HOPS REFORM
October 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLA PLANNED reform of the European Union's (EU) Euro 12.5 million-per-year hop subsidy regime could push hop producers towards promoting speciality varieties, of interest to brewers seeking an edge in flavour and bitterness, a National Hop Association of England spokesman has said. Rupert Ponsonby welcomed the proposal from the European Commission for EU Member States to de-link at least 75 per cent of these payments from the amount of hops produced by a grower, fighting overproduction in an industry where worldwide supply has been exceeding demand. ...
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