517 
716.648 
65.086 
261 
6.217.501 
7,962,012 
102.737 
13.289 
139.459 
2&&4B5 
1.365.492 
44.944.181 
4.838.720 
309.005 
59.220 
261 
335.406 
9.269.504 
61.040.778 AVER.PRICE (ECU) 
50 KG 
N O 
Contract 
S/R 
101 
142 
100 
mmWfâê 
152 
157 
0 
141 
166 
0 
203 
166 
158 
203 
287 
276 
mmw$ 
174 
185 
172 
292 
186 
177 
179 
0 
157 
132 
175: 
197 
193 
166 
188 
155 
261 
169 
170 
175 
166 
143 
15» 
168 
182 
144 
127 
287 
261 
132 
194 
179 Spot 
T/R 
75 
70 
115 
mmmm 
73 
0 
0 
106 
0 
144 
166 
166 
151 
168 
0 
279 
mmW& 
109 
143 
105 
0 
142 
85 
137 
166 
118 
0 
137 
270 
127 
123 
139 
127 
0 
150 
136 
114 
129 
144 
120 
120 
123 
116 
121 
0 
0 
0 
161 
125 RETURNS (ECU) 
ha 
P Q 
Total 
Planted 
M/A 
2.045 
4.943 
5.593 
mmmm 
4.203 
4.404 
0 
5.555 
2.265 
4.437 
5.409 
1.494 
2.567 
6,983 
7.681 
7.968 
illi:962-
3.450 
5.675 
3.257 
3.853 
3.639 
3.405 
5.654 
1.067 
3.735 
2.763 
L. *S8« 
5.792 
6.481 
5.298 
7.096 
3.971 
10.157 
5.006 
6,166 
4.293 
2.947 
3.206 
3.551 
4.693 
5.530 
4.392 
4.025 
7.681 
10.157 
2.763 
5.616 
5.366 Full 
Production 
M/E 
2.059 
4.950 
5.623 
mmmm 
4.203 
4.404 
0 
5.612 
2.265 
6.071 
7.025 
3.351 
4.488 
7,006 
7.681 
8.232 
ï£!i;22o: 
3.553 
5.699 
3.303 
3.853 
5.664 
3.986 
6.963 
2.539 
4.230 
3.110 
&0S7 
5.792 
6.481 
6.183 
7.693 
4.331 
10.157 
5.044 
5,320 
4.400 
2.947 
3.209 
3.582 
5.292 
5.954 
4.579 
4.448 
7.681 
10.157 
3.110 
5.688 
5.716 
TABLE 6 MEMBER STATE RETURNS - HOPS 1995 (cont'd 2) 
SURFACE AREA IN HECTARES PRODUCTION (5 kg = 1 Zentner) RETURNS (ECU) AVER.PRICE (ECU) 
50 KG RETURNS (ECU) 
ha Group C/lll 
H N 
OTHER 
Variety Origin Total 
B+C+D New 
1995 New Previous ; Full [iProduction Yield 
to : Production jj j 50kgVha 
i (B*0,4)+ !| [ 
1994 ! (0*0,65) Ï ! Contract Spot Not sold Contract Spot 
1994 
^Record 
i*s& 2 
79! m + D F/A F - (H+l) Il N * H Total 
K + L + 
(J • 0,7 * O) 
2; 
77 2 |j 
78 44 | 
2 310 
23$4f 241 
29. 
29-j 0 
2063 
2.0$3 44 
247 
29*! 0 
409 102 
4qg,«&j 4.317 
37.189 i 
Zenith UK EC 86 31 83 18.701 644 
Other incl D 
experimental OE 
varieties UK 
ec 16; 
•I 
66! 
•9ii 18; 
24 i 1 ! 
oj 
18 i 
201 91 
9 i 
I 
29: 348 j 
223 
823 
1.394. 22 
25 
13 
15: 303 
223 
302 
::829:l: 45i 
405 
460 0 
0 
115] 
115 59.768 
65.600 
65.332 
190.700 7.011 
0 
101.575 
106.587 4.317 
446.291 
43QJ09 Contract 
S/R 
19.346 
66.780 
65.600 
187.082 
319,462 0 
198 
m 
225 
197 
294 
216 
230: Spot 
T/R Total [Full 
Planted Production II 
M/A 
98 
151 
143 
215 
156 
0 
251 
241 2.321 
5.649 
6.909 
4.174 
7.321 
2.851 
3.527 M/E 
2.321 
5.718 
6.909 
5.542 
7.452 
3.879 
4,624 
TOTAL 
OTHERS B 
0 
OE 
UK 
EC 2! 
95 j 
a! 
68$ 
1741 18 
25 °! 
2! 
»! 
18 ! 
21| 2! 
86 ; 
Q| 
321 
128 j 2 
90 
9 
51 
152 
GRAND 
TOTAL 
^ B_ 
D 
ES 373,95! 31 286: 335 
21 885.00 
1.102,00 i 
FR 
IRL 
OE 
P 
UK 66971 
243,71 
121,40! 
T 
3.095,28 
; EC ; 27498,75] 
Agricultural conversion rate: 1.366: 
t 
631 
j 
25] 
! -4 
oj 
148; 
1.643 1.394! 19.125 20.578 
20 1.0191 1.057 
J31J 
_7_ 
20 
178 614 644 
237 241 
91 
2.769 
1.707 |_ 24.148 
1.1.1996 108 
2.944 
25.915 44 
2.658 
223 
909 
3.834 0 
2 366 
223 
385 
2.975 
12.069 
681.081 32 
31 
33.845 ! 31 
22.075 
206 
6.716 28 
^533 
81.560 
840.085 4.371 
550.122 
32.013 
19.186 
206 
6.716 
2533 
70.705 44 
292 I 
408 
744 
7.699 
130.949 0 
0 
0 
115 
115 
10 
2.409 
1.204 -576 
1.685 
685.850 7.554 I 
149.815 3.301 
4.420 0 
468.870 
65.600 
84.033 
618.504 
754.436 
107.020.832 
4.607.700 
4.154.321 
59.220 
1.839.124 
335.406 
16.283.155 
135.054.193 4.317 
44.201 
0 
102.220 
150.738 
916.037 4.317 
513.071 
65.600 
206.407 
785.541 
1.670.473 0 
198 
294 
218 
208 98 
151 
0 
250 
202 
173 119 
18.077.658 125.099.456 195 138 
278.257 4.839.357 144 116 
171.734 4.494.367 217 143 
59.220 287 
1.839.124 274 
335.406 132 
1.516.416 18.263.410 230 201 
20.960.102 156.447.176 197 140 2.321 
5.401 
7.321 
3.017 
4.509 
4.467 
5.716 
4.391 
6.711 
7.681 
7.546 
2.763 
5.900 
5.689 2.321 
5.694 
7.452 
4.045 
5.175 
4.980 fi 
6.079 
4.578 
6.978 
7.6811 
7.620 
3.110 
6.2031 
6.037J 
FINANCIAL STATEMENT 
BUDGET HEADING: 181 APPROPRIATIONS: 
ECU 18 million 
2. TITLE: 
Proposal for a Council Regulation fixing the amount of producer aid in the hops sector for the 1995 harvest. 
3. LEGAL BASIS: 
Article 43 of the Treaty 
4. AIMS OF PROJECT: 
Fixing area aid per hectare for some hop varieties harvested in 1995. 
5. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS PERIOD OF 
12 MONTHS 
million ecu CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR (96) 
million ecu FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR (97) 
million ecu 
5.0. EXPENDITURE 
- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
- NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 
- OTHER 
5.1. REVENUE 12.2 6.1 6.1 
5.0.1. ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
5.1.1. ESTIMATED REVENUE 1998 1999 2000 
5.2. METHOD OF CALCULATION: 
ha ECU/ha ECU million 
Aromatic varieties 
Bitter varieties 
Other varieties 15 948 
11 376 
174 
27 498 444 
416 
298 7.08 
4.73 
0.05 
11.87 x (DT) 
1 030 ECU(B) 12.2 m 
6.0. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED IN THE RELEVANT 
CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? YES/NO 
6.1. 
6.2. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT 
BUDGET? YES/NO 
IS A SUPPLEMENTARY BUDGET NECESSARY? YES/NO 
6.3. WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? YES/NO 
OBSERVATIONS: The new measure represents a saving of ECU 2.7 million over the 1996 budget proposal 
for the 1995 harvest. 
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