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Hops production

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Hops production

From 1980 to 1994, New Zealand's total hop production nearly trebled – almost entirely driven by export demand. Around 80% of the crop is exported to North America, Asia, Western Europe and Japan.

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Jim McAloon, Hops, tobacco and hemp – Hops, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/17033/hops-production (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jim McAloon, published 1 March 2009.