World Hop Alpha Acid Supply and Demand 2002 - 2013f

Year	Production (MT of alpha)	Year	Beer Output (mln hl)	Alpha Dosage (g alpha/hl)	Alpha Usage (MT of alpha)	Balance (MT of alpha)
2002	7,935	2003	1,497	5.0	7,485	450
2003	6,490	2004	1,552	4.8	7,450	-960
2004	7,653	2005	1,611	4.7	7,572	81
2005	7,626	2006	1,704	4.5	7,668	-42
2006	6,570*	2007	1,779	4.3	7,650	-1080
2007	6,983	2008	1,815	4.0	7,260	-277
2008	9,748	2009	1,808	3.9	7,051	2,697
2009	10,062	2010	1,838	3.9	7,166	2,896
2010	8,192	2011	1,905	3.8	7,239	953
2011	9,560	2012	1,931	3.8	7,338	2,222
2012	7,955	2013**	1,964	3.8	7,463	492
2013**	7,118	2014***	1,999	3.8	7,596	-478

*Taking into account that 110 MT of alpha acid were destroyed by a fire in a warehouse in the USA
**Estimate
***Forecast
Source: Hopsteiner

Publication date: 16 April, 2014