Industrial Hemp Environmental and Economic Assessment

Claim & Data Extracts

This pilot page records decision-relevant claims and data points extracted from priority sources. The working authority is 06 Evidence Register/source-claim-data-register.csv. The extracts below use page-level back-references so readers can see where each item has been used without turning the register into a sentence-by-sentence citation index.

For the source-level lookup page, see the Source Register.

S001 - NSW Hemp Industry

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S001-001ClaimNSW industrial hemp cultivation and supply operate through the NSW low-THC hemp licensing pathway.Licence requiredSupports the finding that lawful production is possible but compliance must be assessed for Tenterfield producers.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/05-business-case/phase-2-interim-case/evidence-and-gaps.mdChecked

S003 - Growing Industrial Cannabis Or Hemp In Queensland

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S003-001ClaimQueensland industrial cannabis or hemp growers require a Biosecurity Queensland licence.Licence requiredSupports the finding that lawful production is possible in the historic Stanthorpe context but licensing is material.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/05-business-case/phase-2-interim-case/evidence-and-gaps.mdChecked
S003-002ClaimQueensland guidance prohibits CBD oil or other products from leaves or flowering heads under the industrial hemp pathway.CBD/leaves/flowering heads prohibited under industrial hemp pathwaySupports excluding cannabinoid, flower, CBD and medicinal pathways unless formally re-scoped.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.mdChecked

S024 - Australian Industrial Hemp Strategic RD&E Plan 2022-2027

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S024-001ClaimAustralian industrial hemp is described as being in its infancy compared with Canada, China and the European Union.Industry infancy comparisonSupports the emerging-industry framing but does not prove local demand or viability.docs/02-secondary-research/international-industry-context.md; docs/02-secondary-research/economic-confidence-review.md; docs/04-analysis/phase-2-interim/synthesis.mdContext only
S024-002ClaimIndustry development requires increased scale, suitable varieties, agronomy, mechanisation, processing efficiency and established long-term markets.Scale; varieties; agronomy; mechanisation; processing; marketsSupports GBLC's evidence-building framing and the need for product-pathway validation rather than promotion.docs/02-secondary-research/economic-confidence-review.md; docs/04-analysis/phase-2-interim/swot.md; docs/04-analysis/phase-2-interim/synthesis.mdChecked

S035 - Industrial Hemp Variety Trials Final Report - Stanthorpe Queensland

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S035-001ClaimThe Stanthorpe final report is a direct regional agronomic evidence lead covering 2022-23 and 2023-24 trials under different sowing times and fully organic management.2022-23 and 2023-24 trial seasonsSupports treating Stanthorpe as a high-priority direct evidence lead while retaining transferability and extraction caveats.docs/02-secondary-research/regional-suitability.md; docs/05-business-case/phase-2-interim-case/evidence-and-gaps.mdNeeds verification

S052 - Hemp Industry New South Wales Licence Manual

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S052-001DataNSW licence manual states a new hemp licence application can take up to four months depending on complexity and document/check timing.Up to 4 monthsSupports regulatory timing risk in producer economics and planting-window assessment.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/02-secondary-research/phase-2-summary-report.mdChecked
S052-002ClaimNSW licence manual records site suitability, planting notification, annual reporting, audit and non-compliant THC notification obligations.Site; notification; reporting; audit obligationsSupports treating NSW compliance as an operating and time-burden issue, not just a licence fee.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/02-secondary-research/producer-economics.mdChecked

S057 - Drugs Misuse Act 1986 Part 5B

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S057-001ClaimQueensland Part 5B facilitates controlled commercial production, processing, marketing and trade in industrial cannabis fibre and seed pathways.Fibre and seed pathwaysSupports lawful Queensland industrial hemp pathways while keeping medicinal or smoking pathways separate.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/02-secondary-research/phase-2-summary-report.mdChecked
S057-002DataQueensland industrial cannabis plant threshold is not more than 1% THC in leaves and flowering heads; planting seed is linked to a 0.5% THC plant basis.1% THC crop threshold; 0.5% THC planting-seed basisSupports seed-sourcing and crop-compliance risk controls for historic Stanthorpe producers.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.mdChecked

S058 - Drugs Misuse Regulation 1987 Part 4

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S058-001ClaimQueensland Part 4 sets planting-seed verification, record keeping, planting notification and THC testing readiness obligations.Planting notice within 14 days; THC testing readiness at least four weeks before intended harvestSupports producer-compliance timing and record-keeping risk assessment.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/02-secondary-research/producer-economics.mdChecked
S058-002DataQueensland monitoring costs can include inspector time, travel time and reasonable sample-analysis costs.Monitoring; travel; sample analysisSupports inclusion of variable compliance costs in Queensland producer budgets.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/02-secondary-research/producer-economics.mdChecked

S059 - Best Management Practice Manual For Growing Harvesting And Storing Industrial Hemp In Australia

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S059-001DataAgriFutures BMP manual reports just under 2,500 ha planted by more than 500 licence holders across Australia in 2022-23.Just under 2,500 ha; more than 500 licence holdersSupports national industry-scale context but licence counts should not be treated as active production counts.docs/02-secondary-research/international-industry-context.md; docs/02-secondary-research/economic-confidence-review.mdContext only
S059-002ClaimAgriFutures BMP manual provides national guidance on variety choice, sowing, soil, nutrition, irrigation, crop protection, harvest, storage, contracts and farmgate cost categories.Agronomy and farmgate checklist categoriesSupports using the manual as a national checklist, not proof of Granite Borders suitability or profitability.docs/02-secondary-research/regional-suitability.md; docs/02-secondary-research/product-pathway-economic-rough-guide.mdChecked

S061 - Stanthorpe Trial Site 2023-24 Results

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S061-001ClaimThe 2023-24 Stanthorpe trial evaluated plant density, height, root depth, dry matter yield, grain yield, water-use efficiency and grain quality.Trial indicatorsSupports regional suitability screening and water-use efficiency as a priority indicator.docs/02-secondary-research/regional-suitability.md; docs/02-secondary-research/environmental-evidence.mdChecked
S061-002DataStanthorpe trial summary records Excalibur as the highest grain-yielding variety and Ruby as the highest biomass-yielding variety in the reported season.1.22 t/ha grain; 7.5 t/ha biomassProvides local yield signals but not farm economics or region-wide suitability.docs/02-secondary-research/product-pathway-economic-rough-guide.md; docs/02-secondary-research/regional-suitability.mdNeeds verification

S069 - Food Standards Code Standard 1.4.4

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S069-001DataFood Standards Code permits low-THC Cannabis sativa seeds as food or food ingredients only where seed conditions are met, including low THC, non-viable and hulled retail seed requirements.5 mg/kg total THC for seedSupports the lawful seed-food pathway and prevents conflation with leaves, flowers, CBD or medicinal cannabis.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/02-secondary-research/market-demand.md; docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.mdChecked
S069-002DataFood Standards Code sets product-specific total THC limits for seed oil, beverages and other seed-derived products, and includes a CBD cap and labelling/representation controls.10 mg/kg oil; 0.2 mg/kg beverages; 5 mg/kg other seed products; 75 mg/kg CBD capSupports treating processor specifications and testing as product-specific supply-chain issues.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/02-secondary-research/product-pathway-economic-rough-guide.mdChecked

S075 - APVMA PubCRIS Dataset

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S075-001DataPubCRIS host-use scan identified IH1 as industrial hemp and found registered-label pathways dominated by herbicides plus one fungicide seed treatment.316 host-use rows; 26 product codes; 23 current registered product recordsSupports the finding that legal chemical pathways exist, but does not prove lower chemical use than alternatives.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/02-secondary-research/environmental-evidence.mdChecked
S075-002ClaimSome PubCRIS text matches for hemp are false matches because HEMP and HEMP1 refer to peppermint rather than industrial hemp.False hemp matches identifiedSupports data-quality caution when searching chemical records.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.mdChecked

S076 - APVMA Permits Database And Current Industrial Hemp Permit PDFs

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S076-001ClaimAPVMA permit PDFs identify current permitted chemical pathways for selected herbicide, insecticide, fungicide and miticide uses in industrial hemp.PER95564; PER86924; PER94780; PER94808Supports legal chemical-use pathway mapping but not environmental benefit claims.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/02-secondary-research/environmental-evidence.mdChecked
S076-002ClaimSeveral APVMA permit pathways are restricted by product type, production system, research status, human-consumption limits, grazing/feed limits, state exclusions, withholding periods or crop-safety cautions.Fibre-only; protected-crop-only; research-only; non-human-consumption; non-grazing restrictionsSupports caution against broad claims that hemp uses fewer chemicals or has unrestricted chemical options.docs/02-secondary-research/regulatory-and-definitional-scan.md; docs/02-secondary-research/environmental-evidence.mdChecked

S103 - Hemp Harvests Submission

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S103-001ClaimHemp Harvests submission identifies food, fibre, oil and export potential and practical barriers including digital advertising and feed restrictions.Food; fibre; oil; export; advertising; feed restrictionsProvides market-validation leads and barrier themes but does not prove demand, prices or capacity.docs/02-secondary-research/senate-inquiry-submissions.md; docs/02-secondary-research/supply-chain.mdContext only

S104 - Food Frontier Submission

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S104-001ClaimFood Frontier identifies Hemp Harvests as a domestic hemp protein processing pathway involving protein concentrate, oil and hearts.Hemp protein concentrate; oil; heartsSupports primary validation of grain and seed-food pathways, but capacity and buying terms remain unverified.docs/02-secondary-research/senate-inquiry-submissions.md; docs/02-secondary-research/supply-chain.md; docs/02-secondary-research/economic-confidence-review.mdNeeds verification

S106 - Mara Seeds Submission

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S106-001DataMara Seeds reports more than 15 years of commercial hemp growing and current annual hemp cropping of about 20 to 120 ha.15+ years; 20-120 ha/yearProvides comparable NSW operating evidence but not direct Granite Borders profitability.docs/02-secondary-research/senate-inquiry-submissions.md; docs/02-secondary-research/supply-chain.mdNeeds verification
S106-002ClaimMara Seeds identifies suitable commercial planting seed as a practical constraint for Australian hemp expansion.Commercial planting seed constraintSupports treating planting seed and genetics as a specialist pathway and adoption constraint.docs/02-secondary-research/senate-inquiry-submissions.md; docs/02-secondary-research/product-pathway-economic-rough-guide.md; docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.mdNeeds verification

S116 - Enterprise Profile - Hemp

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S116-001DataHistoric Tasmanian enterprise profile reported about 1 t/ha clean dried seed, about $3.50/kg price, about $2,210/ha variable costs and about $1,290/ha indicative gross margin.1 t/ha; $3.50/kg; $2,210/ha; $1,290/haUseful for budget structure and rough order-of-magnitude only; too old and Tasmania-specific for current Granite Borders economics.docs/02-secondary-research/producer-economics.md; docs/02-secondary-research/economic-confidence-review.md; docs/02-secondary-research/product-pathway-economic-rough-guide.mdContext only

S127 - Industrial Hemp For Building

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S127-001ClaimAustralian Hemp Masonry Company states it works with Australian Hemp Fibre Processors Inc to source building-grade hurd from processors in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and WA, with a Queensland/Northern Territory gap noted.NSW; Victoria; Tasmania; WA; Qld/NT gapSupports building-material pathway leads and processing-gap caution, but does not prove Granite Borders access or demand.docs/02-secondary-research/supply-chain.md; docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.mdNeeds verification

S129 - AgriFutures Industry Case Study

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S129-001ClaimAgriFutures case-study article identifies X-Hemp's Tasmanian fibre facility and Wandarra/Hulkbuild/Hulkpack activity in Townsville across panels and packaging pathways.Tasmania; TownsvilleSupports panels, packaging and fibre/hurd pathway leads, but current capacity and offtake remain unverified.docs/02-secondary-research/supply-chain.md; docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.mdNeeds verification
S129-002ClaimAgriFutures article records co-product market and capital constraints around Australian fibre/hurd processing case studies.Co-product markets; capital constraintsSupports caution that fibre/hurd economics depend on processing and co-product value capture.docs/02-secondary-research/supply-chain.md; docs/02-secondary-research/product-pathway-economic-rough-guide.mdContext only

S133 - Australian Industrial Hemp Best Management Practice Gap Analysis

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S133-001DataAgriFutures 2023 gap analysis grain scenario uses 1.3 t/ha grain at $2,500/t and reports about $600/ha operating result, or about $750/ha if 3 t/ha straw is baled and sold.1.3 t/ha; $2,500/t; $600/ha; $750/ha; 3 t/ha strawProvides the strongest current national budget scaffold for grain, but not local profitability.docs/02-secondary-research/producer-economics.md; docs/02-secondary-research/product-pathway-economic-rough-guide.md; docs/02-secondary-research/economic-confidence-review.mdChecked
S133-002DataAgriFutures 2023 gap analysis biomass and dual-purpose scenarios show weak Scenario 1 returns and stronger Scenario 2 returns where refined hurd/fibre/trash value is captured.$46/ha; $1,426/ha; $135/ha; $1,855/haSupports separating farmgate baled biomass from refined-product value capture in later modelling.docs/02-secondary-research/producer-economics.md; docs/02-secondary-research/product-pathway-economic-rough-guide.md; docs/04-analysis/phase-2-interim/synthesis.mdChecked

S134 - Cost Your Hemp - Intro

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S134-001ClaimAustralian Hemp Council Cost Your Hemp guidance identifies input costs to point of sale including soil preparation, seed, fertiliser and chemicals, water, harvesting, baling, drying, storage, freight, capital and opportunity costs.Input costs to point of saleSupports budget-question structure but does not provide verified Granite Borders cost figures.docs/02-secondary-research/producer-economics.md; docs/02-secondary-research/product-pathway-economic-rough-guide.md; docs/02-secondary-research/economic-confidence-review.mdChecked

S137 - Investigating The Potential Of Industrial Hemp As A Forage Crop

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S137-001DataUTAS project page notes Tasmania produced about 80% of Australian hemp seed production and about 1,400 ha of hemp in 2018, and that growers could not make more than $2,000/ha gross margin where only seed was harvested and vegetative parts were unused or burnt.80%; 1,400 ha; $2,000/ha gross margin ceilingSupports caution that whole-plant value capture can matter and seed-only economics may cap upside.docs/02-secondary-research/economic-confidence-review.md; docs/02-secondary-research/product-pathway-economic-rough-guide.mdContext only

S138 - AgriFutures Industrial Hemp Overview

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S138-001ClaimAgriFutures industrial hemp overview identifies broad applications including textiles, paper, rope, fuel, oil, stockfeed, building materials, cosmetics, pet food, food and personal care.Product application listSupports pathway completeness checking, not evidence that each pathway is viable in Granite Borders.docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.md; docs/06-evidence/source-register.mdContext only
S138-002ClaimAgriFutures overview notes profitable industry development still requires scale, suitable varieties, agronomy, mechanisation, processing and established long-term markets.Scale; varieties; agronomy; mechanisation; processing; marketsReinforces the current project position that evidence-building and validation are needed before recommendation.docs/02-secondary-research/economic-confidence-review.md; docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.mdChecked

S139 - Agriculture Victoria Industrial Hemp Guidance

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S139-001ClaimAgriculture Victoria identifies non-therapeutic industrial hemp uses as food, cosmetics and fibre, and distinguishes seed for food or sowing, fibre, hurd and other crop purposes.Food; cosmetics; fibre; seed for food or sowing; hurd; otherSupports product-pathway classification and the inclusion of cosmetics and planting seed as explicit pathways or validation leads.docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.mdChecked
S139-002ClaimAgriculture Victoria cautions that hemp is currently not allowed as ordinary stockfeed in Australia.Stockfeed not currently allowed as ordinary useSupports excluding animal feed and pet food from commercial assumptions unless a lawful product-specific pathway is verified.docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.mdChecked

S140 - APVMA Cannabis In Veterinary Chemical Products

Item IDTypeClaim or data pointValue or thresholdInterpretationUsed in published pagesStatus
S140-001ClaimAPVMA guidance states animal or pet food products containing cannabis, hemp, hemp oil, hemp seed oil or cannabinoids must be registered if they meet the veterinary chemical product definition.Registration required if veterinary chemical product definition is metSupports animal feed and pet food exclusion unless a product-specific lawful pathway is verified.docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.md; docs/06-evidence/source-register.mdChecked
S140-002ClaimAPVMA guidance warns that unregistered veterinary chemical products attract civil and criminal penalties.Civil and criminal penaltiesSupports treating feed and pet-food pathways as regulatory risk areas, not ordinary co-product markets.docs/06-evidence/product-pathway-register.mdChecked