05.17.2024
Uncertainty with 45z tax credit may affect Q1 2025 biofuel contracts
The expiring BTC provides a one dollar per gallon blenders credit up front with an additional 30 to 40 cents of credit to producers on the backend. Crimson...
Craft flower markets continue to be an attractive segment for small farmers. Pricing for hemp flower even at low wholesale prices can return tens of thousands of dollars per acre. At wholesale hemp flower prices, well below our midpoint pricing for hemp flower, producers can see far greater returns than alternative crops.
Producers that are able to harvest 500 lbs. of premium craft flower per acre can often sell this for $100/lb. That resulting $50,000 is dwarfed by potential returns for the very best hand trimmed flower, which we see moving north of $500 routinely. Southern Oregon producer’s yields often exceed 3000 lbs./ac, creating additional yield potential beyond the previous yield scenario. A 1000 lb. harvest of top end flower sold at our midpoint pricing fetches $185,000. Meanwhile, other producers struggle to move flower at $70/lb. Without objective grading it…