Panda Biotech celebrates opening of hemp processing facility

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Panda Biotech celebrates opening of hemp processing facility

Panda Biotech celebrated its grand opening last week at the 500,000-square-foot hemp fiber processing facility in Wichita Falls, Texas. The Jacobsen first reported on Panda Biotech in 2019 when the company began pursuing the goal of high-capacity hemp processing.

Panda’s facility is the first of its kind, as a standalone processor with over 10-tons-per-hour decortication capacity. The company purports it to be the highest capacity hemp decortication facility in the world.

Panda’s location is unique at this stage of the hemp industry’s develo...

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Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

Sausage casings bulletin, June 27, 2025

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Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]

Sausage casings bulletin, June 20, 2025 [corrected]

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Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice

Correction to sausage casings, resale, North American hog runners, whiskered, ex-works North America on June 20: pricing notice

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