Brazil: SP Agriculture Department studies project to encourage hop planting in the state

A plant that is uncommon in Brazil can be developed in a pioneering project by the São Paulo Department of Agriculture and Supply in partnership with a large brewing group. On Tuesday (03/04), secretary Guilherme Piai received representatives from the Petrópolis Group, to discuss the creation of an innovation and technology project focused on the development of hops in the State. Today, São Paulo, despite having the largest number of registered breweries in the country, with 387 establishments, more than 90% of the hops used as raw material for beer are imported from the United States and Germany, countries that lead the cultivation of the plant. , according to the Beer Yearbook of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. The low planting of hops in Brazil is due to the climatic conditions, which lack cold, altitude and incidence of light. The country only has 14 hours of light a day, unlike the northern hemisphere, where crop production is stronger. The objective of the ...