Genuine German-grown hops. Quality from Europe. Guaranteed. Carlos Ruiz China Brew Beverage 2016 Shanghai

Genuine German-grown hops. Quality from Europe. Guaranteed. Carlos Ruiz China Brew Beverage 2016 Shanghai

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Hop Production in Germany

Export to the 10 Major Export Countries for German Hops (2015) Jan.-Dec.2015 TotalinTons RawHopsin% Pellet90in % Pellet45in% Extractin% Russia 2.991 0,1 44,7 43,5 11,7 USA 2.952 12,2 75,4 6,7 5,8 Japan 2.113 0,0 68,0 7,1 24,9 GreatBritain* 1.739 30,5 47,9 8,5 13,1 Vietnam 1.305 0,3 13,8 41,2 44,6 Brazil 1.267 0,0 18,8 78,9 2,3 France** 1.076 2,2 19,7 8,3 69,8 Poland** 1.060 2,8 22,2 28,4 46,6 China 1.038 0,0 90,2 8,9 0,9 Belgium 1.022 5,1 42,5 22,5 29,8 TotalØ 16.563 Source: Federal Statistical Bureau and internal calculations**re-export of French and/or Polish hops included*export for further processing is included

World Hop Acreage (in ha) 60.000 54.000 50.000 40.000 30.000 20.000 10.000 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* Source: IHGC + internal estimations

Development of Acreage in IHGC Countries 2011 2016 Country/Year 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* USA 12.054 12.923 14.254 15.893 18.307 20.685 Germany 18.228 17.124 16.849 17.308 17.847 18.598 CzechRepublic 4.632 4.366 4.319 4.460 4.617 4.650 China 4.458 3.950 3.000 2.600 2.300 2.300 Poland 1.568 1.400 1.360 1.404 1.424 1.450 Slovenia 1.379 1.160 1.170 1.296 1.403 1.450 England 1.114 1.051 982 927 920 950 Spain 533 525 483 520 534 540 SouthAfrica 456 492 492 420 420 420 Ukraine 646 465 469 369 369 370 Australia 454 452 449 408 488 500 NewZealand 350 365 378 370 388 400 France 490 439 428 449 440 470 Romania 256 245 250 250 250 250 Austria 239 246 247 247 249 250 Slovakia Source: IHGC + internal 221estimations,in red: 203 European membersof193 the InternationalHop138 Growes Convention IHGC 137 150 Belgium 181 158 158 148 148 150 Russia 220 138 158 158 158 160 Serbia 67 67 67 79 79 80

Hop Acreage in Germany (in ha) Germany 20.000 18.000 16.000 14.000 12.000 10.000 8.000 6.000 4.000 2.000-2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016* Source: German Hop Grower s Association

Hop Production in Germany 2016 Germany 2016: Acreage: 18.598 ha No. of hop growers: 1.157 Elbe-Saale Acreage: 1.408 ha No. of hop growers: 31 Spalt Acreage: 375 ha No. of hop growers: 54 Tettnang Acreage: 1.281 ha No. of hop growers: 139 Hallertau Acreage: 15.510 ha No. of hop growers: 931 Source: German Hop Grower s Association

HVG Today HVG: We deliver the natural product hops from Germany. Cooperative and EU recognized producers group. In the Bavarian town of Wolnzach at the heart of the Hallertau hop-growing region is where HVG Hopfenverwertungsgenossenschaft e.g. has its head office. The marketing association was founded in 1953 in the Hallertau region, and the growers from the Tettnang and Elbe-Saale regions have been members since 2001. This led to the world s largest consolidation of hop growers within a cooperative. HVG pools the activities of the Hop Growers Associations of Hallertau e.v. (PGI Hallertau Hops), Elbe-Saale e.v. (PGI Elbe-Saale Hops), Tettnang e.v. (PGI Tettnang Hops), and the HVG Spalt (PDO Spalt Hops). They hav joined forces, representing hops from German growing regions, to establish an information and sales promotion program for the European protected designations PDO and PGI. The goal is to provide information about the meaning of the Community regulations and the high value of the EU-protected Community products. HVG guarantees the international brewing industry the reliability of supply for German hops of the highest quality and diversity. The oldest marketing cooperative for hop growing has become a global player within a few decades. Today, breweries from more than 100 countries on all continents purchase German hops directly from the grower through HVG with excellent natural quality and processing methods as well as at fair conditions.

Hop Production in Germany 15.510 ha 1.281 ha 1.408 ha 375 ha Germany 2016: Acreage: 18.598 ha No. Of hop growers: 1.157

German hops - specialty for outstanding beer enjoyment. Proof of European quality policy Asian Brewery Brazilian Brewery German Brewery gga Hallertau gu Spalt

Traceability transparent production from cultivation to delivery Agricultural products and foodstuffs from the European Union stand for tested quality. This is ensured by the strict requirements of the European quality policy. Many products that comply with the particularly high standards for cultivation and production carry one of the three quality labels of the European Union. Hops from Germany are one such product. Quality assurance has a long tradition in Europe. Already in the 16th century, for example, German hop growers wondered how they could protect their high-quality products against false declarations of quality. The answer was the first German hop seal, which was introduced in the city of Spalt in the year 1538. Little by little, other important hop-growing regions also marked their products with a seal. Almost 500 years later, quality seals are still in high demand. Today, the European Union quality labels provide more transparency.

Traceability inspires trust The traceability of agricultural products and foodstuffs is at the core of European quality assurance. It is ensured by the continuous documentation of all the steps from cultivation to processing through to the delivery of goods. This transparency instills confidence in all those who buy this product for further processing or consumption. Because it is possible to retrace when, where, and by whom the goods were harvested, produced, processed, stored, transported, consumed, or disposed of at any time.

Certification of hops and hop products = Traceability 1. EU-regulations EU Council regulation on the Common Market organization for hops Decree No. 1952/2005 of 23th November 2005 EU Commission Regulation on the certification and implement rules on the certification of hops and hop products Decree No. 1850/2006 of 14th Dezember 2006 Replaces the VO (EWG) Nr. 1784/77 VO (EWG) Nr. 890/78

Certification System Accompanying certificate German Seal Hops - untreated Treatment depot cone hops Second Certification Hop-refining facility Pellets, extract Accompanying German Seal Hops treatet German Hop Product Producer on farm First Certification HOPFENRING Certification depot Hop specialist/hop Growers Association Producer

1. Hop grower Expiration of the certification in practice Packaging of Hops Attaching seal label Hop weighing in the factory Folie 16

Expiration of the certification in practice 1. Hop grower Hop weighing certificate: EDV Programme CoHap for recording of the weight data - Weighing certificate in DIN A4 formate - Dataprocessing to the HR via diskette or email or as -handwritten protocol of weighing 545679 578762 On the weighing certificate all packages of one lot are listed with their bale number and weight Folie 17

Expiration of the certification in practice 2. Hopfenring/First Certification LKP takes the Hop Confirmation of origin from the grower reffered to Art. 3 Pass. 1 of VO No.1850/2006 (Producer Declaration) and the weighing certificate Certification only by the local Hop specialist

1. Hop grower Gives a Pesticide residue Sheet to the merchant for every partie: Producer Hop garden Reference number Variety Merchant Information on pesticide residue Signature of grower

Expiration of the certification in practice 2. Hopfenring/LKP Data on packages reff. Art. 17 VO (EG) 1850/2006 Final Designation of crop year and variety by a sticker referred to weighing label and certification of the Hop origin Sample drawing by neutr. quality inspection Art. 5 VO (EG) 1850/2006 appendix II A Seal labels: - Bale number: 545. 679 - D.S.H.N.A. German seal hops untreated - barcode (storage in companies) Sticker: - crop year 2004 - LKP - production region & variety H.HM - code numer of the certification depot 10DE

Expiration of the certification in practice 2. Hopfenring/LKP Independent quality assurance in the laboratory Next to requirements on quality referring to the Hops delivery contract also minimum requirements for commercialization reff. VO (EG) No. 1850/2006 need to be implemented.

Expiration of the certification in practice 2. Hopfenring/LKP Quality findings: Producer and purchaser Reference no. No. of bales Weight Variety Results of examination and final result

Expiration of the certification in practice 2 Hopfenring/LKP Certificate reff. Art. 16 para. 2 VO (EG) 1850/2006 Hop merchant receives hop weighing label and accompanying certificate 578762 10DE04545679 10DE04545679

Expiration of the certification in practice 3. Pellet-/ Extractplant authorized supervision After an successful first certification the natural hops are delieverd in rectangular bales to the processing plants.

Expiration of the certification in practice 3. Pellet-/Extractplant authorized supervision Each bale is signed with a seal label of the first certification step and ist listed in an accompagnying certificate.

Expiration of the certification in practice 3. Pellet-/Extractplant authorized supervision The hop bales are opened and fed in for processing. In doing so the seal labels are broken. Folie 26

Expiration of the certification in practice 3. Processing plant authorized supervision Each lot ist given a certificate. This contains reff. Art. 16 para. 2 EU regulations (EG) No. 1850/2006 at least the following information: a. Description of goods, b. Certification reference number, c. Final weight and/or gross weight, d. Place where the hops were grown, e. Crop year, f. Variety. In addition the date of processing must be stated.

Expiration of the certification in practice 3. Pelletplant authorized supervision Sealing by sealing official The pellets are filled into single packets and packed in cardboard boxes. Each packet contains reff. art. 17 EU regulations (EG) 1850/2006 at least the following information: a) Description of goods, b) Variety c) Certification reference number.

Documents for breweries Lupulin enriched hop powder Brewers have a right to get a pack list and the original resp. A copy of the accompanying certificate when buying german seal hops. Name = Variety= born = Crop year= Place = District= Country = Production region = birth weight =Net weight= Size = Palette = Parents = Certification reference no.= Nationality= production country= Number of certificate = Seal district = Perle 2009 Geisenfeld Hallertau 2.000,00 kg 1-4 2009000198 Deutsches Hopfenerzeugnis 32DE / 527719 Gemeinde Train

The Quality Chain for Hops in Germany 1.- Hop Production 8.- Product Transport 2.- Hop Picking 7.- Product Storage 3.- Hop Drying 6.- Hop Processing 4.- Hop Conditioning 5.- Hop Storage

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