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🇺🇸 USDA: U.S. hemp production value hit $739M in 2025, up 64% year over year 🌾 49,270 acres of hemp planted across the U.S. in 2025 🏛️ NIHC secured USDA Market Access Program cooperator status for hemp exports 📜 House passed the 2026 Farm Bill (H.R.7567) with hemp provisions, 224–200 🇮🇳 India’s hemp market is projected to reach $21.9B by 2031 (21.5% CAGR) 🇮🇳 India’s “Green to Gold” programme & govt-backed grants scale cultivation 🇹🇭 Thailand’s legal cannabis market is projected at $7.1B by 2030 💰 USDA SAC Competitive Grants fund industrial-hemp value-added R&D

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USDA
$739M▲ 64%
U.S. hemp production value, 2025
USDA NASS National Hemp Report, Apr 2026
USDA
49,270▲ 9%
Acres of hemp planted, 2025
USDA NASS National Hemp Report, Apr 2026
Market
$482.6M
Floral hemp value, 2025 — the segment driving growth
USDA NASS, 2025 crop year
Grant
$72.9M
USDA specialty-crop grant funding, FY2025
USDA AMS · SAC Competitive Grants
NIHC
MAP
NIHC secured USDA FAS Market Access Program cooperator status
USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, 2024
Policy
224–200
House passed the 2026 Farm Bill (H.R.7567) with hemp provisions
Farm, Food & National Security Act of 2026

Global Radar

The international hemp landscape

Hemp is a global market. Two of the fastest-moving international arenas for the community abroad — India’s government-backed cultivation push and Thailand’s formalized framework — each with its own regulatory line, market size, and grant activity.

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Thailand

Medical framework · 0.2% THC line
High growth
$1.31B
2024 market
$7.1B
Projected 2030
33%
CAGR to 2030
  • Hemp led the market with a 61.9% revenue share in 2024; CBD dominates derivatives at 79.6%.
  • Mid-2025 regulations formalized cultivation, distribution & marketing under the Ministry of Public Health.
  • A 0.2% THC threshold divides food, cosmetic & wellness use from medical-authorized products.
  • First country in Asia to legalize hemp; the Asia International Hemp Expo 2025 now anchors regional trade.
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India

State-permitted · 0.3% THC line (NDPS §10)
Govt-backed
$6.8B
2025 market
$21.9B
Projected 2031
21.5%
CAGR to 2031
  • Himachal Pradesh approved a controlled-cultivation pilot in Jan 2025; Uttarakhand (first to license, 2018) still leads production.
  • Government grants are flowing — Indian Hempstore built a ₹44.2 lakh ecosystem funded entirely by government bodies across Himachal, Uttarakhand & Punjab.
  • The “Green to Gold” programme scales regulated industrial hemp into a high-value crop; NDPS §10 permits cultivation at ≤0.3% THC.
  • Net returns of ₹1.5–3 lakh/acre; exports could top ₹500 crore annually.

Sources: USDA NASS 2025 National Hemp Report (Apr 2026) · Grand View Research (Thailand) · Spherical Insights / market forecasts (India) · USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Figures are the latest available and update as the ecosystem’s knowledge layer refreshes.

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