Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1993 harvest
Date: 1994-05-27
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: aid per hectare, hops, plant propagation, production aid

COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

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C0MC94) 201 final 
BrusseIs, 27.05.1994 

94/ 0127(CNS) 

REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE COUNCIL 

ON THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF HOPS 

(1993 harvest) 

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Proposal  for a 

94/ 0127CCNS) 

ÇQUNÇII REGULATION (EC) 

laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers 
for the 1993 harvest 

(presented by the Commission) 

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REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION  TO THE COUNCIL 

on the production  and marketing  of hops 

(1993 harvest) 

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SUMMARY 

Chapters 

1. 

Introduction 

2. 

1993 harvest 

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2.1.  World situation 

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2.1.1. Production  ...... — 

2.1.2. Market trends 

2.2.  Community 

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2.2.1. Production structure 

2.2.2. Production 

2.2.3. Sales and prices 

2.2.4. Returns 

2.2.5. Costs 

3. 

The common organization of the market in hops 

3.1. Community policy on the hop market ... 

3.2. Aid for varietal conversion 

4 . 

Conclusions 

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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  23rd  such  report  presented  by  the  Commission, 
outlines  the main  events  of  the  1993  harvest  year.  It  focuses  on 
the  salient  facts  needed  to  calculate  the  amount  of  aid  to 
producers  for the  1993 harvest. 

The  Commission  proposes  that hop producers  should  again  be  granted 
aid to supplement  their incomes. 

2. 

1993 HARVEST 

2.1.  World  situation 

2.1.1. Production 

Worldwide,  the  total  area  under  hops  was  approximately  92 000  ha, 
of  which  approximately  72 000  ha  belongs  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. 

In general, the area under hops  in IHGC  and  EEC  countries  remained 
relatively  stable,  with  increases  or  decreases  not  exceeding  5%, 
except  in  New  Zealand,  where  there  was  a  22.14%  increase,  and 
Bulgaria,  where  the  area  decreased  by  approximately  the  same 
amount. The  striking  increase  in  Portugal  can  be  explained  by  the 
fact that the entire area is covered by a varietal conversion plan, 
and part of it was already replanted  in 1993. 

At  around  2 700 000 ztr  the  1993  harvest  was  markedly  (12.53% or 
300 676 ztr) higher  than  in  1992.  Quality  was  also very  good with 
an  alpha  acid  content  of  6.9%  and  alpha  acid  production  of 
9  300 tonnes.  This  extremely  abundant  harvest,  which  greatly 
exceeds  the  average  for  the  last  twenty  years,  is  due  largely  to 
the  record  harvests  achieved  in  Germany  and  the  United  States, 
which  far outstripped  all forecasts. 

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Beer  production, which  is  falling  year  by  year,  is  estimated  at 
1 100  million  hectolitres  for  1994.  Since  this  volume  usually 
requires 7 590 tonnes of alpha acid for hopping of 6.5 g/alpha/hl., 
the  quantity  of  hops  produced  should  in  principle  be  more  than 
sufficient and even in excess of requirements.  It should be noted 
that  for hopping  of  6.5 g of  acid  alpha  per  hectolitre  of beer, 
breweries  need  to have  around  6.9 g/hl available, the  difference 
being accounted for by losses in storage and at the hop processing 
stage.  Moreover, breweries would  appear  still to have  stocks in 
hand,  enough  to  cover  eight  to  eleven  months  of  production.  It 
should  be  added  that  less  alpha  is  needed  than  previously  as a 
result of a trend towards manufacturing fewer bitter beers, on the 
one hand, and of constant technological progress on the other. 

2.1.2. Market trend 

As was to be expected, the extremely abundant supply led to a sharp 
fall in prices on the free market, and also on the contract market, 
so that in many cases returns no longer cover production costs.  In 
comparison with previous years, fewer and fewer contracts are being 
signed  in advance, and for lower and lower prices, except  in the 
United  States,  where  the  situation  seems  less  extreme  than  in 
Europe.  Average  prices  there  were  recorded  at  DM 331/ztr,  or 
ECU 140.6/ztr (average of spot prices and contract prices), whereas 
in Europe, on the German market, contract  prices  and  spot prices 
were ECU 154.59/ztr and ECU 56.62/ztr respectively. 

2.2.  Community 

2.2.1. Production structure 

As in agriculture as a whole, structural change in hop-growing has 
continued.  There are now 5 619 farms growing hops in the Community 
(see Annex,  Table A ), a  3.72%  fall  over  1991. The  average  area 
under hops rose from 4.9 ha to 5.1 ha per farm. 

2.2.2. Production 

The area under hops in the Community was 28 675 ha in  1993, i.e. 
121 ha  (0.42%)  up  on  1992  (see  Annex,  Table 1),  most  of  it 
(23 015 ha, or 80%) in Germany.  This slight change is reflected in 
increases  in Germany  (0.34%), France  (4.88%) and Belgium  (3.82%), 
and decreases in the United Kingdom (-2.46%) and Spain (-0.52%). 

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At present, aromatic varieties account for  55.47% of the area, with 
Hersbrucker  (40.96% of  the  aromatic  area)  still  the  most  popular. 
Bitter varieties accounted  for 43.88% and others  for  0.66%. 

The shares of bitter and of other varieties were both slightly  down 
in  1993  to  the  benefit  of  aromatic  varieties.  of  the  bitter 
varieties  Northern  Brewer  remained  far  and  away  the  most  popular 
(5 808 ha)  followed  by  Target  (1 852 ha)  and  Brewer's  Gold 
(1 590 ha).  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,  Target  and 
Nugget*  The  area under  Nugget was  double  the  1992 area, while  the 
area under Magnum approximately  tripled. 

Quantitatively  the  1993  harvest  was  far  superior  to  that  of  1992. 
At  1 033 893 ztr,  average  yield  was  1.80  tonnes  or  37.31 ztr  per 
hectare.  Quality was good, particularly  in Germany, and alpha acid 
content  was  around  6.47%  on  average  for  the  Community  as  a  whole 
for the three varieties, giving  3 344 tonnes - 121 kg per hectare -
of alpha acid for beer produciton  in 1994. 

2.2.3. Sales and prices 

The  average  price  for hops  sold under  contract  was  ECU  155.20/ztr, 
ECU 4.51/ztr down  on the  1992 harvest, ranging  from  ECU  126.60/ztr 
in  Spain  to  ECU 405.41/ztr  in  France.  Both  these  countries  sold 
almost their entire production under contract  (see Annex, Table 6 ). 
On the other hand, the average spot price for hops sold on the free 
market  was  significantly  down  on  the  preceding  year,  at 
ECU 65.57/ztr  as  opposed  to  ECU  168.13/ztr  in  1992, although  here 
too  prices  differed  markedly  from  one  Member  State  to  the  next, 
ranging  from ECU 37.24/ztr  in Spain to ECU  145.78/ztr in the United 
Kingdom. 

Of  the  1993 crop  62% was  sold under  contract  (see Annex, Table 5 ). 
Belgium was well below this average at 45%. 

Highest  average  prices,  both  under  contract  and  for  spot  sales, 
(ECU  174.55/ztr  and 
were  made  by  the  aromatic  varieties 
ECU 70.79/ztr  respectively).  The  varieties  fetching  the  highest 
prices were spalt, Tettnanger and WVG.  Some varieties  grown  in the 
United  Kingdom,  i.e.  Fuggles, Goldings  and  Progress, also  sold  for 
prices  distinctly  higher  than  the  average  for  the  group,  as  did 
Strisselspalt  in  France,  where  average  contract  prices  were 
ECU 428.16/ztr.  The  variety  of  aromatic  hops  fetching  the  lowest 
price was undoubtedly  Hersbrucker, which accounted  for about 40% of 
the area for this group of varieties. 

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For bitter varieties the average price  for sales under contract was 
ECU  134.10/ztr and for spot sales ECU 60.31/ztr, the varieties that 
fetched  the  highest  prices  in  this  group  being  Magnum  and 
Northdown. 

At  ECU  137.34/ztr,  the  Community  average  contract  price  for  other 
varieties was very  slightly  higher  than the  contract  price  for the 
bitter  variety  group,  but  spot  prices  were  substantially  lower  at 
ECU 49.84/ztr. 

Although the average prices in Germany were situated well below the 
Community  average  (all varieties taken together) higher prices were 
obtained  in other Member States, such as France  and  Ireland. Apart 
from  France  and  the  United Kingdom  spot  prices  were  excessively 
low. 

The official  figures indicate that of the  1 033 893 ztr produced  in 
the  Community  in  1993,  only  3 394 ztr  (0.33%)  remain  unsold, 
whereas  the  IHGC  reports  10 000  to  15 000 ztr  unsold  in  Germany. 
Ireland  is  the  only  country  to  have  sold  its  entire  production 
under  contract  for  an  average  price  of  ECU 230.33/ztr  (see  Table 
5),  followed  by  France,  which  sold  96%  of  its  production  under 
contract  for an average price of ECU 405.41/ztr. 

As  was  to  be  expected  with  a  production  surplus,  the  market  has 
been very quiet throughout the  1993/94 marketing year.  Prices have 
been  very  low  on  the  free  market  since  the  beginning  of  the 
marketing  season  in September  1993, although with  some  differences 
according to production region and variety. 

The  variety  which  has  suffered  most  from  this  drastic  fall  in 
prices  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.  Even  so,  the  latter  varieties 
have  been  sold  on  the  free  market  at  prices  well  below  the 
Community  average  for  aromatic  varieties.  While  Hersbrucker  has 
been  selling  for  only  DM 50/ztr  on  the  free  market,  the  two  new 
aromatic  varieties  have  not  been  fetching  more  than  around 
DM  100/ztr,  which  is  still  very  low.  In  this  poor  economic 
climate,  it  appears  that  pre-contracts  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  at  prices 
that  may  well  remain  low  for  several  years,  going  by  harvest 
forecasts  and  the  fact  that,  according  to  some,  hops  are 
characterized  by  a ten-year  production  cycle.  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. 

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2.2.4. Returns 

These  were  lower  than  in  1992.  The  average  return  per  hectare  in 
full production  fell from ECU 4 858 in 1992 to ECU 4 587 in 1993. 

As  already  mentioned  in  section  2.2.3,  hop  prices  on  the  free 
market  and  the  contract  market  were  excessively  low,  and  are  the 
reason  for  still  lower  returns  than  in  1992,  which  was  already 
considered  a very bad year. 

At  Community  level  returns  were  highest  for  the  aromatic  variety 
group  (ECU 5 150  per ha  in  full  production,  3.54%  down  on  1992). 
France,  and  the  United  Kingdom  posted  big  increases  for  these 
varieties of  115.91%, and 29.57% respectively.  The most profitable 
aromatic  varieties  were,  for  France,  Strisselspalt  (return  of 
ECU  14 561/ha  in  full  production),  and  for  the  United  Kingdom 
Bramling  Cross  (return  of  ECU 7 426/ha  in  full  production), 
Challenger 
Goldings 
(ECU 8 618/ha  in  full  production),  Fuggles  (ECU 7 459/ha  in  full 
production)  and  WVG  (ECU 8 238/ha  in  full  production) .  The  only 
aromatic  variety  which  produced  a  lower  return  in  the  United 
Kingdom  was  Progress,  for  which  the  return  of  ECU  5 522/ha  was 
nevertheless  still above the Community  average  for this group. 

(ECU 7 961/ha 

production), 

full 

in 

and 

the 

Returns dropped more sharply  for the bitter variety  group, by 8.64% 
to  ECU 3 954/ha  in  full  production.  All  producer  Member  States 
were  affected,  some  reductions  being  very  large  (-  44.92%  for 
Belgium),  except  France  and  Spain where  returns  shot  up  by  90.24% 
and  88.07%  respectively.  In  the  case  of  France, this  increase  is 
explained by the fact that the yield of Brewer's Gold was very high 
(42.13 ztr/ha) 
prices 
variety 
approximately  double  those  for  the  1992  harvest,  and  for  Nugget 
prices  were  also  substantially  higher  at  ECU  11 192/ha  in  full 
production.  The reason for the increase in Spain was the excellent 
yield of the hybrid variety H3  (45.91  ztr/ha), although prices were 
still  below  the  Community  average.  Average  returns  for  other 
varieties,  cultivated  principally  in  Germany  (155 ha), and  to  a 
small extent in Belgium  (8.51 ha) and the United Kingdom  (24.8 ha), 
fell  by  9.6%,  although  there  was  strong  growth  in  the  United 
Kingdom due to the excellent yeild of the Zenith variety.  As these 
varieties  are  only  cultivated  on  small  areas,  there  impact  on 
overall returns  for producers was negligible. 

contract 

fetched 

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2.2.5. Production costs 

These  rose  by  0.03%  on  average  from  19 92  (see  Annex,  Table D)  to 
ECU 7 540/ha.  They  are  thus  very  close  to  those  of  the  previous 
year.  Belgium  had  the  highest  costs  (ECU 9 458/ha)  and  Spain  the 
lowest  (ECU 3 993/ha).  Fluctuations  in  individual  Member  States 
did not exceed  9.31% in either direction compared with  1992 levels. 

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  1992 harvest year, aid per hectare was granted at 
a  rate  of  ECU  365  for  aromatic  varieties,  ECU 400  for  bitter 
varieties  and  ECU 280  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 - with the exception of 
the  territory  of  the  former  GDR  -  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. 

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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 19 87. 

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)  No  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  1994 gives  the producer  groups more  time  to  implement  their 
conversion plans. 

A  further  change  was  introduced  by  Regulation  (EEC)  No 3837/90, 
extending  the  time  limit  for  implementation  of  the  conversion 
programme  in the  case of  Spain  by  a further  two years, i.e.  up to 
the  end  of  1994.  This  amendment  became  necessary  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 
varietal 
conversion, in the time originally provided for. 

and  subsequent 

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 Table E in the Annex). 

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  1993 harvest. 

The  average  level proposed  is higher  than  for  the  1992 harvest  for 
all three 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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TABLE  A 

Number  and  size  of  hop-growing  farms  in the  Community  -  1 9 93 

Number  of  farms 

Total area 
under  hops  (ha) 

Areas  under  hops 
per farm  (ha) 

Belgium 

Germany 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Portugal 

United  Kingdom 

103 

3.613 

1.498 

157 

2 

31 

215 

409 

23.015 

1.142 

670 

13 

96 

4,0 

6,4 

0,8 

4,3 

6,5 

3,1 

3.329 

15,5 

EEC 

5.619 

28.675 

5,1 

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TABLE B 

Average prices for selected hop varieties in Germany 
1983-1998 

Prices in ECU/Ztr 

Hallertauer 

Tettnanger 

Hersbrucker 

Northern 
Brewer 

Brewer's 
Gold 

Spot market 

1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 

Contract market*) 

1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 

Forward contracts 

1994 
1995 
1996 
1997 
1998 

125,27 
111,21 
194,96 
129,26 
220,35 
227,86 
218,54 
555,18 
209,41 
246,02 
151,65 

178.16 
181,88 
191,60 
196,39 
195,37 
200,33 
199,91 
205,59 
208,57 
258,92 
214,94 

152,49 
152,49 
152,49 
152,49 
152,49 

198,84 
161,06 
207,53 
138,17 
228,09 
230,82 
231,25 
637,16 
223,86 
262,01 
199,64 

212,72 
218,52 
288,92 
226,33 
220,11 
223,20 
220,66 
221,31 
222,58 
269,75 
224,71 

222,58 
222,58 
225,13 
227,26 
227,26 

67,61 
78,24 
126,20 
94,94 
209,15 
216,85 
173,65 
425,20 
146,55 
168,66 
28,88 

166,23 
164,87 
168,96 
170,17 
169,38 
170,68 
168,57 
167,36 
160,14 
187,74 
150,37 

144,00 
143,57 
142,30 
142,30 
140,18 

104,19 
69,93 
102,72 
62,88 
76,55 
142,73 
127,48 
576,85 
173,31 
232,61 
61,17 

151,12 
154,13 
161,41 
171,77 
169,80 
168,54 
160,09 
161,42 
159,72 
184,65 
153,34 

152,07 
153,34 
157,17 
155,89 
158,44 

69,20 
43,10 
45,70 
24,45 
54,50 
93,18 
88,09 
427,33 
126,58 
154,73 
31,86 

142,37 
144,78 
147,58 
144,62 
137,94 
126,64 
116,89 
116,81 
108,74 
134,62 
115,11 

116,39 
117,24 
120,21 
122,34 
121,49 

*) The prices shown are the average prices specified in contracts signed in previous years for the relevant 

harvest. 

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TABLE C 

Return on areas in full production, in  ECU/HA*) 

1987 

1988 

1989 

1990 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1993/92 
(%) 

BY VARIETY  GROUP 

Aromatic 
Bitter 
Others 

5.428 
4.727 
4.439 

5.586 
4.491 
4.196 

5.562 
4.633 
4.093 

5.663 
5.644 
5.365 

5.854 
5.415 
3.382 

5.339 
4.328 
3.948 

5.150 
3.954 
3.569 

BY COUNTRY 

Germany 
France 
Belgium 
United Kingdom 
Ireland 
Spain 
Portugal 

5.353 
4.674 
4.199 
4.695 
4.918 
3.122 
4.763 

5.238 
6.170 
4.368 
5.001 
5.943 
3.173 
2.452 

5.307 
5.572 
3.995 
4.577 
5.283 
4.473 
4.329 

5.616 
7.450 
11.158 
5.615 
10.817 
4.456 
3.322 

5.456 
5.512 
5.931 
7.212 
7.901 
4.441 
1.715 

4.818 
6.320 
6.602 
5.404 
9.055 
2.605 
1.495 

4.379 
13.686 
3.317 
4.803 
7.109 
4.900 
1.203 

-3,54% 
-8,64% 
-9,60% 

-9,11% 
116,55% 
-49,76% 
-11,12% 
-21,49% 
88,10% 
-19,53% 

BY COUNTRY AND BY VARIETY  GROUP 

Aromatic 

Bitter 

Others 

1992 

1993 

1993/92 
% 

1992 

1993 

1993/92 
% 

1992 

1993 

1993/92 
% 

Germany 
France 
Belgium 
United Kingdom 
Ireland 
Spain 
Portugal 

5.181 
6.731 
7.095 
6.083 

4.602 
14.533 
2.809 
7.882 

-11.18 
115.91 
-60.41 
29.57 

2.448 

1.609 

-34.27 

4.317 
3.526 
6.363 
5.054 
9.055 
2.606 
1.495 

4.035 
6.708 
3.505 
2.969 
7.109 
4.901 
1.203 

-6.53 
90.24 
-44.92 
-41.25 
-21.49 
88.07 
-19.53 

3.878 

3.597 

-7.25 

7.710 
1.701 

655 
5.305 

-91.50 
211.88 

*)Areas newly planted in 1993 and 1992. were assumed to give 40 % and 65 % respectively of the return on areas 

in full production. 

-  1*t 

-

TABLE D 

Production costs per hectare  (in  ecus) 

1 9 92 

1 9 93 

Change on 
1992 (%) 

Belgium 

Germany 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Portugal 

9.325 

7.585 

4.403 

6.323 

7.205 

0 

United  Kingdon 

8.319 

9.458 

7.504 

3.993 

6.353 

6.914 

5.597 

9.067 

1,43 

(1,07) 

(9,31) 

0,47 

(4,05) 

0 

8,99 

E EC 

7.538 

7.540 

0,03 

-  15  -

TABLE E 

Varietal conversion programmes submitted by the 
Member States under Regulation 
(EEC) No. 2997/87 

(Situation at March 1994) 

Type of variety to which conversion is to be made 

Aromatic 

Super-Alpha 

Total 

Belgium 

Germany 

Spain 

France 

Ireland 

Portugal 

United Kingdom 

EEC 

53 

430 

31 

125 

267 

906 

• 
! 
I 

310 

1.000 

| 

! 

! 

!: 
ii . 

617 

170 

0 

166 

1.000 

257 

570 

586 

45 

166 

733 

2.357 

3.263 

Area under hops, production of hops and alpha acid by producer countries 1993 

TABLE 1 

Area 

Production 

Country 

I 

ha 
1992 

II 

ha 
1993 

III 

ha (+/-) 
1993/92 

IV 
ha (+/-) 
1993/92 
% 

V 

VI 

VII 

Zentner 
1992 

Zentner 
1993 

Zentner +/-
1993/92 

VIII 
Zentner +/-
1993/92 
% 

Yield 

IX 

t/ha 

Alpha 

XI 
Percent 

X 
Production 
tons 

Forecast Area 

XII 
Yield 
kg/ha 

XIII 

h a - 1 9 94 

XIV 
Change 
ha 1984-93 

(ll-D 

(HI/I) 

(Vl-V) 

(Vll/V) 

(VI/ll/20) 

(X/(VI/20)) 

•XI) 

(Xlll-ll) 

(IXM0ÛÛ 

Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Portugal**) 
United Kingdom 

394 
22.938 
1.148 
639 
12 
10 
3.413 

409 
23.015 
1.142 
670 
13 
96 
3.329 

15 
77 
(6) 
31 
1 
86 
(84) 

3.82% 
0,34% 
-0,52% 
4,88% 
8.83% 
864,20% 
-2.46% 

18.286 
574.500 
25.548 
18.286 
416 
41 
96.359 

11.705 
848.556 
41.857 
21.417 
379 
780 
109.199 

(6.581) 
274.056 
16.309 
3.131 
(37) 
739 
12.840 

-35.99% 
47.70% 
63.84% 
17.12% 
-8,89% 
1802,44% 
13,33% 

1,43 
1,84 
1,83 
1,60 
1,45 
0,40 
1,64 

53 
2.597 
183 
31 
2 
4 
474 

9,06% 
6,12% 
8,74% 
2,89% 
10,55% 
10.26% 
8,68% 

129,56 
112,84 
160,25 
46,26 
153,14 
41,49 
142,39 

420 
22.500 
1.370 
683 
13 
116 
3.185 

11 
(515) 
228 
13 
(0) 
20 
(144) 

EEC-12 

28.554 

28.675 

121 

0,42% 

733.436 

1.033.893 

300.457 

40,97% 

1,80 

3.344 

6,47% 

116.44 

28.287 

(388) 

U.S.A. 
Australia 
New Zealand 
Yugoslavia*) 
Slovenia 
Czeck Republik 
Slovack Republic 
Ukraine 
Poland 
Bulgaria 

17.105 
1.155 
262 
560 
2386 
10.400 
1.200 
6.692 
2.262 
903 

17.442 
1.178 
320 
556 
2.450 
10.400 
1.200 
6.560 
2.391 
695 

337 
23 
58 
(4) 
64 
0 
0 
(132) 
129 
(208) 

1,97% 
1,99% 
22.14% 
-0,71% 
2,68% 
0,00% 
0,00% 
-1,97% 
5,70% 
-23,03% 

674.372 
62.260 
11.748 
11.400 
67.900 
185.000 
18.800 
125.125 
50.684 
15.283 

690.764 
62.630 
12.604 
16.812 
70.200 
192.060 
18.800 
80.000 
57.432 
11.905 

16.392 
370 
856 
5.412 
2.300 
7.060 
0 
(45.125) 
6.748 
(3.378) 

2.43% 
0,59% 
7,29% 
47,47% 
3,39% 
3,82% 
0,00% 
-36,06% 
13,31% 
-22.10% 

1,98 
2,66 
1,97 
1,51 
1,43 
0,92 
0.78 
0,61 
1,20 
0,86 

3.523,0 
309,4 
83,8 
43,7 
190,5 
345,7 
32,9 
135,5 
159,1 
36,1 

10,20% 
9.88% 
13,30% 
5,20% 
5,43% 
3,60% 
3,50% 
3,39% 
5,54% 
6.06% 

201,98 
262,65 
261,88 
78,60 
77,76 
33.24 
27.42 
20.66 
66.54 
51,94 

17.150 
1.178 
336 
576 
2400 
10300 
1.200 
6.260 
2.341 
685 

(292) 
o 
16 
20 
(50) 
(100) 
0 
(300) 
(50) 
(10) 

Total IHB (-EEC) 
Total IHB (+EEC) 

42.925 
71.479 

43.192 
71.867 

267 
388 

0.62% 
0,54% 

1.222.572 
1.956.008 

1.213.207 
2.247.100 

(9.365) 
291.092 

-0,77% 
14,88% 

1.65 
1,73 

4.860 
8.204 

6,01% 
7,30% 

147.58 
132,01 

42.426 
70.713 

(766) 
(1.154) 

*)  Republics of former Yugoslavia with the exception of Slovenia. 
**) Portugal = Varietal conversion programmes 
Source: Member States and C.I.C.H. 

-  17  -

TABLE  2 

ESTIMATED  FORWARD SALES 1994  1998 

Zentner = 50 kg 

Country 

1994 

1995 

1996 

1997 

Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 

6.000 
450.000 
40.000 
21.100 
300 

71W 

3.900 
360.000 
40.000 
21.100 
200 

52.000 

1.400 
*! 
i _*' 

21.020 

+\ 

12.000 

• 

— 

1.200 
*! 

1 

17.020 

8.000 

1998 
&  onwards 

1.100 

6.840 

*' 

EEC-12 

588.400 

477.200 

34.420 

26.220 

7.940 

New Zealand 
U.S.A. 
Australia 
Poland 
Czech Republik 
Slovak Republic 
Slovenia 
Yugoslavia*) 
Hungary 
Ukraine 

12.740 
560.650 

40.000 
120.000 
10.000 
40.000 

13.780 
448.190 

35.000 
110.000 
10.000 
34.000 
*! 
1 _*! 

i 
_*1 
i 

13.630 
182.962 

30.000 
100.000 
*i 

29.000 

_*! 
i 
*1 
i 

10.450 
98.820 

25.000 
60.000 

18.000 

_*> 
> 

6.320 
80.171 
*' 

Total IHGC (-EEC) 
Total IHGC (+EEC) 

783.390 
1.371.790 

650.970 
1.128.170 

355.592 
390.012 

212.270 
238.490 

86.491 
94.431 

(*)  The "-" sign in the table signifies that the data do not exist or have not been privded by the producer 

countries 

(**)  Republics of former Yugoslavia, with the exception of Slovenia 

Source: CICH March 1994 

TABLE  3 
HOPS : WORLD BASE SERIES  1973 -  1993 

YEAR 

AREA 

PRODUCTION 

YIELD 

GERMANY 

I 

(ha) 

II 

(Ztr) 

II 

(t) 

VI 

V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 

IX 

(t/ha) 

(alpha t) 

(% alpha) 
V*20/ll*100 

(kg/alpha) 
V*1000/l 

DM/Ztr. 
Contract 

DM/Ztr. 
Spot 

r~ 

| 

j 

; 

U.S.A. 
Avg. Price 
x 
$ / lb 
(11b = 
453,59 gr) 

1973 
1974 
1975 
1976 
1977 
1978 
1979 
1980 
1981 
1982 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 

I 

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 
90.504 
89.567 
93.272 
92.354 
92.000 

2.366.020 
2.223.520 
2.270.040 
2.135.200 
2.355.920 
2.200.173 
2.359.848 
2.378.772J 
2.652.833; 
2.966.785 
2.651.851 
2.472.791 
2.419.725 
2.372.455! 
2.366.497: 
2.407.032 
2.365.235 
2.200.977 
2.520.357 
2.399.324 
2.700.000 

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 
118.262 
110.049 
126.018 
119.966 
135.000 

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 
1,31 
1,23 
1,35 
1,30 
1,47 

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 
7.436 
6.661 
8.746 
7.843 
9.300 

6,31 
5,96 
6,37 
5,75 
6,00 
5,79 
6,23 
5,92 
6,03 
5,94 
i 
5,69 
! 
6,60 
5,78 
6,35 
7,11 
6,13 
6,29 
6,05 
! 
6,94 
6,54 
6,89 

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 
82,16 
74,37! 
93,77! 
84,92 
101,09 

i 

Average 

86.947 

2.418.350 

120.918 

1,39 

7.529 

6,22 

86,52 

331 
331 
331 
327 
319 
297 
324 
341 
377 
390 
405 
409 
401 
410 
405 
398 
387 
384 
375 
367 
364 

365 

207 
235 
221 
264 
128 
290 
533 
1400 
606 
167 
210 
191 
245 
i 
151 
i 
301 
i 
378 
326 
1190 
391 
382 
133 
j 

I 

379 

I 

j 

0,75 
0,80 
0,83 
0,85 
0,90 
0,90 
0,98! 
1,51: 
1,51 i 
1,74! 
1,931 
2,10l 
2,03 
1,78 
1,51 
1,40 
1,38 
1,47 
1,60 
1,74 
1,75! 

1,40 

Index 93 
(1973 =  100) 

Index 93 
(1982 =  100) 

113% 

114% 

114% 

101% 

125% 

109% 

110% 

110% 

64% 

233% 

i 

i 

i 

96% 

91% 

91% 

95% 

106% 

116% 
i 

110% 

93% 

80% 

ioi%; 

-  19  -

TABLE  4a 

EEC external trade in hops and hop products  - 

in tons 

September  1992 - August  1993 

Member  States 

Cones 

Powders 
- • 1 .1 

Extracts 
=  • 3 ,5 

Equivalent 
total (1) 

NC 12 10 10 

NC 12 10 20 

NC 13 02  13 

Hop cones 

12.839 
2.331 
(10.508) 

1.921 
10.175 
8.254 

0 
382 
382 

711 
1 
(710)1 

693 
15 
(678)1 

416 
22 
(394)1 

623 
158 
(465)1 

155 
1 
(154)1 

439 
6.411 
5.972 

24 
5 
(19)1 

144 
27 
(117) 

107 
109 
2 

103 
48 
(55) 

16.489 
35.962 
19.473 

87 
414 
327 

1.673 
120 
(1.553) 

1.753 
570 
(1.183) 

531 
169 
(362) 

GERMANY 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 

FRANCE 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 

BELGIUM 
-Import 
- Export 
-Net 

UNITED  KINGDOM 
- Import 
-  Export 
-Net 

IRELAND 
-Import 
-Export 
•Net 

ITALY 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 

DENMARK 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 

NETHERLANDS 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 

SPAIN 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 

PORTUGAL 
-Import 
- Export 
-Net 

GREECE 
-Import 
-Export 
-Nat 

Total  EEC 
-  Import 
-  Export 
-Net 

(1)100 kg powder 
100 kg extracts 

= 110 kg cones 
= 350 kg cones 

Source: Eurostat - Comext 

-  20 

-

TABLE 4b 

Community external trade in hops with selected partner countries  -  in tons 

September  1992 - August 1993 

Cones 

Powders 
-#1 .1 

Extracts 
=  •3,5 

Equivalent 
total  (1) 

NC 12 10 10 

NC 12 10 20 

NC 13 02  13 

Hop  Cones 

Total  EEC 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 

Czech +  Slovak 
Republic 
- Import 
- Export 
-Net 
U.S.A. 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 
Slovenia 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 
Polen 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 
Yugoslavia  (2) 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 
Australia 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 
China 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 
New  Zealand 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 
South Africa 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 
Hungary 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 
Romania 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 
Ukraine 
-Import 
-Export 
-Net 
Japan 
-Import 
- Export 
-Net 

14.310 
2.734 
(11.576) 

INiil 

3.234 
10.369 
7.135 

981 
6.603 
5.622 

21.301 
37.250 
15.949 

3.945 
69 
(3.876) 

2.345 
1.503 
(842) 

2.693 
1 
(2.692) 

1.004 
59 
(945) 

1.075 
5 
(1.070) 

11 
11 
0 

2.601 
0 
(2.601) 

0 
0 
0 

112 
0 
(112) 

231 
17 
(214) 

264 
48 
(216) 

551 
0 
(551) 

0 
69 
69 

104 
250 
146 

573 
265 
(308) 

57 
21 
(36) 

36 
107 
71 

0 
0 
0 

1.454 
95 
(1.359) 

156 
23 
(133) 

272 
0 
(272) 

520 
95 
(425) 

0 
306 
306 

0 
57 
57 

0 
0 
0 

0 
5.029 
5.029 

1 
582 
581 

925 
31 
(894) 

1 
1 
0 

0 
4.662 
4.662 

0 
2 
2 

27 
1 
(26) 

0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
0 

0 
254 
254 

0 
142 
142 

0 
17 
17 

0 
0 
0 

0 
50 
50 

4.063 
2.381 
(1682) 

6.213 
1.903 
(4.310) 

2.759 
28 
(2.732) 

1.044 
16.494 
15.450 

1.075 
12 
(1.063) 

1.705 
119 
(1.586) 

2.773 
25 
(2.747) 

299 
0 
(299) 

684 
994 
310 

231 
851 
620 

264 
170 
(94) 

551 
0 
(551) 

0 
5.776 
5.776 

1 )  100 kg powder 
100 kg extracts 

= 110 kg cones 
= 350 kg cones 

2) Republics of former Yugoslavia with the exception of Slovenia 

Source: Eurostat - Comext 

- C I 

TABLE  5 

Hops sold without  and  under  contract  and average prices 
without  and under  contract  1980  -  1993 

Production 

Average prices 

EEC 

Without 
Contract  *) 
50 kg 

Under 
Contract 
50  kg 

I 

Under 
Contract 
% 
2/12+1) 

Without contract 
ECU/50 kg 

Under contract 
ECU/50 kg 

1 9 8 0 - 1 9 93 

1980 
1981 
1982 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 

B. 

1993 

Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Irelande 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 

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 

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 

9 1% 
83% 
68% 
77% 
79% 
8 1% 
77% 
80% 
84% 
79% 
90% 
74% 
86% 
62% 

469,00 
225,63 
65,18 
91,85 
69,61 
92,33 
62,72 
123,41 
158,55 
134,58 
468,82 
165,08 
168,13 
65,57 

133,00 
162,78 
176,93 
183,13 
189,92 
173,19 
169,93 
168,19 
169,82 
164,30 
166,61 
166,85 
159,71 
155,20 

1992 

1993 

1992 

1993 

6.397 
367.023 
2.184 
777 
0 
780 
13.705 

5.195 
481.533 
39.672 
19.773 
379 
0 
93.080 

45% 
57% 
95% 
96% 
100% 
0% 
87% 

232,90 
162,39 

224,11 

203,41 

50.82 
56,62 
37,24 
103,54 

63,31 
145,78 

168,57 
156,01 
116,16 
200,71 
239,25 

145,53 
154,59 
126,60 
405,41 
230,33 

183,17 

139,33 

)  Unsold quantities are not  included 

VI-E-3 

1*t  Group 

SURFACE  AREA  IN  HECTARES 

P R O D U C T I ON  (5 =  kg  -  1  Zentner) 

RETURNS  (ECU) 

T A B LE  6  M E M B ER  S T A TE  R E T U R NS  -  H O PS  1 9 93 

A R O M A T IC 
HOPS 

Total 

II 
N ew 
1 9 93 
SPF 

III 
N ew 
1 9 92 
SPF 

rv 
Prev. 
1 9 92 
SPF 

VI 
Production 

Full 
Production 
( l l#0 , 4)  + 
(111*0,65) 

Variety 

Origin 

II-IV 

NP 

AP 

AP 

+ 

IV 

REC 

VII 
Yield 
50 kg/ha 

V l /I 
RDM 

VIII 
Contract 

IX 
Spot 

Not  sold 

SCO 

H CO 

XI 
Contract 

SCO 

XII 
Spot 

H CO 

XIII 
Total 

V I-
(VIII t  IX) 

X I V ' V I II 

XV'IX 

XI  +  XII  + 
( X » 0 . 7 ) » XV 

AVERAGE  PRICE 
( E C U / 50  k g l_ 

xrv 
Contract 

xv 
Spot 

PSCO 

P H CO 

RETURNS 

(ECU/hfl) 

X VI 
Total 
Planted 

XVII 
Full 
Production 

XIII / I 

XIII  /  V 

Bramling  Cross  UK  CEE 

3 4 , 40 

5 , 70 

2 , 35 

2 6 , 35 

3 0 , 16 

1 . 0 36 

3 0 , 12 

9 08 

1 28 

1 9 5 . 6 20 

2 8 . 3 26 

223.946 

215.44 

2 2 1 , 30 

6 . 5 10 

7 . 4 26 

Challenger 

F 
B 
UK 

CEE 

2 , 90 
1 5 , 05 
4 0 5 , 20 
4 2 3 , 15 

0 , 00 
0 , 00 
3 , 80 
3 , 80 

0 . 90 
0 , 49 
1 5 , 45 

1 6 . 84 

2 , 00 
1 4 . 56 
385,95 
4 0 2 , 51 

2 . 59 
1 4 . 88 
3 9 7 , 51 
4 1 4 . 98 

48 
4 70 

1 4 . 8 21 
1 5 . 3 39 

1 6 , 55 
3 1 , 23 
3 6 , 58 
3 6 , 35 

30 
1 31 

1 2 . 6 19 
1 2 . 7 80 

18 

3 39 
2 . 2 02 
2 . 5 59 

! Fino  Alsacio 

ESP  CEE 

1 , 00 

0 , 00 

0 . 00 

1 , 0 0) 
i 

1 , 00 

11 

1 0 . 89 

11 

0 

6.841 
2 0 . 1 62 
2 . 7 3 7 . 4 40 
2 . 7 6 4 . 4 42 

1 . 6 09 

2 . 3 23 

3 7 . 0 02 
4 2 7 . 2 98 
466.623 

9.163 
57.164 
3 . 1 6 4 . 7 38 
3 . 2 3 1 . 0 65 

2 2 8 , 02 
1 5 3 , 91 
2 1 6 , 93 
2 1 5 . 03 

1 2 9 , 04 
1 0 9 , 15 
1 9 4 , 05 
1 9 1 , 25 

3 . 1 60 
3 . 7 98 
7 . 8 10 
7 . 6 73 

3 . 5 45 
3 . 8 42 
7 . 9 61 
7 . 8 21 

1 . 6 09 

1 4 6 , 28 

0,00 

1 . 6 09 

1 . 6 09 

UK  CEE 

2 8 8 , 00 

2 , 30 

1 . 30 

2 8 4 , 40  j 

2 8 6 , 17 

9 . 3 83 

3 2 . 58 

8 . 3 02 

1 . 0 76 

1 . 9 0 2 . 6 52  | 

2 3 1 . 0 9 3| 

2 . 1 3 4 . 4 97 

2 2 9 , 18 

UK 
B 

3 2 8 , 20 
3 , 25 
3 3 1 , 45 

1 . 0 5 1 , 00 
6 6 , 29 
1 . 1 1 7 , 29 

CEE 

CEE 

9,60 
1 , 04 
1 0 , 64 

2 7 , 00 
0 , 33 
2 7 , 33 

1 , 50 
1 , 88 
3 , 38 

317.10 
0.33 
317,43 

3 2 1 , 92 
1 , 97 
3 2 3 , 88 

2 5 , 00 
1 , 84 
26,84 

9 9 9 . 00  |  1 . 0 2 6 , 05 
6 5 , 45 
1 . 0 9 1 , 50 

8 4 . 1 2! 
1 0 6 3 . 12 

1 1 . 2 48 
99 
1 1 . 3 47 

2 8 . 1 65 
1 . 8 17 
2 9 . 9 82 

3 4 , 27 
3 0 . 53 
3 4 , 24 

2 6 , 80 
2 7 , 41 
2 6 , 84 

1 0 . 0 6 7, 
64  j 
1 0 . 1 31  ! 

2 1 . 3 33 
6 31 
2 1 . 9 64 

1 . 1 78 
35 
1 . 2 13 

6 . 8 32 
1 . 1 46 
7 . 9 78 

3 
0 
3 

0 
40 
40 

2 . 4 9 4 . 6 03 
7 . 0 09 
2 . 5 0 1 . 6 12 

2 7 9 . 1 3 9J 
2 . 3 52  j 
2 8 1 . 4 9 1i 

2.774.239 
9.362 
2 . 7 8 3 . 6 01 

4 . 5 8 5 . 3 15 
9 9 . 1 81 
4 . 6 8 4 . 4 96 

1 . 0 3 6 . 0 7 3! 

5 8 . 1 02 
1 . 0 9 4 . 1 75 

5 . 6 2 1 . 3 88 
1 5 8 . 7 02 
5 . 7 8 0 . 0 90 

2 4 7 , 80 
1 0 9 , 52 
2 4 6 , 59 

2 1 4 , 94 
1 5 7 , 18 
2 1 1 . 44 

214,77 

236.96 
6 7 , 21 
2 3 5 , 48 

1 5 1 , 65 
5 0 , 70 
1 4 5 , 53 

7 . 4 11 

7 . 4 59 

8 . 4 53 
2 . 8 81 
8 . 4 04 

5 . 3 49  i 
2.394 
5 . 1 70 

8 . 6 1 8! 
4 . 7 57 
8 . 5 84 

5.479 
2 . 4 25 
5 . 2 94 

CEE 

5 5 1 , 00 

2 6 6 , 00 

1 5 4 , 00 

131,00; 

337,60 

1 4 . 6 19 

2 6 , 50 

8 . 6 30 

5 . 9 89 

1 . 5 0 6 . 6 2 5! 

2 9 5 . 0 78 

1 . 8 0 1 . 7 03 

1 7 4 , 58 

4 9 . 27 

3 . 2 70 

5 . 3 38 

6 . 5 0 9 . 00 
6 , 19 
CEEi  6 . 5 1 5 , 19 

5 , 00 
0 , 00 
5 , 00 

2 7 , 00 
0 . 57 
2 7 , 57 

6.477,00 
5,62 
6482.62 

6.496,55! 
5,99 

254.507' 
140 
6.502,54 il  254.647 

3 9 , 10 
2 2 , 5 4! 
3 9 , 09 

1 5 1 . 7 59 
1 10 
1 5 1 . 8 69 

1 0 2 . 7 48 
30 
1 0 2 . 7 78 

2 2 . 8 2 0 . 0 01 
1 7 . 1 38 
2 2 . 8 3 7 . 1 39 

2.967.362 
1 . 2 91 
2.968.653 

2 5 . 7 8 7 . 3 63 
1 8 . 4 45 
2 5 . 8 0 5 . 8 08 

1 5 0 , 37 
1 5 5 , 80 
1 5 0 , 37 

2 8 . 8 8: 
4 3 , 77  ! 
2 8 , 89 

3 . 9 62 
2 . 9 80 
3 . 9 61 

1 2 . 8 09 

3 9 , 70 

4 . 6 17 

8 . 1 92 

6 4 9 . 1 50 

3 4 7 . 9 96 

9 9 7 . 1 46 

1 4 0 , 60 

4 2 , 48 

3 . 0 87  i 

3 . 0 87 

j Fuggles 
I 
| Goldings 

i 
I 

i 
jHallertauer 
j 

! 
j Hall.Tradition 

: Hersbrucker 

iiHueller 
j! 

Perle 

CEE 

3 2 3 , 00 

0 , 00 

0 , 00 

3 2 3 , 00 

3 . 3 9 7 , 00  j 
0 , 10  ! 
0 . 09 
3 . 3 9 7 , 19 

1 6 4 , 00 
0 , 00 

0 , 00  | 

1 6 4 , 00 

2 5 2 , 00 
0 , 00 
0 , 00 
2 5 2 , 00 

2 . 9 8 1 , 00 
0 , 10 
0 , 09 
2 9 8 1 . 19 

CEE 

3 2 3 , 0 0; 
| 
3 . 2 1 0 , 4 01 
0 , 1 0' 
0 , 09 
3 . 2 1 0 , 69 

1 4 7 . 4 89 
0 , 70 

4 3 , 40 
7 , 00 

7 5 . 4 85 

7 2 . 0 04 

1 4 7 . 4 90 

4 3 , 40 

7 5 . 4 85 

7 2 . 0 04 

0 
1 
0 
1 

1 1 . 5 7 4 . 8 70  i 

oj 

1 1 . 6 7 4 . 8 70  j 

I Progress 

UK  CEE 

8 4 , 00 

2 3 , 0 0! 

1 0 , 00 

5 1 . 00 

6 6 , 7 0! 

2 . 3 94 

2 8 , 49 

0 

3 7 9! 

2.015! 

5 . 0 4 6 . 7 60 
0 

1 6 . 6 2 1 . 6 30 
0 

1 5 3 , 34 

7 0 , 09 

4 . 8 93 

5.046.760 

1 6 . 6 2 1 . 6 30 

1 5 3 . 34 

7 0 , 09  \ 

7 8 . 0 17 

3 6 8 . 3 04 

2 3 0 . 16 

2 0 5 , 85  ! 

0 
°i 

0 

0|( 
0 
5 26 
0 
0  i 

0| 

2 7 . 1 19 
0 
2 7 . 1 19 

7 6 9 . 0 45 
3 . 0 7 7 . 0 96  ! 
7 . 8 5 9 . 1 72 
4 . 7 3 1 . 7 18 

3 5 1 . 4 65 

1 . 6 99 
6 . 2 19 
7 . 9 18 

7 1 . 1 04 
6 3 3 . 4 90 
1 7 . 2 45 
9 9 8 . 4 00 

3 6 . 3 98 

2 8 . 8 18 

6 . 2 19 
3 5 . 0 37 

1 6 1 , 4 2j 
0 , 00  ! 
1 3 3 , 14  ! 

8 4 0. 
3 . 7 1 0. 
7 . 9 1 3. 
5 . 7 3 0. 

3 8 7. 

1 49 
5 86 
. 9 28 
, 1 18 
, 8 63 

2 1 7 , 4 9! 
1 7 7 , 9 8! 
4 2 8 , 16  j 
2 2 4 , 71  | 
2 1 3 , 08 

3 

3 

0 
526 
41 
2 . 0 23 

o|| 
2.5891 

4 9 . 7 4 0 . 9 39 
7 . 8 6 6 . 0 13 
1 4 3 . 4 90 
7 . 6 8 1 . 7 79 
1 . 6 09 
6 5 . 4 3 3 . 8 30 

1 1 . 3 9 7 . 9 62 
1 9 . 5 68 
1 0 4 . 9 67 
1 . 0 8 0 . 2 71 
0 
1 2 . 6 0 2 . 7 68 

6 1 . 1 3 8. 
7 . 9 2 3. 
2 4 9, 
9 . 0 53 
1. 
7 8 . 3 6 7. 

. 9 01 

, 0 9 2, 
, 8 9 2! 
, 5 86 j 
. 6 0 9! 
JîSfij 

1 6 1 , 08 
4 2 7 , 65 
1 5 2 , 16 
2 2 8 , 86 
1 4 6 , 28 
174,55 

6 7 , 96  (j 
1 5 0 , 22 j! 
8 2 , 49 

l! 
1 0 3 , 65 j! 

4 7 , 57 
1 0 1 , 94 
1 9 9 , 64  lj 

2 2 7 , 49 

f 

5 8 , 48 
1 0 2 , 01 
63,27 
213,56 

0.00 II 
70.79 IL 

O: 

4 . 8 93 

4 . 3 85 

i 

3 . 2 02 

2 . 3 47 

3 . 0 56 
4 . 0 01 
3 . 8 53 
1 3 . 6 94 
5 . 6 12 
7 . 0 14 

l 

4 . 3 37 
1 3 . 6 67 
2 . 7 01 
7 . 6 26 ! 
1 . 6 09 
4 . 8 67 

i :l 

TO 
T^> 

3 . 9 69 
3 . 0 79  j ' 
3 . 9 6 91 

5 . 1 77 
0 

5.177 j 

5 . 5 2 21 

3 . 2 02 
2 . 3 47 
3 . 0 56 

4 . 0 44 
5 . 6 86 
1 4 . 5 61 
5 . 7 28 
8 . 2 38 

4 . 6 02 
1 4 . 5 33 
2 . 8 09 
7 . 8 82 
1 . 6 09 
5 . 1 50 

0 , 00 
0 . 00 
0 . 00 

3 , 00 

i Saaz 

9,00 
2,65 
1 1 . 6 5| 

0 , 00 
0 , 00 
0 , 00 

CEE 

9 . 00 
2 , 65 
1 1 , 65 

9 , 00 
2 , 65 
1 1 , 66 

1 93 
41 
2 34 

2 1 , 50 
1 5 , 62 
2 0 . 50 

Spalter 

Spatter  Select 

Strisselspalt 

Tettnanger 

W VG 

D 
D 
F 
D 
UK 

CEE 
C E E! 
CEE ! 

CEE i 
CEEi 

2 1 0 . 00  i 

9 6 3 , 00 
5 7 7 , 93 
1 . 0 2 1 , 00 

5 5 , 30 

[TOTAL 

i A R O MA 

D 
F 
B 
UK 
ESP 

1 4 . 0 3 4 , 00 
5 8 0 , 93 
9 3 , 52 
l|  1 . 1 9 5 , 10 
j! 
L OO 

2 , 00 
3 4 3 , 00 
2 5 , 08 
2 1 , 00  j 
...... J.J.9.. 

2 9 9 , 00 
5 5 , 40 
2 3 , 00 

1 1 , 30 

8 2 8 , 00 

7 8 3 . 00 

207,75 
652.55 
5 4 3 , 49 
1 . 0 0 0 . 35 
4 7 , 09 

2 0 5 , 00 
3 2 1 , 00 
4 9 7 , 45 
9 7 7 , 00 
3 6 , 90 
'wmmmMÊf. 
1 2 . 4 2 3 , 0 0! 

2 5 . 0 81 
1 , 37 
5 1 , 50  1 
0 , 00  j 

56.30 ! 
4,781 
4 1 , 9 0! 
0 , 0 01 
8 8 5 . 98 j 

4 9 9 , 55 
8 7 , 37 

1 . 1 0 1 . 7 0: 
1,00  ! 
1 4 . 1 1 2 . 62  ! 

1 3 . 2 6 3 , 15 
5 4 6 , 18 
9 1 , 03 
1 . 1 4 9 , 54 
1 , 00 

4 . 2 22 
3 0 . 6 06 
1 9 . 0 51 
2 6 . 0 58 

1 . 8 09 

2 0 . 10 
3 1 , 80 
2 5 , 58 
2 5 , 30 
3 2 , 72 
j: %' 
mmm 
3 8 , 03 
2 5 , 56 
2 7 . 78 
3 4 , 21 
1 0 , 89 
37.31 

5 1 8 . 6 68 
1 9 . 0 99 
2 . 5 67 
4 0 . 6 91 
11 
_58JLfl37_ 

ï 

1 68 
0 
1 68 

3 . 5 36 
1 7 . 2 89 
1 8 . 3 56 
2 1 . 0 57 

1 . 6 49 

3 0 3 . 8 74 
1 8 . 3 86 
9 36 
3 3 . 5 45 
11 
356.752 

25  | 

41  i 
66 

6 86 

1 3 . 3 17  ! 
1 69  j 
5 . 0 01  I 
160, 
i 

4 

2 1 4 . 7 94 
1 87 
1 . 5 91 
5 . 1 23 
0 

TABLE  6  MEMBER STATE  RETURNS  - HOPS  1993  (cont'd  1) 

PRODUCTION  (5 =  kg  =  1  Zentner) 

RETURNS  (ECU) 

VI 
Production 

Production 
(11*0,4)  + 
(111*0,65) 

+ 

IV 

_BE£_ 

VII 
Yield 
50kg/ha 

Vl/I 
R DM 

VIII 
Contract 

IX 
Spot 

Not  sold 

SCO 

H CO 

VI-

XI 
Contract 

SCO 

XII 
Spot 

HCO 

(VIII +  IX)l 

X I V V I II 

X V * IX 

XIII 
Total 

XI  +  XII  + 
(X*0,7)*XV 

AVERAGE  PRICE 
(ECU/50  kg) 
XV 
Spot 

X IV 
Contract 

PSCO 

P H CO 

RETURNS 
(ECU/ha) 

X VI 
Total 
Planted 

X V II 
I 
Full 
!  Production1 

XIII  / 

XIII  /  V 

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! Brewer's  C.VH 

•j Bullion 
ij Chinook 
,; Galena 
ij H-3  Leones 
!!H-7  Leones 

ji Magnum 

IjNorthdown 

; North.Brewer 

1 5 5 6 . 00 

2 1 , 5 6! 
13,  . el 
^ 5 9 0 , 72  j 

9 9 , 00  ! 
1,25  ! 
0 , 60  ! 
7 3 2 , 00  ) 
40P.QQ  j 

3 , 33 \ 
sis.ooi 
M 3! 

S&S.75 
U . 03 

56  7 0 , 01 

1 2 . 3Î 

CEE I 
! 
CEEi 
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h 
CEE 
F 
SEE 
ESr-::.EE 
* *P  V.E 

CEK 

OB-' 

B 
D 
F 

UK. 
IRL 

D 
F 
B 
UK 

CEEI 

' 1 .1 G 
S8CV.97 

j Nugget 

|j Omega 
11  Orion 

j Target 

|j Yeoman 

i 

if 

! T O T AL 

I  BITTER 

365,0-.)  | 
9 3 , 4 2; 
S , 40  ! 
2 2 , 36  i 
4 8 . 9 , 18  i 

7 , 00  | 
1 2 6 , 00  | 

92,00 | 
1 3 4 . 1 51 

1 6 0 9 , 2 2! 
1 6 . 17  ! 

1 8 5 1 , 54 

3 5 , 89 

8 8 , 00 
1 4 , 85 
1 3 8 , 74 

8.826,00 
89,24 
307,04 
2.109,07 
13,06 
1 1 4 1 , 00 
9 6 , 42 

CEE! 

UK  CEE 
CEE 
D 

CEE 

CEE1 

D 
3 
UK 
F 

B 
UK 
F 

D 
F 
8 
UK 
IRL 
ESP 
P 

1 2 , 50 
1 , 30 
1 3 , 80 

1 4 , 00 
0 , 00 
0 , 87 
0 , 00 
1 4 , 87 

1 2 2 , 00 
8 6 , 50 
0 , 87 
1 0 , 63 
2 20 

0 , 00 
1 , 00 

1 8 , 00 
3 9 , 40 
3 8 . 50 
3 , 25 
9 9 , 15 

2 , 11 
0 , 30 
1.30 
3 , 71 

7 1 1 , 00 
1 5 , 18 
4 6 , 70 
5 1 , 30 
1 . 30 
9 . 00 
8 6 , 50 

3 , 00 
0 , 00 
0 , 00 
3 , 00 

0,00 
0,00 
0,00 
9.00 
0,00 

1 5 , 00 
0 , 00 
0 , 13 
1 6 . 13 

0 , 0 0; 
0 , 00 
0 . 00 
1 5 , 00  ! 
0 , 0 0! 

3,45 
553,00 
0,00 
558,45 

0 , 1 9! 
2 4 7 . 00  ! 
0 . 13  1 
2 4 7 . 32  i 

8 , 60  i 
0 , 0 0' 
8 , 60  i 

1 . 5 3 8 , 00 
2 1 , 56 
1 3 . 03 
1 . 5 7 2 , 59 

1 . 5 4 8 , 95 
2 1 , 56 
1 3 , 11 

1 . 5 8 3 , 62 

9 9 , 00 
1.25 
0,60 
7 0 8 , 00 
4 0 9 , 00 

0 . 25 
1 1 8 . 00 
0 , 00 
1 1 8 , 25 

3 7 2 . 65 
1 1 . 76 
3 8 4 , 41 

9 9 , 00 
1 , 25 
0 , 60 
721,35 
4 0 9 , 00 

1 . 75 
4 9 9 , 75 
0 , 08 
5 0 1 , 59 

3 8 3 . 24 
1 2 , 28 
3 9 5 , 52 

8 3 . 2 81 
9 56 
4 09 
8 4 . 6 46 

2 . 8 09 
18 
4 
3 3 . 1 56 
8 . 6 90 

27 
15.007 
1,53 
1 6 . 0 36 

1 2 . 7 94 
3 79 
1 3 . 1 73 

3 6 , 00  ; 
0 , 00  ! 
0,82! 
0,00 
36,82 

5 . 6 2 0 , 00 
1 2 , 32 
1 1 2 , 86 
1 1 , 10 
5.766,28 

5.649.00 
1 2 , 32 
1 1 3 , 74 
1 1 , 10 
5 . 7 8 6 , 16 

200.123 
2 31 
3 . 0 53 
3 38 
2 0 3 . 7 45 

1 0 3 , 00 
9 , 92 
1,76 
3 , 62 
1 2 1 , 30 

0 , 00 
4 , 00 

1 4 , 00 
3 4 , 71 
1 4 7 , 46 
1,13 
1 9 7 , 30 

7 , 99 
0 , 00 
0 , 00 
7 , 99 

4 2 2 , 00 
4 , 88 
46,60 
1 5 6 , 06 
0 , 00 
1 5 , 00 
9 , 92 

1 3 7 , 00 
0 . 00 
2 , 77 
8 . 11 
1 4 7 , 88 

7 , 00 
1 2 1 , 00 

2 5 4 . 70 
4 1 . 05 
4 , 26 
1 4 . 72 
314,72 

7 , 00 
1 2 4 , 00 

6 0 . 00 
6 0 . 04 
1 . 4 2 3 , 26 
1 1 . 79 
1 . 5 5 5 . 09 

7 6 . 30 
9 8 , 36 
1 . 5 3 4 , 51 
1 3 , 82 
1 . 7 2 3 , 00 

2 5 . 79 
8 7 . 70 
1 3 , 55 
1 2 7 , 04 
'Wfëg^mgï 
•M 

7 . 6 9 3 , 00 
6 9 , 18 
2 1 4 , 74 
1 . 9 0 1 , 71 
1 1 . 76 
1 . 1 1 7 , 00 
0 , 00 
1 1 . 0 07  3» 

3 1 . 83 
8 7 . 82 
1 4 . 07 
133,72 
mmmm 

8 . 2 5 1 , 70 
7 8 . 42 
263,06 
2.023,67 
1 2 , 28 
1 . 1 3 0 , 35 
4 1 . 06 
1 1 . 8 0 0 . 83 

1 4 . 6 82 
7 80 
2 15 
5 15 
1 6 . 1 93 

2 09 
5 . 7 80 

2 . 8 38 
4 . 3 84 
5 2 . 4 13 
3 87 
6 0 . 0 22 

9 05 
2 . 6 00 
2 05 
3 . 7 10 

38&KHft&$iSjS$i 
3 2 4 . 5 20 
2 . 3 18 
8 . 9 94 
6 8 . 3 54 
3 79 
4 1 . 8 46 
7 80 
4 4 7 . 1 90 

5 3 , 30 
4 2 , 13 
3 1 , 08 
5 3 , 07 

2 8 , 40 
1 4 , 32 
5 , 31 
4 5 , 91 
2 1 , 25 

6 , 96 
1 6 , 30 
1 1 , 95 
1 6 . 28 

32,49 
29,02 
32,39 

3 5 , 30 
1 8 , 77 
2 6 , 65 
3 0 , 45 
3 5 , 38 

4 0 . 20 
8 , 20 
3 9 , 90 
2 5 , 94 
3 8 , 20 

2 9 , 86 
4 5 , 90 

30,80 
32,68 
32,57 
24,07 
32,44 

2 5 , 21 
2 9 . 55 
1 3 . 80 
2 7t62 

3 9 , 35 
3 0 , 39 
2 9 , 90 
3 2 , 42 
2 9 , 02 
4 0 . 79 
8 , 20 
3 8 . 13 

39.505 
5 99 
15 
4 0 . 1 19 

4 3 . 7 76 
21 
394 
4 4 . 1 91 

0 
336 
0 
336 

4 . 5 4 7 . 4 21 
1 4 9 . 9 65 
1 . 2 17 
4 . 6 9 8 . 6 02 

1 . 3 9 4 . 7 03 
2.867 
1 3 . 3 05 
1 . 4 1 0 . 8 76 

5.942.124 
184.607 
14.522 
6.141.253 

1 1 5 , 11 
2 5 0 , 30 
8 1 , 12 
1 1 6 , 47 

3 1 , 86 
1 3 5 , 25 
3 3 , 77 
3 3 , 04 

3 . 8 19 
8 . 5 62 
1 . 1 04 
3 . 8 59 

3 . 8 36 
8 . 5 62 
1 . 1 0 7: 
3 . 8 76 

1 . 9 0 31 

9 06 

Mélangée  et  vendus 
Mélangés  e 

vendus  a' 

3 0 . 9 71 
8 . 6 90 

2 . 1 84 
0 

0 
Target, 
Target, 
0 
0 

2 1 0 . 1 67 
Nugget  et  Golerin 
Nugget  et  ChirJook 
3 . 7 8 2 . 1 91 
1 . 2 4 8 . 4 20 

1 0 2 . 6 89 
0 

3.884.879 
1.248.420 

1 2 2 , 12 
1 4 3 , 66 

1 9 . 2 43 

229.411 

1 1 0 , 44 

2 1 , 24 

2 . 3 17 

2 . 3 17 

0 
0 
2 
2 

0 
0 
0 

0 
0 
1 40 
0 
1 40 

0 
0 
0 
(208] 
( 2 0 8] 

0 
0 

0 
0 
371 
1 90 
561 

0 
1 1 . 8 28 
0 
1 1 . 8 28 

1 1 . 7 53 
3 79 
1 2 . 1 32 

27 
3 . 1 79 
0 
3.206 

1 . 0 41 
0 
1 . 0 41 

1 1 0 . 8 18 
65 
1.290 
322 
1 1 2 . 4 95  i 

8 9 . 3 05 
1 66 
1 . 6 23 
16 
9 1 . 1 10 

5 . 8 81 

o! 
59  I 
6 13  ! 
6 . 5 53 I 
i 
l 
1 4 6) 

3 . 2 63 

1 . 4 04  , 
2 . 3 70  j 
4 5 . 9 44  ! 

5 0; 

8 . 8 01 
7 80 
1 56 
1 11 
9 . 8 48  ! 

6 3] 
2 . 5 1 7! 
j 

1 . 4 3 4; 
2 . 0 1 4! 
6 . 0 98  i 
1 4 7? 

4 9 , 7 68  ! 

9 . 6 93 

5 25 
1 . 3 70  ; 
60  ' 
^J_.955j 

3 80 
1 . 2 30 
1 4 5! 

1 . 7 55 

' " Ï 7 4 Ï 6 0 2: 
1 . 3 8 7! 
4 . 2 59  i 
5 9 . 5 35  ! 
3 7 9| 

3 9 . 6 61 
0 

' Ï 4 9 ' ! 9 i 8* 

5 90 
4 . 5 94  : 
8 . 4 48 
O 
2 . 1 8 4: 
7 80  ! 

4 7 , 01 
0 , 00 

7 0 , 98 
9 5 , 15 
0 , 00 
9 5 , 10 

2 . 0 5 4 . 8 78 
0 
2 . 0 5 4 . 8 78 

2 . 6 0 3 . 0 54 
8 7 . 2 95 
2 . 6 9 0 . 3 50 

1 . 9 16 
3 0 2 . 4 82 
0 
3 0 4 . 3 98 

2 2 3 . 4 71 
0 
223.471 

1.916 
2.357.360 
0 
2.359.277 

0 , 00 
1 7 3 , 73 
0 , 00 
1 7 3 , 40 

2.826.526 
87.295 
2.913.821 

2 2 1 , 4 81 
2 3 0 , 33  i 
2 2 1 , 7 3| 

2 1 4 , 67 
0 , 00 
2 0 8 , 49 

1 6 . 9 9 2 . 8 3 2! 

1 0 . 3 92 
1 9 4 . 7 51  ! 
6 9 . 9 26  ! 

1 7 . 2 6 7 . 9 01 

5 . 4 6 2 . 7 87 
1 4 . 4 45 
8 0 . 0 14 
3 . 3 70 
5 . 5 6 0 . 6 16 

22.455.619 
24.837 
279.597 
73.296 
22.833.348 

1 5 3 , 34 
1 5 9 , 88 
1 5 0 , 97 
2 1 7 , 16 
1 5 3 , 42 

9 4 9 . 3 11 
0 
7 . 8 89 
1 6 9 . 6 84 
1 . 1 2 6 . 8 84 

422.448 
49.382 
7 . 8 92 
1 5 . 8 44 
4 9 5 . 5 65 

1.371.759 
49.382 
15.781 
164.689 
1.601.611 

1 6 1 , 42 
0 , 00 
1 3 3 , 71 
2 7 6 , 90 
1 5 6 , 95  : 

6 1 , 17 
8 6 , 88 
4 9 , 30 
2 1 0 , 65 
6 1 , 27 

4 8 , 00 
6 3 . 31 
5 0 , 46 
1 4 3 , 07 
5 1 , 80 

2 6 . 0 36 
4 8 5 . 1 10 

1 0 . 2 18 
1 0 1 . 5 61 

36.254 
586.671 

1 7 8 , 33 
1 4 8 , 67 

1 6 2 , 19 
4 0 , 35 

2 1 4 . 7 00 
3 5 3 . 2 49 
2 . 3 4 4 . 9 82 
8 . 1 50 
2 . 9 2 1 . 0 79 

0 
0 
0 
0 

7 9 . 2 36 
1 4 9 . 0 83 
9 . 6 09 
.,,,<.,,2,3.7.v?,?.§. 

6 
3 41 
1 40 
3 71 
0 
0 
0 
8 5 2, 

2 5 . 4 5 4 . 4 19 

3 4 7 . 8 00 
6 3 6 . 3 41  i 

5 . 1 9 3 . 0 81 
8 7 . 2 95 
5 . 0 3 0 . 6 10 
0 

7 0 . 0 51 
9 4 . 2 75 
474.424 
10.866 
649.617 

18 
131 
12 
162 

.867 
.044 
.294 
206 

7.773 
56 
216 
842 

102 
49 
9.040 

275 
316 
.270 
528 
0 
689 
382 
.460 

284.751 
447.524 

2 . 8 3 9 . 6 11 
2 8 . 8 72 
3 . 6 0 0 . 7 58 

1 5 2 , 92 
1 4 9 , 05 

5 1 , 04  j 

1 6 2 , 99 
63,74 ! 

! 
4 8 , 85  | 
4 6 , 81  ! 
7 7 , 80 ] 
7 3 , 9 2! 
7 4 , 14 

98 
2 80 
21 
4 0 0. 

1 06 
1 28 
9 03 
1 37 

1 5 0 . 81  ! 
1 0 8 . 82  j 
1 6 0 , 15 
1 2 1 , 90 

4 9 , 69 
1 0 6 , 54 
8 4 , 88 
9 1 , 47 

3 3 ? 2 2 7\ 
4 2 4, 
8 57 
6.055 
87 
5.133 
49 
4 5 . 8 35 

6 95 
9 08 
4 46 
8 14 
2 96 
2 99 
3 82 
8 39 

1 4 4 , 38 
2 2 2 . 15 
1 4 5 , 97 
8 6 , 35 
2 3 0 , 33 
1 2 6 . 69 
0 . 00 
1 3 4 . 10 

5 3 , 80 
1 1 6 , 12 
47,51 
1 0 5 , 43 
0 , 00 
3 7 , 25 
6 3 , 31 
6 0 . 31 

5 . 3 07 
3 . 0 52 

4 93  | 
2 . 5 68  ' 
o! 

2 . 5 64 

7.178J 
6 . 6 84 
7.164; 

3 . 9 60  ! 
2.016 
2 . 4 41 
6.603 
3 . 9 90 

3 . 7 58 
5 12 
2 . 9 22 
7 . 3 65 
3 . 7 06 

5.179 
4.656 

3 . 0 95 
3 . 3 36 
1 . 7 65 
1 . 7 86 
1 . 9 42 

2 . 7 3 4! 
3 . 1 8 3; 
1 . 4 75 
2.979J 

3 . 8 41 
5 . 7 99 
2 . 8 51 
2 . 8 66  | 
6 . 6 84  ! 
4 . 8 39 
5 12 
3 . 7 72 

5 . 3 86 
3 . 0 52 

1 . 0 93 
4 . 7 1 7: 
0 
4 . 7 10 

7 . 3 7 5 !: 
7 . 1 09 
7 . 3 68 

3 . 9 75 
2 . 0 16 
2 . 4 5 8: 
6 . 6 03 
4 . 0 0 4 1; 

5 . 3 86  ! 
1 . 2 03 
3 . 7 03 i, 
1 1 . 1 9 2 !! 
5 . 3 47 

5 . 1 7 9^ 
4 . 7 31  ;! 

3 . 7 32  : 
4 . 5 50 
1 . 8 51  ! 
2 . 0 8 8 !! 
2 . 1 38 ii 

3 . 0 82  ! 
3 . 1 9 0 ,] 
1.5571! 
3 . 0 7 3; 

4 . 0 35  j: 
6.7081! 
3 . 5 0 5 !; 
2 . 9 69  j! 
7 . 1 09  j| 
4 . 8 01  II 
1 . 2 03  !| 

3rd Group 

SUPERFICIE  (HA) 

OTHERS 

Total 

IT 
New 
1993 
SPF 

New 
1992 
SPF 

IT 
Previous 
1992 
SPF 

Origin 

I I - IV 

NP 

AP 

AP 

I M B L tD  M t M B t K î > I A I t K b l U K I Nb 

- H U P5  1 9 93 

( C o n t 'd  2) 

PRODUCTION 
(5Q kg »  1Zentner) 

Fui 
Production 
(ll*0,4)+ 
(Iir0,65) 

• IV 

~VT 
Production 

REC 

"Viï 
Yield 
50kg/ha 

Vl/I 
RDM 

jjVartety 

Record 

Zenith 

Others 

TOTAL 

137,00 
7,51 
144,51 

0,00 
0,00 
0,00 

0,00 
0,00 
0,00 

137,00 
7,51 
144.51 

137,00 
7,51 
144,51 

4.680 
144 
4.824 

34,20 
19,21 
33.75 

CEE! 

UK  CEE 

3.70! 

0,00 

0,00 

3,70 

3,70 

134 

36,22 

II 
;• 

D 
UK 

D 
B 
UK 

18,00 ! 
21.10 | 
39,10 ! 

155,001 
8,51 
24,80 
188,31 

0,00 
20,10 
20,10 

0,00 
0,00 
20,10 
20,10 

1,00 
1,00 
2,00 

1,00 ! 
1,00 ; 
1,00 
3,00 

17,00 
0,00 
17,00 

154,00 
7,51 
3,70 
165,21 

17,65 
8,69 
26,34 

154,65 
8,16 
12,39 
175,20 

688 
20 
708 

38,20 
1,20 
37,15 

5.368 
144 
154 
5.666 

34,71  ! 
19,25 
31,67 
34,23| 

OTHERS 

CEE 

GRAND 

TOTAL 

21.459,00  1.536,00  1.191,00  18.732,00  20.120,55 

765.275; 

38,51 

670,17 

40,26 

61,18 

568,73 

624,60 

21.417! 

28,08 i 

409.07 

48.07 

51.38 

309.62 

362.25! 

11.705; 

29.30 

3.328,97 

122,90! 

198,96 

3.007,11 

3.185,59 

109.199 

33,09 

13,06 

1,30 

0,00 ! 

11,76! 

12,28 

379! 

29,02 

1.142,00 

9,00! 

15,00 

1.118,00!  1.131,35 

41.857! 

40,78 

UK 

IRL 

ESP 

96,42 

86,50 ! 

9,92 

0,00: 

41.05 

780 

8,20 

CEE  27.118,69  1.844,03  1.527,44  23.747,22!  25.477,67! 

950.612 

37,31 

600.128 

4.587 

Agricultural conversion rate: 1.1.1994 (see Table 7) 

vi-E-3/Mr 

T a ux  de conversion  agrlcoles/Agrlcultural  conversion  rates/Landwlrtschaftiiche  u m r e c n n u n g s K u r s e, 

Landbouwomrekeningskoersen/Tassl  dl  converslone  agrlcoll/Tlpos  de conversldri  agrarlos/Taxas  de c o n v e r s ao  a g r f c o l a s / L a n d b r u g s t m r e g n l n g s k u r s e r ne 

TABLEAU 7 

Date 

FB/FL 

MR 

ON 

DftA 

PTA 

FP 

Taux 

indice 

Taux 

Indies 

Taux 

Indlce 

Taux 

Indlce 

Taux 

Indlce 

Taux 

Indlce 

IRL 

LIT 

HFL 

Taux 

Indlce 

Taux 

Indlce 

Taux 

Indlce 

esc 

Taux 

UKL 

Indlce 

Taux 

Indlce 

01.08.93 

48.5563 

100,0 

8,97989 

100.0 

2,35418 

100,0 

319,060 

116,2 

"7S3.382 

127.1 

7,89563 

100,0 

0.976426 

11.08.93 

48,5563 

100.0 

S.USM 

101,8 

2.35418 

100,0 

319,060 

116.2 

190,382 

127.1 

7,95622 

100,8 

0.976426 

17.08.93 

48.5563 

100.0 

9,34èi2 

104,1 

2,35418 

100,0 

319,060 

116.2 

190,382 

127.1 

7,95622 

100.8 

0.976426 

21.08.93 

48,5563 

100,0 

9.34812 

104,1 

2.35418 

100,0 

319,060 

116.2 

190,382 

127,1 

7,98191 

101.1 

0,976426 

2166.58 

123.0 

2,65256 

100.0 

-2"36":S33 

114,8 

0,920969 

115,8 

2166.58 

123,0 

2,65256 

100.0 

236,933 

114.8 

0,920969 

115,8 

2166.58 

123,0 

2.65256 

100.0 

236.933 

114,8 

0,920969 

115,8 

2166.58 

123.0 

2,65256 

100.0 

236.933 

114,8 

0.920969 

115.8 

01.09.93 

48.5563 

100,0 

9.34812 

104,1 

2,35418 

100.0 

-32272S 

117.5 

190,382 

127.1 

7,98191 

101,1 

0.976426 

2166.58 

123.0 

2.65256 

100.0 

236.933 

114,8 

0.920969 

115.8 

14.10.93 

49.3070 

101,5 

9.34812 

104.1 

2,35418 

100,0 

328,567 

119,6 

190.382 

127.1 

7.98191 

101.1 

0.976426 

"2222.58 

126.2 

2.65256 

100.0 

236.933 

114,8 

0,920969 

115.8 

30.12.93 

49.3070 

101.5 

9,34812 

104.1 

2,35418 

100,0 

328,567 

119.6 

190.382 

127.1 

7,98191 

101.1 

0,976426 

01.01.94 

49.3070 

101.5 

9,34812 

104,1 

2,35418 

100,0 

•"33T3fl6" 

120,9 

190,382 

127,1 

7,98191 

101.1 

0.97642& 

22W.T9 

128,5 

2.65256 

100.0 

236.933 

114.8 

0,920969 

115.8 

2264.19 

128.5 

2.65256 

100,0 

236.933 

114,8 

0,920969 

115,8 

11.01.94 

49.3070 

101,5 

9,34812 

104,1 

2,35418 

100,0 

331,890 

120,9 

128.4 

7.98191 

101.1 

0,976426 

2264.19 

128,5 

2.65256 

100.0 

236.933 

114,8 

0,920969 

115.8 

21.01.94 

49,3070 

101.5 

9,34812 

104.1 

2,35418 

100,0 

121,7 

192,319 

128,4 

7,98191 

101,1 

0.976426 

2274.53 

129,2 

2.65256 

100,0 

236,933 

114.8 

0.920969 

115.8 

01.04.94 

49.3070 

101,5 

9,34812 

104,1 

2,35418 

100.0 

337.SU 

123,0 

192,319 

128,4 

7.98191 

101,1 

0,976426 

2274.93 

129.2 

2.65256 

100,0 

236.933 

114.8 

0,920969 
I 

115,8 

u 

Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) 

laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid 

to producers  for the  1993 harvest 

(presented by the Commission) 

l± 

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

On  the  basis  of  the  attached  Commission  report  on  the  production  and 
marketing of hops from the  1993 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 
bitter varieties 
other varieties 
experimental varieties 

ECU 378/ha 
ECU 435/ha 
ECU 307/ha 
ECU 307/ha 

The proposal takes account of changes in returns and production costs in 
relation  to  the  1992  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 1992 
harvest  (ECU 7 540/ha, representing an increase of 0.03%), there has been 
a downwards trend in average returns per hectare.  For aromatic and bitter 
varieties  they  fell  by  3.54  and  8.64%  respectively  to  ECU 5 150/ha and 
ECU 3 954/ha  while  for  'other  varieties'  they  fell  by  9.6 0%  to 
ECU 3 569/ha. 

The proposal is therefore for proportionate rises in the aid for the three 
groups of varieties. 

By comparison with the 1992 harvest the average aid rate for all varieties 
together increases by 6.04% (from ECU 381/ha to ECU 404/ha). 

The cost of the proposal to the EAGGF Guarantee Section  is estimated at 
ECU 13.9 million. 

- 28 -

Proposal  for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) 

94/ 0127CCNS) 

laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid 

to producers  for the  1993 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(l),  as  last  amended  by 

Regulation  (EEC) No 3124/92<2), and in particular Article  12(7) thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal  from the Commission, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European  Parliament(3), 

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; 

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; 

(1) OJ No L  175, 04.08.1971, p. 1. 
(2) OJ No L 313, 26.10.1992, p. 1. 
(3) OJ No C 

- 29 -

Whereas an examination of the results of the  1993 harvest reveals the need 

to  fix  aid  for  grdups  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  1993  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 Brussels, 

F or  the Council 

The President 

- 30 

- 30 

ANNEX 

Aid to hop producers for the 1993 harvest 

Group of varieties 

Aid in ECU/hectare 

Aromatic 

Bitter 

Other 

Experimental strains 

378 

435 

307 

307 

F I N A N C I AL 

STATEMENT 

>  i 

1. BUDGET HEADING: 181 

APPROPRIATIONS: ECU 13 million 

2. TITLE: Proposal  for a Council Regulation  laying down, in respect of  hops, the amount of aid to producers for 

the 1993 harvest 

3. LEGAL BASIS: Article 4 3 of the Treaty 

4. AIMS OF PROJECT: To fix the aid per hectare for certain groups of hop varieties for the 1993 harvest 

5. FINANCIAL  IMPLICATIONS 

PERIOD OF  12 MONTHS 

(ECU million) 

CURRENT  FINANCIAL 
(94) 
(ECU million) 

FOLLOWING FINANCIAL 
(95) 
(ECU million) 

5.0. EXPENDITURE 

- CHARGED TO THE EC BUDGET 
(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 

- NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION 
- OTHER 

5.1. REVENUE 

- OWN RESOURCES OF THE EC 
(LEVIES/CUSTOMS DUTIES) 

- NATIONAL 

13.9 

p.m. 

13.9 

1996 

1997 

1998 

1999 

5.0.1. ESTIMATED  EXPENDITURE 

5.1.1. ESTIMATED REVENUE 

5.2. METHOD OF CALCULATION : 
Aromatic varieties: 
Bitter varieties  : 
: 
Other varieties 

Ha 

(A) ECU million 

15 905 x 378 
12 582 x 435 
188 x 305 

28 675 

6.01 
5.47 
0.06 

11.542 x 1.207  (DR) =  (B) ECU 13.93 million 

6.0. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED FROM APPROPRIATIONS ENTERED  IN THE RELEVANT CHAPTER OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.1. CAN THE PROJECT BE FINANCED BY TRANSFER  BETWEEN CHAPTERS OF THE CURRENT BUDGET? 

6.2. IS A SUPPLEMENTARY  BUDGET NECESSARY? 

6.3. WILL FUTURE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS BE NECESSARY? 

COMMENTS : 

YES 

YES 

NO 

YES 

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