ABBOTSFORD—BC’s hop industry faces a bright future as the industry consolidates around growers with long-term plans, but plenty of challenges remain. Growers harvested approximately 200,000 pounds last year, a crop that was dried and shipped to brewers across Canada, the US and beyond North America. “We’re getting more interest and we’re also developing a number …
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BC hop industry matures
BC’s hop industry faces a bright future as the industry consolidates around growers with long-term plans, but plenty of challenges remain. “We’re getting more interest and we’re also developing a number of export markets,” says Ray Bredenhof of Bredenhof Hop Farms in Abbotsford and chair of the BC Hop Growers Association. “I’m working on international …
Hops revival gains traction with feds
CHILLIWACK – Fifty years ago, hops were a common sight across the central and eastern Fraser Valley with thousands of acres in production. About 20 years ago, the local industry ceased to exist as major brewers switched to lower-cost hops from the Yakima Valley. In the past few years, however, hop production has returned to …