Turning hemp stalk into fiber is new and complicated for American manufacturers, with just three working hemp decorticators in the country, according to the Department of Agriculture.
, who are still behind competitors in Canada, China and Europe.
Building a facility with one of these special processing machines can cost upwards of seven figures, the CDA notes, which is why the department has requested a little over $5 million for grants for hemp decortication. According to a CDA 2022-23 budget request briefing sent to the, the program would split the money between three private companies.
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