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World Hop Alpha Supply and Demand

Year Production (t of alpha) Year Beer output (mln hl) Alpha dosage (g alpha/hl) Alpha usage (t of alpha) Balance (t of alpha)
2002 7935 2003 1497 5.0 7485 450
2003 6490 2004 1552 4.8 7450 -960
2004 7653 2005 1611 4.7 7572 81
2005 7626 2006 1704 4.5 7668 -42
2006 6570* 2007 1779 4.3 7650 -1080
2007 6983 2008 1815 4.0 7260 -277
2008 9748 2009 1808 3.9 7051 2697
2009 10062 2010 1838 3.9 7166 2896
2010 8192 2011 1905 3.8 7239 953
2011 9560 2012 1931 3.8 7338 2222
2012 7955 2013 1962 4.2 8240 -285
2013 7211 2014 1957 4.3 8415 -1204
2014 8350 2015 1967 4.5 8852 -502
2015 6838 2016 1961 4.5 8825 -1987
2016 9373 2017 1945 4.6 8947 426
2017 9901 2018f 1953 4.6 8984 917
2018f 9547 2019f 1957 4.7 9198 349
*Taking into account that 110 MT of alpha acid were destroyed by a fire in a warehouse in the USA
Source: Hopsteiner
Publication date: 17 December, 2018