The HurdMaster MD1000 is designed for separating the hemp stalk’s woody inner core (hurd, shivs and shives) from the exterior bast fibers.
TABLE 2: Potential Price Paid to Farmer for Ton of Industrial Hemp Straw Under Alternative Prices for Straw and Hurds Fiber Price Hurd Price Per ton Returns* Decorticating Costs Price Paid To Farmer $400 $40 $139 $100 $39 400 100 180 100 80 500 40 167 100 67 500 100 208 100 108 ...
The reduction in primary energy consumption and emissions would be about three times per each ton of fibre." As noted earlier, hemp is not pest free. In fact, many diseases and pests find hemp an attractive crop, but the damage is often limited and does only rarely cause severe yield ...
PROFITABILITY Yield (ton per acre) Price (per ton) Total Revenue/Acre 3.4 $200.00 $680.00 5.0 $75.00 $375 3.0 $130.70 $392.10 PROFIT/ACRE $316.45 - $241.30 $86.89 NOTE: Assumptions, definitions of costs, and estimates vary considerably across the three studies, and should be viewed ...
Assuming a concentration of 0.5 kg of carbon per kg of dry matter, it can be calculated that 1.84 kg of CO2 is sequestered per kg of dry hemp through photosynthesis during the plant’s growth. This means that a ton of dry hemp can store 325 kg of CO2, taking into account the amount...
First, the value of both fiber and hurd depends very much on the final marketable products: fiber is most valuable if used for composite materials, while hurd should be best used for pet-litter. The Canada data confirm the high relevance of the cosmetics segment. Table 2. Aggregated market ...