Latest reviewed evidence
USDA NASS reported 49,267 acres planted and 43,707 acres harvested for all open-field hemp uses in 2025. It separately reported 33.2 million pounds of floral hemp, 7.26 million pounds of grain hemp, 67.3 million pounds of fiber hemp and 2.03 million pounds of seed hemp. USDA's production program defines hemp using a total delta-9 THC limit of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry-weight basis and requires lot-linked sampling and testing under the applicable plan. FDA separately records no-questions GRAS conclusions for hulled hemp seed, hemp seed protein powder and hemp seed oil under their notified conditions of use; those conclusions do not authorize adding CBD or THC to food. These are dated production observations and jurisdiction- or use-specific controls, not lot certificates, current availability or a live physical price.
United States open-field hemp planted area
49267
acres · 2025
United States open-field hemp harvested area
43707
acres · 2025
United States open-field floral hemp production
33.2
million pounds · 2025
United States open-field grain hemp production
7.26
million pounds · 2025
United States open-field fiber hemp production
67.3
million pounds · 2025
United States open-field seed hemp production
2.03
million pounds · 2025
Floral, grain, fiber and planting-seed hemp are separate lanes
USDA NASS reports floral, grain, fiber and seed hemp independently and also distinguishes open-field production from production under protection. These categories describe different harvested outputs rather than grades of one interchangeable product. Atlas fixes the intended use, harvested plant part, field or protected-production context, processing state and quantity basis before comparing evidence. Hulled seed, protein powder, seed oil, extracts, clones and transplants remain separate downstream or propagation products.
A hemp compliance result belongs to a sampled production lot
USDA's production program uses total THC, calculated from delta-9 THC and THCA, on a dry-weight basis and requires sampling under the applicable federal, state or Tribal plan. The laboratory result represents the designated crop-acreage lot and must retain the sample date, agent, laboratory, method, measurement uncertainty, result, dry-weight basis, harvest timing and licensing authority. A cultivar name, seller statement or isolated cannabinoid number does not establish compliance for another field, harvest or processed product.
Food seed ingredients and cannabinoid ingredients follow different rules
FDA's no-questions responses cover hulled hemp seed, hemp seed protein powder and hemp seed oil when manufactured consistently with the notices and used under their stated conditions. FDA explicitly separates those seed-derived ingredients from adding CBD or THC to food. The European Union separately sets food-contaminant maximum levels for delta-9 THC equivalents in hemp seeds and seed products. Atlas retains product form, intended use, destination, applicable rule, ingredient specifications, sampling and lot-linked analytical evidence rather than transferring a production-field threshold into a finished-food claim.
A THC threshold or crop total does not establish a delivered hemp price
Legal definitions and production totals cannot establish actual lot form, usable yield, bast or hurd recovery, seed purity, germination, moisture, foreign material, cannabinoid profile, food compliance, package condition, current availability, freight or destination cost. A delivered comparison still needs current permitted observations for the exact product and use, tested lot, specification, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, route costs and information vintage. Atlas withholds a physical estimate when those observations or usage rights are missing.