Czech hop harvest projected to be down 26 percent
From the ‘better late than never’ department…
The Hop Growers Union of the Czech Republic said preliminary figures show a yield of about 0.95 – 1.00 metric tons per hectare compared with the average of 1.11 metric tons per hectare. They cited freezing temperatures in February and a drought in spring. The country’s overall production is expected to fall by 26 percent to 4,500 metric tons from 6,088 metric tons in 2011.
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