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Modern hop varieties are facing increasing demands. Hop growers need resilient varieties that deliver stable yields and high quality even under challenging climatic conditions. Brewers, in turn, expect reliable raw materials with consistent composition, well-defined aroma profiles, and excellent processing characteristics.
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Company update | Simon H. Steiner GmbH, based in Mainburg and part of the Hopsteiner Group, has further strengthened its commercial organization through two strategic appointments.
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Hop market update 2025 | In 2025, there was a global decline in acreage in almost all growing regions, with yields remaining largely average.
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Hop market update | Most European growing regions experienced dry growing conditions until mid-July. Conditions only improved at the start of flowering, with cool temperatures and regular rainfall. Throughout the season, growers had to keep pest pressure under control. The harvest is expected to be slightly below average.
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Technical support | Whether creating hop water, an alternative beverage, or a classic beer style, achieving the perfect balance of flavour, efficiency, and profitability remains a challenge. Consumers today demand bold, clean, and natural flavours.
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Hop Market | The first survey of hop acreage in 2025 with numbers, based on data collected from February to May, was recently completed.
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Technical Ssupport | Free polyfunctional thiols like 4-mercapto-4-methylpentan-2-one (4MMP), 3-mercaptohexan-1-ol (3MH) as well as 3-mercapto-4-methylpentan-1-ol (3M4MP) are known as very potent aroma compounds in food and beverages including beer. Even contents of a few μg/kg in hops can be high enough to finally result in significant contributions to beer flavour, especially after dry hopping. The known aroma impressions are blackcurrant-like for 4MMP, grapefruit-like or rhubarb-like, both for 3MH and 3M4MP.
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Hop market | We are experiencing significant change in the hop market. There have been drastic acreage reductions in USA and reductions are expected in Europe. The beer industry has experienced a decline in production heretofore unknown. It remains challenging to reach new generations of consumers.