Hemp

:This article focuses on cultivation and use of hemp (Cannabis) as a source of oil, food, fibre, and other non-drug uses. For other meanings please see Hemp (disambiguation).

Major hemp producing countries

From the 1950s to the 1980s the Soviet Union was the world's largest producer (3,000 km² in 1970). The main production areas were in Ukraine, the Kursk and Orel regions of Russia, and near the Polish border.

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1950s - 1980s - Soviet Union - Ukraine - Kursk - Orel - Russia - Polish

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Other important producing countries were China, Hungary, the former Yugoslavia, Romania, Poland, France and Italy.

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China - Hungary - Yugoslavia - Romania - Poland - France - Italy

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Canada, United Kingdom, and Germany all resumed commercial production in the 1990s. British production is mostly used as bedding for horses; other uses are under development. The largest outlet for German fibre is composite automotive panels. Companies in Canada, UK, USA and Germany among many others are processing hemp seed into a growing range of food products and cosmetics; many traditional growing countries still continue with textile grade fibre production.

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Canada - United Kingdom - Germany - 1990s - Bed - Horse - USA - Food - Cosmetics - Textile

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