Launch of hemp hurd, fob US Northern Plains and fob US Southern Plains prices

Fastmarkets launched AG-HMP-0015 Hemp hurd, fob US Northern Plains, $/lb and AG-HMP-0016 Hemp hurd, fob US Southern Plains, $/lb on October 2, 2025.

These prices add to Fastmarkets’ coverage of emerging hemp markets in North America, specifically derivatives of industrial fiber hemp. Hemp hurd markets are the most liquid in the rapidly growing hemp fiber sector, utilized for a wide range of applications including animal bedding, construction, and biocomposites. Significant production has consolidated in the US Plains.

The price specifications are as follows:

AG-HMP-0015 Hemp hurd, fob US Northern Plains, $/lb
Quality:
 Hemp hurd must be generally free of dust and with consistent sizing
Quantity: 1 ton minimum
Location: US Northern Plains
Timing: 45 days
Unit: $/pound
Publication: Weekly, Thursday, 3pm Central time

AG-HMP-0016 Hemp hurd, fob US Southern Plains, $/lb
Quality:
 Hemp hurd must be generally free of dust and with consistent sizing
Quantity: 1 ton minimum
Location: US Southern Plains
Timing: 45 days
Unit: $/pound
Publication: Weekly, Thursday, 3pm Central time

These prices are part of the Fastmarkets Ag Industrials package.

To provide feedback on these price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and industrialagriculture@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: Hemp Hurd, fob Northern Plains or Southern Plains.”

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To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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