HEMP INDUSTRY LOOKING FOR BUMPER SEASON

Tasmanian hemp producers are hoping for their largest ever season.

Crops will be grown around the state from October through to March, with
the hemp going to the international market to be used in food and clothing.

Phil Warner from Ecofibre Industries Australia says up to 175 hectares will
be grown this summer.

Mr Warner says hemp is a burgeoning industry in Tasmania.

"The increase in population worldwide and the consumption of fibres as well
as food, there is a need to look at crops that can produce both on arable
land because that is precious commodity that the world is lacking," Mr
Warner said.