World Hop Alpha Acid Supply and Demand 2002 - 2012f

Year of Production	Production (metric tonnes of alpha)	Year of Use	Beer Output (mln hl)	Alpha Dosage (g alpha/hl)	Alpha Usage (metric tonnes of alpha)	Balance (metric tonnes of alpha)
2002	79935	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**	1854	3.8	7045	1147
2011**	8627	2012**	1875	3.8	7125	1502

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

Publication date: 10 January, 2012