The total hop production in 2018 reached in the Czech Republic 5126 t according to the latest report of Central institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture.
This final figure includes hop production in all Czech hop growing regions – Saaz, Auscha and Trsice.
The average yield for all hop varieties grown in the Czech Republic was only 1,02 t/ha.
This means a large decrease compare to 2017 production of 6792 t (yield 1,37 t/ha). The worst results was recorded in the Moravian Trsice region with 0,8 t/ha for Saaz variety and 0,93 t/ha for all varieties. Both Saaz and Auscha regions had average yields for all varieties 1,03 t/ha with slightly better yield of Saaz variety in the Saaz hop growing region.
