The indicator in question is the US Treasury yield curve, a measure of the gap between short- and long-term interest rates. When it is steep â meaning it costs more to borrow money for the long term â that's a good sign investors expect a quickly growing economy. A flattening one suggests a slowing one.
After your hop vine flowers you will begin to see hop cones forming. We know you will be super excited to pick them, smush them, smell them, brew with them, love them, etc.. Resist the urge because the hops will not be ready for harvesting till late August or September.
Hops vines, like grape vines, are planted once and then harvested annually. They need three to five years to mature. Farmers spend about $5 million in production costs the first year, George said, to add about 300 acres of hops, or $16,666 per acre.Growers could rip out and replace existing hops to grow more popular types â such as citrus-flavored IPAs â but they fear they may turn out to be only the latest fad.nd so the boom has driven up hops prices, from an average of $1.88 a pound in 2004 to $3.59 a pound in 2013, according to the Hop Growers of America. Brewers are willing to pay top dollar for the most popular varieties such as Amarillo and Citra hops, which in such limited amounts sell upward of $20 per pound.