'Is the craft beer craze going to cause a hop shortage?': BBC News 15th May 2014

摘要

The news in early summer was of possible shortages and difficulties with contracting. Were brewers going to be able to get the right varieties of hops they needed? Were there going to be enough hops to go around? Were we going to experience the kind of shortages and high prices seen in 2007? All these questions were at the top of every brewer and hop grower's thoughts. So how have things faired and where might we be this time next year? This report hopes to give you an idea of both with a look at the growing conditions, the market situation and the estimated yields produced in each of the main growing areas.