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Crop Development Report August 2026 – 46 heat days since May
August averaged 20.6 °C with 16 heat days and 75.3 mm of rain.…
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Crop Development Report July 2026
Extreme drought, 12 heat days and increasingly clear damage to the stands: the…
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Crop Development Report June 2026
Record heat, a hailstorm and a growth standstill: the Lupex Crop Development Report…
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Acreage Report June 2026
The official figures for Germany’s 2026 hop acreage are out: at a total…
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Crop Development Report May 2026
A hot spring, well below-average rainfall, and six heat days in May alone:…
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Crop Development Report – August 2025
The crop development reports provide insights into hop growth throughout the vegetation period.…
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Crop Development Report July 2025
July finally brought much-needed rainfall to the Hallertau. With approximately 97 mm of…
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Crop Development Report June 2025
The first months of the 2025 growing season are behind us – time…
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