Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No laying down, in respect of hops, the amount of aid to producers for the 1995 harvest
Date: 1996-05-28
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: hops, marketing, production aid, supply and demand

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 

2. 

1995 harvest 

2.1.  World  situation 

2.1.1.  Production 

2.1.2.  Market trends 

2.2.  Community  situation 

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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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 
bitter  varieties 
other  varieties 
experimental  varieties 

ECU  444/ha 
ECU 416/ha 
ECU  298/ha 
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 
ECU  12.2  million. 

the  proposal 

to  the  EAGGF  Guarantee  Section 

is  estimated  at 

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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; 

O J N oL  175, 4.8.1971,  p.L 
OJ No  L  349,  31.12.1994,  p.105. 
O J N oC 
O J N oC 

15 

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 

16 

ANNEX 

Aid  to  hop  producers  for  the  1995  harvest 

Group  of  varieties 

Aid  in  ECU/hectare 

Aromatic 

Bitter 

Other 

Experimental  strains 

444 

416 

298 

298 

17 

TABLE A 

Number and size of hop-growing farms in the Community 

1995 

Number  of  farms 

Total  area under  hops  (ha) 

Areas  under  hops  per farm  (ha) 

1994 

! 

1995 

1995-1994 

1994 

1995 

1995-1994 

1994 

1995 

1995-1994 

90 
3.282 
1.447 
153 
2 
81 
31 
211 

86 
3.122 
1.379 
136 
2 
82 
31 
205 

-4 
-160 
-68 
-17 
0 
1 
0 
-6 

384 
21.930 
1.156 
670 
13 
238 
100 
3.157 

374 
21.885 
1.102 
670 
8 
244 
121 
3.095 

-10,05 
-45 
-54 
-0,29 
-5,29 
5,71 
21,4 
-61,72 

4,3 
6,7 
0,8 
4,4 
6,5 
2,9 
3,2 
15,0 

4,3 
7,0 
0,8 
4,9 
3,9 
3,0 
3,9 
15,1 

0,1 
0,3 
0,0 
0,5 
-2,6 
0,0 
0,7 
0,1 

Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United 

Kingdom 

<*? 

EC 

5.297 

5.043 

-254 

27.648 

27.499 

-149,24 

5,2 

5,5 

0,2 

TABLEB 
Average prices for selected hop varieties In Germany 
1983-2000 

Agricultural 
conversion  rates 
1st  January 

Hallertauer 

Tettnanger 

Hersbrucker 

Norther  Brewer 

Brewer's  Gold 

DM/Ztr. 

ECU/Ztr. 

DM/Ztr. 

ECU/Ztr. 

DM/Ztr. 

ECU/Ztr. 

DM/Ztr. 

ECU/Ztr. 

DM/Ztr. 

ECU/Ztr. 

Spot  market 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994 
1995 

Contract  market*) 

1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994 
1995 

Forward  c o n t r a c ts 

1996 
1997 
1998 
1999 
2000 

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 

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 

1,90616 
1,90616 
1,90616 
1,90616 
1,90616 

316 
347 
465 
308 
569 
538 
515 
1.301 
492 
477 
357 
508 
546 

448 
458 
457 
468 
466 
473 
472 
484 
491 
502 
506 
510 
521 

526 
531 
532 
534 
530 

118,95 
138,00 
201,52 
133,68 
261,89 
256,53 
248,06 
626,66 
239,32 
232,02 
181,23 
260,56 
280,05 

168,64 
182,14 
198,05 
203,13 
214,48 
225,53 
227,35 
233,13 
238,83 
244,18 
256,86 
261,59 
267,23 

275,95 
278,57 
279,10 
280,14 
278,05 

500 
405 
495 
330 
590 
545 
546 
1.500 
527 
508 
470 
518 
544 

535 
550 
546 
540 
525 
527 
521 
521 
524 
5?3 
529 
524 
532 

555 
559 
565 
567 
568 

188,21 
161,06 
214,52 
143,23 
271,56 
259,86 
262,99 
722,51 
256,34 
247,10 
238,59 
265,69 
279.03 

201,39 
218,73 
236,62 
234,38 
241,64 
251,28 
250,95 
250,95 
254,88 
254,39 
268,54 
268,77 
272,87 

291,16 
293,26 
296,41 
297,46 
297,98 

170 
197 
301 
226 
541 
512 
410 
989 
345 
327 
68 
165 
152 

418 
415 
403 
406 
404 
403 
398 
394 
377 
364 
354 
355 
356 

339 
337 
334 
334 
335 

63,99 
78,34 
130,44 
98,09 
249,00 
244,13 
197,49 
476,38 
167,81 
159,06 
34,52 
84.63 
77.96 

157,34 
165.04 
174,65 
176,22 
185,95 
192,16 
191,71 
189,78 
183.38 
177,05 
179.70 
182,09 
182,60 

177,84 
176,80 
175,22 
175,22 
175,75 

262 
176 
245 
150 
198 
337 
$01 
1358 
408 
451 
144 
236 
273 

380 
388 
385 
410 
405 
398 
378 
380 
376 
358 
361 
330 
353 

359 
355 
354 
356 
347 

98,62 
69,99 
106,18 
65,11 
91,13 
160,69 
144,98 
654,11 
198,46 
219,37 
73,10 
121,05 
140,03 

143,04 
154,30 
166,85 
177,95 
186,41 
189,77 
182,07 
183,04 
182,89 
174,14 
183,26 
169,26 
181,06 

188,34 
186,24 
185,71 
186,76 
182,04 

174 
108 
109 
58 
141 
220 
208 
1,006 
298 
300 
75 
120 
133 

358 
364 
352 
345 
329 
299 
276 
275 
256 
261 
271 
271 
270 

258 
252 
246 
255 
216 

65,50 
42,95 
47,24 
25,17 
64,90 
104.90 
100,19 
484,56 
144,95 
145,92 
38,07 
61.55 
68.22 

134,76 
144,76 
152,55 
149,74 
151,43 
142,57 
132,94 
132.46 
124.52 
126.95 
137,57 
139,00 
138.49 

135,35 
132,20 
129.06 
133.78 
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*) 

1988 

1989 

1990 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994**) 

1995 

1995/94 

BY VARIETY  GROUP 

Aromatic 
Bitter 
Others 

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 

4.908 
3.939 
3.569 

5.681 
4.691 
4.347 

6.271 
5.716 
5.175 

10,39% 
21.85% 
19,05% 

BY  COUNTRY 

Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United  Kingdom 

4.368 
5.238 
3.173 
6.170 
5.943 

2.452 
5.001 

3.995 
5.307 
4.473 
5.572 
5.283 

4.329 
4.577 

11.158 
5.616 
4.456 
7.450 
10.817 

3.322 
5.615 

5.931 
5.456 
4.441 
5.512 
7.901 

1.715 
7.212 

6.602 
4.818 
2.605 
6.320 
9.055 

1.495 
5.404 

4.908 
3.939 
3.569 
6.794 
7.109 

1.203 
4.803 

5.139 
4.935 
5.308 
8.346 
6.519 
9.313 
1.697 
6.548 

4.980 
6.079 
4.578 
6.978 
7.681 
7.620 
3.110 
6.203 

-3.09% 
23,18% 
-13,75% 
-16,39% 
17,82% 
-18,18% 
83.26% 
-5,27% 

BY COUNTRY  AND  BY VARIETY  GROUP 

Aromatic 

Bitter 

Other 

1994**) 

1995 

1995/94 
% 

1994**) 

1995 

1995/94 
% 

1994**) 

1995 

1995/94 
% 

Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United  Kingdom 

5.091 
5.250 
1.910 
8.757 

3.980 
6.155 
2.760 
7.258 

-21,82 
17,24 
44,50 
-17.12 

9.249 

7.626 

-17.55 

8.244 

6.890 

-16.42 

5.175 
4.421 
5.311 
5.132 
6.519 

1.697 
5.506 

5.292 
5.954 
4.579 
4.448 
7.681 
10.157 
3.110 
5.688 

2,26 
34,68 
-13,78 
-13,33 
17,82 

83.26 
3,31 

2.443 
4.115 

2.321 
5.694 

-4,99 
38,37 

12.129 

7.452 

-38,56 

3.936 

4.045 

2.77 

*)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 

Production costs per hectare - in national currency (M.N.) and in ECU 

TABLE D 

Agricultural 

Year 

Fertilizer 

Insecticide 

Energie 

J Costs 

Buildings"*) 

Equipment 

Interest on 

Labour costs 

Otl ier 

Total 

Change 

conversion 

rate 

")  +  ") 

M.N. 

ECU 

M.N. 

ECU 

M.N. 

mom 

M.N. 

ECU 

M.N. 

ECU 

M.N. 

ECU 

M.N. 

ECU 

M.N.  WE&m 

M.N. 

ECU 

costs 

capital 

costs 

on 

1994 

% 

40,8337 

1994 

12.134 

297 

34.357 

841 

10.296 

:;:::;;;::;:;:;252: 

17.875 

438 

125.301 

3.069 

40.462 

991 

179.488 

4.396 

50.323 

39,5239 

1995 

11.323 

286 

34.357 

869 

10.413 

:;!;&«; 

18.700 

473 

129.611 

3,279 

40.462 

1024 

186.282 

4713 

50.323 

mwm 

mwtz 

470.236 

11516 

481.471 

12,182 

5,78 

1,94962 

1994 

674 

346 

1.954 

1002 

3.062 

:;:;sl57t; 

827 

424 

3.219 

1.651 

1.803 

925 

5.610 

2,877 

436 

mmM 

17.585 

«.020 

1,90616 

1995 

658 

345 

1.750 

918 

2.899 

;;:;;:152i: 

885 

464 

3.272 

1717 

1.775 

931 

5.760 

3.022 

450 

mmàê. 

17.449 

9.154 

1,49 

160,399 

1994 

83.000 

517 

56.500 

352 

115.812 

WïÊïk 

7.040 

44 

68.125 

425 

32.093 

200 

475.556 

2.965 

60.000 

mmÊÊ. 

898.126 

5.599 

165,198 

1995 

86.643  { 

524 

58.164 

352 

121.543 

;:;i:::;sl3l 

7.377 

45 

71.346 

432 

32.629 

198 

495.806 

3.001 

62.660 

6,61023 

1994 

6,61023 

1995 

1.3671 
s 
1.4861 

207 

6.231 

943 

1.940 

WÊÊÊ\ 

3.061 

463 

8.795 

1331 

3.952 

598 

22.658 

3.428 

6.171 

225 

5.388 

815 

2.203 

piiiisra; 

3.082 

466 

8.850 

1339 

3.978 

602 

19.841 

3,002 

6.391 

0,80863 

1994 

1001 

124 

1.242 

1536 

450 

;;:;;:;;;;:;:;556: 

450 

556 

230 

284 

1.148 

1420 

2.500 

3.092 

380 

mï#M 
mmw 

m:mm 
wmtm 

936.168 

5.667 

1,21 

54.175 

5,196 

51.219 

7J48 

-5,46 

6.500 

«.038 

0,829498 

1995 

100 

121 

1.500 

1808 

518 

;;:;:;;';:;624; 

405! 

488 

250 

301 

856 

1032 

2.600 

3.134 

380 

wmm 

6.609 

7.967 

-0,88 

! 

13,7190 

1994 

6.585  ! 

480 

7.662 i 

558 

20.169 

Ss::1i47Q; 

7.099 

517 

21.487 

1566 

16.235 

1183 

36.675 

2.673 

22.757 

M 6 5 8; 

138.669 

10.108 

13,4084 

1995 

5.373 ' 

401 

7.701 

574 

21.220 

SS:-:i!;S83: 

7.048 

526 

21.256 

1585 

15.980 

1192 

36.931 

2.754 

23.225 

®m&3£: 

138.734 

10.347 

2,36 

i 

160,399 

1994 

53.5201 

334 

189.660 

1182 

92.000 

;i;S7!3: 

36.000 

224 

90.000 

561 

0 

407.000 

2,537 

213.820 

165,198 

1995 

53.520  ! 

324 

189.660 

1148 

92.000 

:;:;;;;w557; 

36.000 

218 

90.000 

545 

. 

0 

438.000 

2.651 

203.894 

wmm 

mmm 

1082.000 

SJ46 

1103.074 

€,677 

-1,01 

0,7897 

1994 

263 

333 

1.000 

1266 

262 

:;$;I3:332: 

843 

1067 

1.520 

1925 

2.409 

3.051 

1.753 

2.22D 

713 

WM&& 

8.763 

11097 

0,856563 

1995 

289 

337 

694 

810 

276 

322 

885 

1033 

1.554 

1814 

2.338 

2.730 

1.855 

2.166 

828 

®^m 

8.719 

10.179 

-8,27 

1994 

1995 
for  1994 = 1.1.1995 
for  1995 = 1.1.1996 
Upkeep and amortisation 

/ switch-over 1,207509 

9.130 

$.136 

0,07 

B 

D 

Es 

Fr 

Irl 

Oe 

P 

UK 

EC 

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) 

Super-Alpha  (ha) 

Total  (ha) 

I 

44,31 

432,10 

125,00 

306,90 
908,31 

222,88 

567,90 

230,00 

45,00 

-

121,40 

693,10 

i 

j 

267,19 

1000,00 

230,00 

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 

Area 

Production 

I 

II 

III 

Country 

ha 
1994 

ha 
1995 

ha  (+/-) 
1995/94 

Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United  Kinqdom 

384 
21.930 
1.156 
670 
13 
238 
100 
3.157 

374 
21.885 
1.102 
670 
8 
244 
121 
3.095 

(ll-l) 

-10 
-45 
-54 
-0 
-5 
6 
21 
-62 

IV 
ha  (+/-) 

1995/94 

HII/I) 

-2,62% 
- 0 , 2 1% 
-4,67% 
-0,04% 
-40,69% 
2,34% 
21,40% 
-1.96% 

V 

VI 

VII 

Zentner 
1994 

Zentner 
1995 

Zentner  +/-
1995/94 

VIII 
Zentner  +/-
% 
1995/94 

Yield 

IX 

t/ha 

Alpha 

XI 
Percent 

1995 

X 
Production 
tons 
1995 

(VI-W 

( V MM 

(VI/M/20) 

11.233 
568.686 
41.366 
22.093 
331 
6.316 
1.937 
88.794 

12.069 
681.081 
33.845 
22.075 
206 
6.716 
2.533 
81.560 

836 
112.395 
-7.521 
-18 
-125 
400 
596 
-7.234 

7,44% 
19,76% 
-18,18% 
-0,08% 
-37.76% 
6.33% 
30,77% 
-8.15% 

1,61 
1,56 
1,54 
1,65 
1,34 
1,38 
1,04 
1.32 

(X/(VI/20)) 
7,95% 
5,33% 
8,27% 
2,45% 
9 , 7 1% 
6,55% 
9,47% 
8.71% 

48 
1.814 
140 
27 
1 
22 
12 
355 

Forecast  Area 

XIII 

ha 
1996 

360 
21.800 
1.054 
716 
8 
246 
45 
3.023 

XIV 
Change 
ha 
1996-95 

(xni-in 

-14 
-85 
-48 
46 
0 
2 
-77 
-72 

XII 
Yield 
kg/ha 
1995 
( I X M 0 00 

* Xh 

128 
83 
127 
40 
130 
90 
99 
115 

EC-15 

27.648 

27.499 

-149 

-0,54% 

740.756 

840.085 

99.329 

1 3 , 4 1% 

1,43 

2.419 

5,76% 

82 

27.251 

-247 

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

17.164 
1.131 
345 
576 
2.420 
10.200 
1.200 
5.400 
2.341 
645 

17.479 
1.053 
355 
600 
2.370 
10.070 
1.100 
5.033 
2.401 
625 

Total  IHB  (-EC) 
Total  IHB  (+EC) 

41.422 
69.070 

41.086 
68.585 

Romania 
Russia**) 
Argentina 
China 
Japan 

,_  South Africa 

27T7Û 
3.510 
461 
7.050 
565 
720 

2.200 
3.500 
461 
7.050 
535 
640 

315 
-78 
10 
24 
-50 
-130 
-100 
-367 
60 
-20 

-336 
-485 

30 
-10 
0 
0 
-30 
-80 

1,84% 
-6,90% 
2,90% 
4,17% 
-2,07% 
-1,27% 
-8,33% 
-6,80% 
2,56% 
-3,10% 

676.395 
54.140 
15.310 
14.100 
70.820 
184.400 
21.000 
71.850 
48.000 
10.430 

715.338 
50.980 
15.129 
15.235 
76.200 
198.260 
20.700 
75.686 
65.290 
10.126 

38.943 
-3.160 
-181 
1.135 
5.380 
13.860 
-300 
3.836 
17.290 
-304 

- 0 , 8 1% 
- 0 , 7 0% 

1.166.445 
1.907.201 

1.242.944 
2.083.029 

76.499 
175.828 

1,38% 
-0,28% 
0,00% 
0,00% 
- 5 , 3 1% 
-11,11% 

34.540 
32.000 
8.500 
340.000 
22.080 
26.400 

40.000 
45.000 
7.500 
340.000 
20.600 
24.200 

5.460 
13.000 
-1.000 
0 
-1.480 
-2.200 

5,76% 
-5,84% 
-1,18% 
8,05% 
7,60% 
7,52% 
-1,43% 
5,34% 
36,02% 
- 2 , 9 1% 

6,56% 
9.22% 

15,81% 
40,63% 
-11,76% 
0,00% 
-6,70% 
-8,33% 

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 

3.351 
262 
99 
30 
214 
317 
31 
117 
152 
35 

4.607 
7.026 

100 
81 
19 
935 
71 
123 

9,37% 
10,26% 
13,09% 
3,99% 
5,60% 
3,20% 
3,00% 
3,08% 
4,67% 
6,81% 

7 . 4 1% 
6,75% 

5,00% 
3,60% 
5,07% 
5,50% 
6,89% 
10,17% 

Total  World 

86.393 

86.133 

-260 

- 0 , 3 0% 

2.417.527 

2.562.412 

144.8B5 

5,99% 

1.49 

8.584 

6,70% 

192 
248 
279 
51 
90 
31 
28 
23 
63 
55 

106 
96 

45 
23 
41 
133 
133 
192 

100 

17.880 
1.030 
372 
600 
2.370 
9.500 
1.000 
4.033 
2.551 
505 

401 
-23 
17 
0 
0 
-570 
-100 
-1.000 
150 
-120 

39.841 
67.092 

-1.245 
-1.492 

*)  Estimates 

Source: Member States + International Hop Growers' Convention (IHGC) + Horst Report 

TABLE  2 

ESTIMATED FORWARD SALES 

1996-2000 

Zentner = 50 kg 

Country 

1996 

1997 

1998 

1999 

2000 
&  onwards 

Belgium 

Germany 

Spain 

France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 

1.595 

431.779 

32.130 
22.381 
170 
4.100 

4.000 
58.294 

1.360 

348.646 

32.160 

20.953 

*) 
4.100 
4.600 
44.451 

1.100 

260.898 

32.160 

20.428 

*) 
4.000 

4.600 
32.380 

500 

100 

174.400 

113.318 

*) 
18.713 

*) 
4.000 

*) 
22.720 

*) 
16.110 

*) 
500 

*) 
17.840 

EC-15 

554.449 

456.270 

355.566 

220.333 

147.868 

New Zealand 
U.S.A. 
Australia 

Poland 
Czech Republic 

Slovak Republic 
Slovenia 
Serbia 

Hungary 

Ukraine 
Bulgaria 

13.332 
540.906 
35.000 
45.000 
110.000 
10.000 
50.000 

*) 

*) 

*) 

*) 

11.410 
371.423 
25.000 
45.000 
80.000 
10.000 
36.000 

*) 

*) 

*) 

*) 

7.072 
303.284 

25.000 
45.000 

60.000 

8.000 
25.000 

*) 

*) 

*) 

*) 

3.247 

134.491 
20.000 

45.000 

60.000 

8.000 
15.000 

*) 

*) 

*) 

*) 

2.972 

92.507 

*) 

*) 

*) 
7.000 
10.000 

*) 

*) 

*) 

*) 

Total  IHGC  (-EC) 
Total  IHGC  (+EC) 

804.238 
1.358.687 

578.833 
1.035.103 

473.356 
828.922 

285.738 
506.071 

112.479 
260.347 

^ 

TABLE 3 
HOPS  : WORLD  BASE  SERIES 
1973-  1995 

YEAR 

AREA 

PRODUCTION 

YIELD 

GERMANY - PRICE 

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 

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 

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 

VI 

(t/ha) 
11 l/l 

V 

VI 

VII 

VIII 

IX 

(alpha t) 

(% alpha) 
V*20/ll*100 

(kg/ha) 
VM000/I 

DM/Ztr. 
Contract 

DM/Ztr. 
Spot 

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 

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 

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 

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 

331 
331 
331 
327 
319 
297 
324 
341 
377 
390 
405 
409 
401 
410 
405 
398 
387 
384 
375 
367 
364 
359 
371 

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 

1973 
1974 
1975 
1976 
1977 
1978 
1979 
1980 
1981 
1982 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994 
1995 

\ 

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 

Average 

86.889 

2.444.168 

122.208 

1,41 

7.615 

6,22 

87,60 

365 

367 

1,44 

Index 95 
(1973= 100) 

Index 95 
(1982 = 100) 

106% 

108% 

108% 

102% 

115% 

106% 

108% 

112% 

126% 

232% 

90% 

86% 

86% 

96% 

97% 

113% 

108% 

95% 

156% 

100% 

TABLE 5 

Hops production sold and average prices obtained 
under contract and not under contract 
1980-1995 

Production 

Average prices 

Under 
Contract 
50 kg 

Under 
Contract 
% 
2/(2+1) 

Not under 
Contract 
ECU/50 kg 

Under 
Contract 
ECU/50 kg 

1 
Not under 
Contract *) 
50 kg 

EC 

1980-1995 

1980 
1981 
1982 
1983 
1984 
1985 
1986 
1987 
1988 
1989 
1990 
1991 
1992 
1993 
1994 
1995 

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 

91% 
83% 
68% 
77% 
79% 
81% 
77% 
80% 
84% 
79% 
90% 
74% 
86% 
62% 
81% 
82% 

469 
226 
65 
92 
70 
92 
63 
123 
159 
135 
469 
165 
168 
66 
123 
140 

133 
163 
177 
183 
190 
173 
170 
168 
170 
164 
167 
167 
160 
158 
161 
197 

B. 

1995 

1994 

1995 

1994!  1995 

Belgium 
Germany 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Austria 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 

7.699 
130.949 
2.409 
1.204 

7.554 

4.371 
550.122 
32.013 
19.186 
206 
6.716 
2.533 
70.705 

36%  ; 
8 1 %' 
93% 
94% 
100% 
100% 
100% 
90% 

111 
120 
52 
152 
0 
0 
0 
212 

119 
138 
116 
143 
0 
0 
0 
201 

142  | 
156! 
124  j 
206 | 
213; 
282! 
63: 
185; 

173| 
195 ! 
144 
217 
287 
274 
132 
230 

Unsold quantities are not  included 

X, 

Group  A/I 

SURFACE AREA  IN  HECTARES 

PRODUCTION  (5 kg  =  1 Zentner) 

RETURNS  (ECU) 

TABLE 6: 

MEMBER STATE RETURNS  -  HOPS  1995 

AVER.PRICE  (ECU) 
50  KG 

RETURNS  (ECU) 
ha 

Aromatic 

Hops 

A 
Total 

B 
New 

C 
New 

D 
Previous 

to 

Variety 

Origin 

B+C+D 

1995 

1994 

1994 

E 
Full 

F 
Production 

G 
Yield 

H 
Contract 

I 
Spot 

J 

Not sold 

K 
Contract 

L 
Spot 

M 
Total 

N 
Contract 

O 
Spot 

P 
Total 

Q 
FuB 

Production 
(B#0,4)+ 
(C0.65) 

+  D 

SOkg/ha 

F /A 

F-(H+I) 

N#H 

o *i 

Planted 

Production 

S /R 

T /R 

M /A 

M /E 

M 
V 

Aurora 
OE 
Bramling Cross  UK 
Challenger 

B 

Fuggles 
Goldings 

Hallertauer 

FR 

UK 

UK 
B 

OE 

UK 

B 
D 
FR 

Hallert.Tradition  B 
D 
FR 
OE 

Hersbrucker Spat B 
D 
OE 

Hueller 
Mailing 

Perle 

Progress 

Saaz 

Spalter 
Spalter Select 

Strisselspalt 
Tettnanger 
WVG 

D 
OE 

B 
D 
ES 
OE 

UK 

B 
D 

D 
D 
OE 

FR 
D 
UK 

TOTAL 
VARIETY 

B 
D 

AROMATIC  ES 

FR 
OE 
UK 

EC 
EC 

EC 

£C 

EC 

EC 
EC 

EC 
EC 

EC 
EC 

EC 
EC 
EC 
EC 

EC 

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 

-

-
-

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 

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 

37 

43 
14 

1 

335 

35Ô 
279 

3 
80 
343 

48 
852 

0 
9GÛ 
0 
613 
0 
0 
614 
3 
4.944 
10 

4 9 50 
209 
66 
0 
3 268 

0 
34 
3 303 

85 
2 

9 

11 
162 
1.014 

1 
1D1S 
554 

1.019 
52 

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 , 9 6* 
210 
67 
0 
3.513 

0 
37 
3.551 

135 
2 

9 
1t 
163 
1.220 

1 
1 2 31 
572 
1.040J 

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 

801 

1.9801 

2 
877 

0 
18 
6 
127 
1.030 

71 
12.090 
0 
555 
228 
1.135 
14.080 

76 ' 
12.938 

0 
575 
233 
1.264 
15.085J 

2.068 
409.523 

4 

19.191 
6.492 
30.752 
468.029 

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 

331 
21 

19 
: 

25 
30 
14 
32 
28 
22 
29 

1.142 

833 
335 

29 

8.678 

9 0 41 
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 

18.048 
20.735 

1.754 

815 
345.522 

4 
18.077 
6.492 
28.661 
399.570 

-

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 

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 

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 

K  + L  + 

(J  * 0.7 •  O) 
290.296 

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 
4 1 1 & 4 50 

47.940 
11.477 

0 
11.477 
99.941 
862.377 

0 
862477 

110.369 
332.233 

69.084 

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 . 4 1 & 0» 
3.811 
6.593.483 
0 
2.088 
&S8&382 
8.758 
25.832.648 
64.407 
« 8 0 S , 8 1* 
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 

1 
i 
1 

'• 

0 
10 

0 

415 
0 
30 
455 

157.078 
69.780.786 

638 
4.013.376 
1.773.263 

8.105.702 
83.830.843 

143.586 
9.860.451 

300.664 
79.642.315 

0 

638 

110.908 
0 
594.314 
10.709.258 

4.170.312 
1.773.263 
8.706.071 
94.590.204 

254 

267 
202 

283 

269 

3 67 
279 

215 
293 
300 
39$ 
183 
273 
0 
2 72 
183 
204 
0 
261 
2 04 

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 

7.853 

5.338 
4.737 
7.082 
7.223 

5.895 

3.775 
8.505 
7.614 
•  •.•tj4 Jj 
3.733 
7.663 
5.282 
7 4 69 

0 
255 
196 

0 
233 

7.816 

5.118 
3.725 

7.082 

7.154 

&9SQ-
5.657 

293 
0 
3.696 
0 
8.505 
319 
7.037 
#W ;  MM 
3.682 
106 
286 
6.855 
129 
4.145 
2 51 
#,711 
3.682 
5.819 
0 
4.641 
5J802 

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 

: 1 

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 

3.705 
5.829 
2.277 
7.033 
7.555 
6.326 
5.931 

4.737 
7.423 
0 
4.641 
TJWff 

2.507 
5.218 
6 2 53 
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 

Group B/ll 

SURFACE  AREA  IN  HECTARES 

PRODUCTION  (5 kg =  1 Zentner) 

RETURNS  (ECU) 

TABLE 6  MEMBER STATE RETURNS  -  HOPS  1995  (cont'd 1) 

Bitter 

Hops 

Variety 

Brewer's Gold 

Bullion 
Chinook 
Galena 
H-3  Leones 
H-7  Leones 
Hallertauer 

Magnum 

Northdown 

North.Brewer 

Nugget 

* 

Omega 
Orion 
Target 

Yeoman 

TOTAL 
BITTER 

B 
D 
ES 
FR 
P 

UK 
D 
B 
D 
FR 
OE 
UK 

B 
FR 
UK 

B 
D 
ES 
FR 
IRL 
OE 
P 
UK 

A 
Total 

B 
New 

C 
New 

0 
Previous 
to 

1995 

1994 

1994 

B+C+D 

E 
Full 
Production 
(B*0,4)+ 
(C*0,65) 

+  D 

F 
Production 

G 
Yield 
50kg/ha 

F /A 

Origin 
B 
D 
FR 
mmmwm 
D 
FR 
FR 
ES 
ES 
B 
0 
ES 
FR 

EC 
EC 
EC 
EC 
EC 

4 
1.140 
16 
mmmm 
47 
1 
0 
737 
300 
13 
1.850 
5 
6 
1.874 

IRL 
UK 
mmm£& 
B 
D 
FR 
UK 

8 
360 
mmmWt 
61 
4.211 
6 
3 
4.280 
8 
668 
60 
27 
121 
6 84 
3 
110 
182 
101 
16 
0 
1.242 
1,541 
24 
5 
44 
72 

€C 

EC 
EC 

EC  : 

EC I 

291 
8.127 
1.102 
77 
8 
0 
121 
1.651 
11.376 

EC 

4 
1.135 
15 
mmmm 
47 
1 
0 
717 
300 
4 
994 

0 

0 

2 

1 
504 
4 
2 
511 

-
-
-

-

0 
5 
0 

18 

7 
352 
1 
4 
364 

-
-
-

-

-

5 

2 
13 
0 
0 
15 
0 
137 
57 
2 
11 
£67 
0 

24 
mmmWt 
2 
27 
0 
0 
30 
3 
124 
1 
6 
20 
t il 
0 

19 
9 
1 

10 
39 
0 
0 
0 
a 

22 
663 
63 
5 

11 
16 
780 

-

42 
7 
3 

9 
«0 
2 
0 
0 
2 

56 
515 
20 
13 

20 
33 
657 

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 

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 

258 
7.549 
1.057 
69 
8 
0 
108 
1.630 
10.679 

9.957 
268.900 
33.842 
2.884 
206 
1 
2.533 
49.900 
368.222 

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 

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 

-
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 

H 
Contract 

I 
Spot 

J 
Not  sold 

K 
Contract 

L 
Spot 

M 
Total 

15 
29.916 
589 
mw&m 
600 
22 

100 
20.026 
106 
mmmm 
1.447 
-
-
2.028 
-

387 
11.328 
35 
38 
11.788 

F  -  (H+l) 
0 
0 
206 
mmmm 
0 
0 
0 
-630 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 

N *H 

O 'l 

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 

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 

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 

AVER.PRICE  (ECU) 
50  KG 

N 
Contract 

O 
Spot 

RETURNS  (ECU) 
ha 

P 
Total 
Planted 

Q 
Full 
Production 

S /R 

T /R 

M /A 

M /E 

101 
142 
100 
mmWfâê 
152 
157 
0 
141 
166 
0 
203 
166 
158 
203 

75 
70 
115 
mmmm 
73 
0 
0 
106 
0 
144 
166 
166 
151 
168 

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 

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 

432 

WÈmw& 

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 

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 

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 
« 4 7 39 

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 

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» 

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 

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 
*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 

L. 

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 
& 0 S7 
5.792 
6.481 
6.183 
7.693 
4.331 
10.157 
5.044 
5,320 
4.400 
2.947 
3.209 
3.582 

0 
0 
-576 
1.271 
0 
0 
0 
3.156 
3.851 

597.358 
36.771.176 
4.607.062 
140.945 
59.220 
261 
335.406 
8.093.420 
50.604.847 

768.134 
8.173.006 
278.257 
60.826 
0 
0 
0 
819.882 
10.100.106 

1.365.492 
44.944.181 
4.838.720 
309.005 
59.220 
261 
335.406 
9.269.504 
61.040.778 

168 
182 
144 
127 
287 
261 
132 
194 
179 

120 
123 
116 
121 
0 
0 
0 
161 
125 

4.693 
5.530 
4.392 
4.025 
7.681 
10.157 
2.763 
5.616 
5.366 

5.292 
5.954 
4.579 
4.448 
7.681 
10.157 
3.110 
5.688 
5.716 

983 
25.405 
106 
0 
26.494 
143 
6.299 
346 
69 

$ 8 58 
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 

Group  C/lll 

SURFACE  AREA  IN HECTARES 

PRODUCTION  (5 kg = 1 Zentner) 

RETURNS  (ECU) 

TABLE  6  MEMBER  STATE  RETURNS  -  HOPS  1995  (cont'd 2) 

Total 

New 

New 

Previous  ; 

[iProduction 

OTHER 

to 

1995 

1994 

1994 

Full 
: Production jj 
i  (B*0,4)+  !| 
!  (0*0,65)  Ï 

H 
Contract 

Yield 
j  50kgVha 

Spot 

Not sold 

Contract 

Spot 

Total 

[ 
! 

K + L  + 

AVER.PRICE  (ECU) 
50  KG 

RETURNS  (ECU) 
ha 

N 
Contract 

Spot 

Total 

[ F u ll 

Planted  Production II 

Variety 

Origin 

B+C+D 

+ D 

F /A 

F  - (H+l)  Il 

N * H 

(J  • 0,7  * O) 

S /R 

T /R 

M /A 

M /E 

^Record 

Zenith 

UK 

Other  incl  D 

experimental  OE 

varieties 

UK 

TOTAL 

OTHERS 

B 

0 

OE 

UK 

i*s& 
EC 

ec 

EC 

2 

79! m 

16; 

•I 

66! 
• 9 ii 

2! 
95 j 

a! 

68$ 

1741 

2; 

77 

91 

9 i 
I 
29: 

2! 
86  ; 

Q| 

321 

2 |j 

78 

2 

90 

9 

51 

44 | 

2  310 

23$4f 

86 

348 j 

223 

823 

1.394. 

44 

2.658 

223 

909 

128 j 

152 

3.834 

1  ! 
oj 
18  i 
201 

°! 

2! 
»! 
18 ! 
2 1| 

18; 

24 i 

18 

25 

GRAND 

B_ 

373,95! 

31 

286: 

335 

12.069 

1.394! 

19.125 

20.578 

681.081 

20 

1.0191 

1.057 

33.845 ! 

241 

29. 

29-j 
31 

22 

25 

13 

15: 

32 

31 

31 

0 

2063 

2.0$3 

83 

303 

223 

302 
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0 

2 366 

223 

385 

2.975 

44 

247 

29*! 

45i 

405 

460 

44 

292 I 

408 

744 

0 

4.317 

4.317 

409  102 

37.189 i 

446.291 

4qg,«&j 

18.701 

59.768 

65.600 

65.332 

190.700 

0 

468.870 

65.600 

84.033 

618.504 

0 

0 

115] 

115 

0 

0 

0 

115 

115 

644 

7.011 

0 

101.575 

106.587 

4.317 

44.201 

0 

102.220 

150.738 

43QJ09 

19.346 

66.780 

65.600 

187.082 

319,462 

4.317 

513.071 

65.600 

206.407 

785.541 

4.371 

7.699 

754.436 

916.037 

1.670.473 

550.122 

130.949 

10 

107.020.832 

18.077.658 

125.099.456 

32.013 

2.409 

-576 

4.607.700 

278.257 

4.839.357 

TOTAL 

D 

21  885.00 

^ 

ES 

FR 

IRL 

OE 

P 

UK 

1.102,00 i 

66971 

243,71 

121,40! 

T 

3.095,28 

1.366: 
t 
631 
j 
25] 
! 

-4 

oj 

J31J 

614 

644 

22.075 

19.186 

1.204 

1.685 

4.154.321 

171.734 

4.494.367 

206 

206 

_ 7_ 

20 

237 

91 

241 

6.716 

28 

6.716 

108 

^ 5 33 

2 5 33 

59.220 

1.839.124 

335.406 

59.220 

1.839.124 

335.406 

148; 

178 

2.769 

2.944 

81.560 

70.705 

7.554 I 

3.301 

16.283.155 

1.516.416 

18.263.410 

; 

EC  ;  27498,75] 

1.643 

1.707 |_ 

24.148 

25.915 

840.085 

685.850 

149.815 

4.420 

135.054.193 

20.960.102 

156.447.176 

Agricultural  conversion  rate: 

1.1.1996 

0 

198 

m 

225 

197 

294 

216 

230: 

0 

198 

294 

218 

208 

173 

195 

144 

217 

287 

274 

132 

230 

197 

98 

151 

143 

215 

156 

0 

251 

241 

98 

151 

0 

250 

202 

2.321 

5.649 

2.321 

5.718 

6.909 

4.174 

7.321 

2.851 

3.527 

2.321 

5.401 

7.321 

3.017 

4.509 

6.909 

5.542 

7.452 

3.879 

4,624 

2.321 

5.694 

7.452 

4.045 

5.175 

119 

4.467 

4.980 fi 

138 

116 

5.716 

6.079 

4.391 

4.578 

143 

6.711 

6.978 

7.681 

7.6811 

7.546 

7.620 

2.763 

3.110 

201 

140 

5.900 

6.2031 

5.689 

6.037J 

FINANCIAL  STATEMENT 

BUDGET HEADING: 181 

APPROPRIATIONS: 
ECU  18 million 

TITLE: 
Proposal  for a Council  Regulation  fixing  the amount  of producer  aid in the hops  sector  for the  1995  harvest. 

LEGAL  BASIS: 
Article  43 of the  Treaty 

AIMS OF PROJECT: 
Fixing  area  aid per hectare  for some  hop varieties  harvested  in  1995. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

FINANCIAL  IMPLICATIONS 

5.0. 

EXPENDITURE 
-  CHARGED  TO THE EC BUDGET 

(REFUNDS/INTERVENTION) 
-  NATIONAL  ADMINISTRATION 
-  OTHER 

5.1. 

REVENUE 

5.0.1. 
5.1.1. 

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE 
ESTIMATED REVENUE 

5.2. 

METHOD  OF CALCULATION: 

PERIOD OF 
12  MONTHS 

million ecu 

CURRENT 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR (96) 
million ecu 

FOLLOWING 
FINANCIAL 
YEAR (97) 
million ecu 

12.2 

6.1 

6.1 

1998 

1999 

2000 

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 

(DT) 

11.87  x 

1 030 

ECU(B)  12.2 m 

6.0. 

6.1. 

6.2. 

6.3. 

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

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

IS A SUPPLEMENTARY  BUDGET  NECESSARY? 

WILL  FUTURE  BUDGET  APPROPRIATIONS  BE NECESSARY? 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

YES/NO 

OBSERVATIONS: 

The  new  measure  represents  a  saving  of  ECU  2.7  million  over  the  1996  budget  proposal 
for  the  1995  harvest. 

30 

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DOCUMENTS 

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