Hemp Traders' Blogs

How the Hemp Industry is affected by international trade and shipping rates
You may be wondering why hemp fabrics aren’t made in the United States. The reason for this goes back to 1937 when the Marijuana Tax Act outlawed cannabis, making it basically impossible to possess and sell cannabis-derived products.

The missing piece needed to get the hemp fiber industry off the ground
A question frequently asked is “When will we start growing hemp for fabric in the United States?” Hemp has been legal to grow since 2018 and has been successfully cultivated for CBD flower and grain. But not much has happened on the fiber front.

Hemp as a Replacement for Flax
Increasing both supply and demand are necessary for the hemp fiber market to grow and develop. Supply and demand are not exclusive, but rather affect one another. The dominant factor influencing the demand for a commodity is price. Yet the current lack of supply has kept the industry small-scale...

Hemp can compliment cotton, but will not supplant it as a textile fiber
It has been suggested hemp could supersede cotton in many aspects of the apparel industry. While hemp has some environmental advantages over cotton, its specific characteristics and behaviors as a cloth prevent it from completely replacing cotton fabrics.

Mastering Hemp Fiber Markets
Fibers are currently used in a multitude of industries. And fibers made from hemp have the potential to be integrated into numerous, diverse enterprises. As companies move away from petrochemicals and fiberglass...