South Dakota farmers grew 3900 acres of industrial hemp in open areas in 2024, a 22% increase from the year before.
According to U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service data, 3700 of those acres were harvested, up 28% from 2023.
In North Dakota, industrial hemp grown in open areas in 2024 totaled 850 acres, up 15%, with 760 of those acres being harvested, up 4% from the previous year.
Industrial hemp grown under protection in North Dakota totaled 11,326 square feet, an increase of around 21% (or 2399 square feet) from 2023.
Nationally in 2024, 45,294 acres of industrial hemp were grown in the open, up 64%. Area harvested in the open for all purposes totaled 32,694 acres, up 55% from 2023. The total value of hemp production in the open was $417 million, up 46%, while the combined value of hemp production in the open and hemp production under protection was $445 million, up 40%.
Floral hemp has emerged as the industry’s driving force with production at 20.8 million pounds, a 159% increase over the previous year. Harvested area of floral hemp in the open was 11,827 acres, up 60%. Average per acre yield per acre for floral hemp in the open went up by 669 pounds to reach 1,757 pounds per acre.
Access USDA’s 2024 National Hemp Report and individual state hemp reports at https://usda.library.cornell.edu/concern/publications/gf06h2430?locale=en.
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