Also presented by the HOP GROWERS UNION OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN ZATEC ON SEPTEMBER 2^ND 2011

Central Institute of Supervising and Testing, department of hop in Zatec provided definitive data of acreage of hops in Czech Republic for harvest 2011. Total harvested acreage was 4632 hectars and decreased 578 ha compare with last crop year. The main variety is still fine aroma variety SAAZ with 87,2 %. New plants were realised on 200 hectars (4,32 %).

Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture announced the final crop results.
In the Czech Republic, total hop crop 2010 reached 7771,7 metric tonnes (2009 – 6616; 2008 - 6759,2; 2007 – 5630,6) and yield 1,49 mt/ha (2009 – 1,25 mt/ha).

In the Saaz hop main growing region was total production 5620,4 mt ie. yield 1,47 mt/ha, in the Auscha growing region was 903,2 mt and 1,42 t/ha. In the Tirschitz hop growing was total 1248,1 mt i.e. yield 1,68  mt/ha.

PUBLICATION CZECH HOPS 2010

Traditionally like each year was edited international publication Český chmel – Czech hops. This publication was officially published at fair Brau Beviale 2010 in Nurnberg.

According to the report of Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture, department for hops, the total acreage of hops in the Czech Republic is 5238 hectars for the year 2010. There is a slight change from the last year acreage of 5307 hectars.