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Price of beer impacted by demand for hops

by sarah gilbert

Hops are one of the most amazing fruits in the world; they grow extremely fast and you can turn them into delicious beer! What could be better? Unfortunately, a 300% increase in the price of hops has beer growing more expensive; it's only up 4% as of mid-May 2008, but more increases are expected.

Price of beer impacted by demand for hops

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