Environmental Management: The Hops Commodity Chain. This paper examines global production and use of hops. Hops are one of the three principal components of beer along with barley and malt. This paper examines global production patterns and trends and compares them to global usage patterns (based on beer production and consumption). 8pgs. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Pages: 8 Bibliography: 5 source(s) listed Filename: 8089 Environmental Management.doc Price: 71.60