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*	1,928	3.8	7,326	2,234
2012*	8,199	2013**	1,957	3.8	7,437	762

*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: 04 January, 2013