Hemp Oil

Hemp seed oil is oil pressed or extracted from Cannabis sativa L. grain or seed; it is not CBD oil, cannabis oil or an extract of flowers and leaves. Cold-pressed edible oil, crude mechanically extracted oil, solvent-extracted oil, refined food oil and cosmetic or industrial grades are not interchangeable. A comparable lot needs seed identity and origin, food, cosmetic or industrial use, extraction and refining process, carrier or added ingredients, fatty-acid and oxidation results where specified, THC and THCA method and result, contaminants, package and lot, production and best-before dates, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and information vintage.

Editorial evidence reviewedReviewed 2026-09-16Release 2026-09-19-batch-230
Market value
$302M
Producing countries tracked
11
Grading systems
1
Active supply risks
5
Trade corridors
5
Latest reviewed evidence

USDA NASS reported 7.26 million pounds of United States open-field hemp grain production in 2025; that is an upstream crop observation, not oil output. FDA's GRN 778 record concerns hemp seed oil as a food ingredient and the reviewed notifier specification lists THC at no more than 10 micrograms per gram. The European Union sets a 7.5 milligram-per-kilogram maximum for delta-9-THC equivalents in hemp seed oil, using delta-9-THC plus 0.877 times delta-9-THCA. Health Canada separately states that exempt hemp-seed oil is made from pressing hemp grain and must contain no more than 10 parts per million THC without added or concentrated phytocannabinoids. These controls are jurisdiction- and use-specific; none certifies an offered lot or establishes a live physical price.

United States open-field hemp grain production
7.26
million pounds · 2025
EU hemp-seed-oil delta-9-THC-equivalent ceiling
7.5
milligrams per kilogram, maximum · Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, consolidated text accessed 2026-09-16
EU THCA conversion factor for delta-9-THC equivalents
0.877
multiplier applied to delta-9-THCA · Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915, consolidated text accessed 2026-09-16
Canada exempt hemp-seed-oil THC ceiling
10
micrograms per gram, maximum · Health Canada guidance accessed 2026-09-16
FDA GRN 778 notifier hemp-seed-oil THC specification
10
micrograms per gram, maximum · GRN 778 closed December 20, 2018
USDA ARS cold-pressed hempseed oil-yield range
14
percent, lower bound; upper bound 22 percent depending on seed maturity · USDA ARS FY2024 project report

Hemp seed oil and cannabinoid oil are different products

Health Canada defines hemp-seed oil as oil produced by pressing hemp grain and distinguishes it from cannabis oil made with THC- or CBD-rich extracts from leaves and flowering heads. FDA's hemp-seed GRAS record likewise concerns oil from the seed, not the addition of CBD or THC to food. Atlas fixes the plant part, starting material, extraction path, intended use and added ingredients before comparing evidence; the words hemp oil alone are not enough to establish product identity.

Cold-pressed, crude, solvent-extracted and refined oils stay separate

USDA ARS reports that cold-pressed and solvent-extracted hempseed oils differ in pigment and impurity load and therefore in the refining required. Its project work also found cold-press yields varying with seed maturity. Atlas records seed cleaning and maturity, mechanical or solvent extraction, solvent and recovery controls, filtration, degumming, neutralization, bleaching, deodorization, refining loss, residual-solvent evidence and final intended use. A process study or expected yield is not a certificate for a commercial batch.

THC evidence is jurisdiction-, method- and lot-specific

The European Union's 7.5-milligram-per-kilogram limit is for delta-9-THC equivalents and uses the stated THCA conversion factor. Health Canada's exempt-product threshold and the GRN 778 notifier specification are expressed as THC at 10 micrograms per gram. Atlas keeps the destination rule, analyte definition, lower-bound convention, sampling plan, laboratory, method, detection and quantification limits, result, unit, lot and test date attached. A field-crop THC result cannot certify finished oil, and one jurisdiction's number cannot be silently substituted for another.

A seed threshold or extraction yield does not establish a delivered hemp-oil price

Crop totals, regulatory limits and research yields cannot establish an offered lot's edible or industrial grade, oil recovery, refining state, oxidation, contaminants, cannabinoid result, package, current availability, freight or destination compliance. A delivered comparison still needs current permitted observations for the exact seed-oil identity, process, grade and tested lot, origin, package, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, route costs and information vintage. Atlas withholds a physical estimate when those observations or usage rights are missing.

Questions procurement teams ask

Is hemp seed oil the same as CBD or cannabis oil?

No. Hemp seed oil is derived from hemp grain or seed. CBD or cannabis oils involve cannabinoid-rich material or added extracts and have different identity, regulatory and testing requirements.

Are cold-pressed and refined hemp seed oil interchangeable?

No. Extraction and refining change pigment, impurities, sensory properties, process residues, yield and intended use. Each lot needs its actual process and final-product specification.

Does a compliant hemp field prove the finished seed oil meets THC requirements?

No. Field testing applies to a sampled crop-acreage lot. Finished oil needs destination-specific, lot-linked analytical evidence using the applicable analyte definition and method.

Which fields make hemp-seed-oil offers comparable?

Cannabis sativa L. seed identity and origin, food, cosmetic or industrial use, cold-pressed, crude, solvent-extracted or refined form, extraction and refining process, additives, fatty-acid and oxidation specification where used, THC and THCA method and result, contaminants and residues, package and lot, production and best-before dates, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.

Sources and provenance

Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.

National Hemp Report — April 16, 2026
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service · Primary dated United States 2025 hemp-grain production report; grain output is an upstream input observation, not oil yield, current inventory, lot quality or price · accessed 2026-09-16
GRAS Notice 778 — Hemp Seed Oil
U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Primary FDA-hosted GRAS notice and specifications reviewed in the agency's no-questions process; notifier specifications and intended uses are not a universal standard or lot certificate · accessed 2026-09-16
FDA Responds to Three GRAS Notices for Hemp Seed-Derived Ingredients for Use in Human Food
U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Primary FDA statement identifying hemp seed oil under GRN 778 and explicitly separating seed-derived ingredients from adding CBD or THC to food · accessed 2026-09-16
Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 — Delta-9-THC Equivalents in Hemp Seed Oil
European Union · Primary EU contaminant regulation setting the hemp-seed-oil delta-9-THC-equivalent maximum and THCA conversion basis; a regulatory limit is not a lot result · accessed 2026-09-16
Cannabidiol (CBD), and Industrial Hemp — Hemp-Seed Oil
Health Canada · Primary Canadian guidance distinguishing pressed hemp-seed oil from cannabis oil and explaining the 10-parts-per-million THC exemption boundary and no-added-or-concentrated-phytocannabinoid condition · accessed 2026-09-16
Midwestern Hemp Research Collaborative — FY2024 Project Results
USDA Agricultural Research Service · Primary USDA ARS project report on seed maturity, cold-press yield and mechanical versus solvent-extracted oil properties; research results are not a commercial-lot specification or price · accessed 2026-09-16
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