Category: Crop Update

August averaged 20.6 °C with 16 heat days and 75.3 mm of rain. The latest Lupex report covers the Hallertau, Slovenia and the Czech Republic.

Extreme drought, 12 heat days and increasingly clear damage to the stands: the Lupex Crop Development Report July 2026 documents how the […]

Record heat, a hailstorm and a growth standstill: the Lupex Crop Development Report June 2026 documents a dramatic month for hops in […]

The official figures for Germany’s 2026 hop acreage are out: at a total of 17,861 ha, the area is around 5.8 % […]

A hot spring, well below-average rainfall, and six heat days in May alone: the Lupex Crop Development Report May 2026 sums up […]

The crop development reports provide insights into hop growth throughout the vegetation period. In August 2025, around 70 liters of rainfall ensured sufficient water […]

July finally brought much-needed rainfall to the Hallertau. With approximately 97 mm of precipitation, the monthly total slightly exceeded the long-term average. […]

The first months of the 2025 growing season are behind us – time for an initial assessment of hop development in the […]