Ecofibre's Industrial Hemp Fibre Production Guide. 2. Hemp is a 4 m tall annual, daylight sensitive, fibrous plant. It is a summer crop, grown for Fibre, Grain & Oilseed in many countries. There are over 2,000 lines, with low THC.
That cost gap has narrowed, however. With better screens and technology that helps the plants power themselves by recycling the energy used to suck in water-in a way, like a hybrid car regenerates power from its own motion-the typical cost of running desalination plants can dip below $2,000 an acre-foot.
Fertilizer costs are projected to be down in 2013: $58 per acre in 2012 compared to $53 in 2013. Offsetting fertilizer cost decreases are increased in pesticide costs ($31 in 2012 to $33 in 2013), seed costs ($63 per acre in 2012 to $65 in 2013), and machinery deprecation ($39 in 2012 to $42 in 2013).