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Hops are grown around the world, and the European Union (EU) alone produces 50,000 tonnes of hops annually. Among the EU countries, Germany accounts for 60% of hop-growing acreage – making it both a European and world leader in hops cultivation and production.

For more than 40 years, PBS International has supported plant breeding and seed producing projects around the world.

In November 2025, our Commercial Director, Anton Vickers, attended IPOC 2025, the ISOPB 2025 conference, and PIPOC 2025 across Indonesia and Malaysia. Here, Anton reflects on key takeaways and insights from the three events, and exciting innovations taking place across the oil palm market that PBS International is proud to support.

Although palm oil is now predominantly cultivated and produced in Indonesia and Malaysia, it is also grown in a number of countries around the equator, including Africa.

At PBS International, we’re proud to support oil palm breeders around the globe with our pollination control products.

In September 2025, we welcomed Anton Vickers to PBS International as our Commercial Director. Here, we learn how he plans to make pollination control even more accessible.