In late August group of representatives of Russian brewing industry, along with colleagues from China, Brazil and Ireland, participated in the USA Hop Tour. The group spent two days in Oregon and three days in Washington visiting hop farms, processing operations, and research facilities. The tour provided the brewery representatives with a chance to see this season’s harvest in action, and to discuss the global hop market with local growers and merchants. Washington and Oregon are the two largest hop growing states in the U.S. Together with Idaho, these three states produced over a third of the world’s hops.