The latest statistics released by the government show that the Canadian hemp crop has recovered sharply, while the overall acreage of hemp has remained relatively constant in 2025.
Health Canada, Canada’s government agency for health, reported that grain, which historically has been the backbone of the hemp industry in Canada, increased by 53% from 8,400 hectares to 12,859, up from approximately 8,400 hectares in 2024. More than 80% all hemp fields reported in 2025 were grain.
The rise in grain prices seems to confirm the observations made last year, that there was a growing demand for grains after shortages appeared on the market. Canadian suppliers have longstanding markets for hempseed foods – primarily in the USA because American hemp farmers grow little food seed – while lower-grade or surplus grain has found a fallback market in European birdseed.
In 2025, hemp was planted on 15,380 hectares. This is a slight decrease of just 2.5% compared to the 15,774 hectares reported a year ago. But the crop mix changed dramatically.
Flower Retreats
Canada’s short-lived hemp flower boom vanished in 2025, as the fields dedicated to CBD and cannabinoids almost disappeared. In 2024, fields nearly quadrupled, amid expectations that Canada would eventually open a wider market for CBD over-the counter products. Quebec was the hardest hit, with growers planting 3,629 hectares of flower in 2024. This dropped to just 42 hectares by last year.
CBD is tightly regulated in Canada by the federal Cannabis Act. This law restricts the sale of cannabinoids to the cannabis-regulated system. Although the government considered opening a market for CBD products outside of cannabis dispensaries to sell, this has not yet happened. Globally, however, CBD’s popularity has declined. European regulators effectively ? In recent years, the CBD ingestibles market has been largely eliminated. The safe intake level was set at just 2mg per day.
Fibers fall again
Canada’s fiber production has also declined. The area planted with fiber decreased by 50%, from 1,865 hectares in 2024 to 933 ha. The previous year saw a decrease of nearly 50%, with the fiber acreage dropping from 3,260 in 2023 to 933 hectares.
After a two-year slump, Canadian fiber production is now less than one third its level from 2023, despite a growing international interest in using hemp as constructing materials, biocomposites for textiles, and other industrial purposes.
In 2025, the cultivation seed will cover another 1,072 ha.
Western base
Canada’s hemp production remains concentrated primarily in the Prairie Provinces. Alberta led Canada with 6,999 ha in 2025. Saskatchewan was second with 4,225 ha, and Manitoba came third with 2,917 ha. Together, these three provinces account for approximately 92% of all reported agriculture.
Finola (a Finnish variety) remained the dominant cultivar with 8,955 hectares or approximately 58% of Canadian hemp fields. Canadian cultivar Rak ranked second at 4,456 hectares.Licenses decline
The number active industrial hemp licences has also decreased, from 624 to 585 in 2025. Canada had 1,269 hemp licenses active at its recent peak, in 2020.
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