Hops production is an international business and farmers world wide are getting ready to harvest their crops. The German Hallertau area,the largest hops producing region in the world,is responsible for around a third of the world supply. While domestic beer consumption is in a slump the hops farmers aren’t worried.Their crops are in high demand in the USA,China,and Eastern Europe. Beer brewers need hops to give their beer aroma and prices have almost doubled due to increasing demand and poor harvests. The weather in the final days leading up to the harvest is critical for its quality. While its still uncertain how this year crop will be the farmers in the Hallertau are optimistic. A report from Daniela Meyer.