Hemp markets are diverse, not racially or culturally, but in the size and scope of operators. Consolidation will steadily wear this down, and sadly, some family-owned CBD operations were forced to close last year. Hemp prices and pricing for hemp derivatives haven’t been sufficient to service debt, or cash flow companies that were formed with a very different balance sheet than markets have afforded.
Hemp markets are not monolithic. The diversity we see in hemp markets is reminiscent of early biodiesel markets. Our annual biodiesel conference – a must attend event over the years for operators in this space – included enthusiasts blending biodiesel in their basement, as well as oil behemoths. This market diversity is similar in hemp, and is another aspect of highly fractured, inefficient markets.
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