Flora Farms cultivation and manufacturing team .
It was clearly a huge financial risk for Flora Farms to take on such extra costs in build-outs without knowing if adult use would pass .
Reflecting on supply demand issues , Hendren wanted to leave our readers with this final thought .
“ Once we get the third building completely operational , we will be at the state ’ s maximum of canopy growth with three licenses , which is 90,000 square feet of canopy space ,” explained Hendren . “ It ’ s always hard to predict the exact yields in poundage with the different strains and the performance in the rooms themselves , but we think we will get 600-700 pounds per week when we are fully operational , which is about 3,000 pounds a month .”
With its flower in about 80 % - 90 % of the dispensaries across the state , Flora Farms is one of the , if not the largest , flower producers in Missouri . It hopes to start planting new gardens in the new building by the end of 2023 and expects to hire more than 50 more employees to help run it . “ We are accepting applications all the time ,” said Hendren , “ so if you ’ re interested in having a career in the cannabis industry , go to our website at https :// florafarmsmo . com / careers / to find out more .” Flora Farms has also been featured in national publications like Marijuana Venture and , most recently , was featured in a national podcast called Canna Cribs . You can find the Flora Farms episode sometime during late summer at its website https :// cannacribs . org / or on its YouTube Channel @ CannaCribs .
Flora Farms , CEO , Daryl Deel , inside the new building under construction during CannaCribs filming .
“ We ’ ve gotten a lot of questions from the press and public officials on what this shortage in supply is doing to prices , and we have seen them increase just a little bit , but we [ Flora Farms ] are only up about 8 to 10 percent . We are trying not to raise prices , even though there is a real shortage in supply .”
“ More flower is coming . We are building as fast as we can ,” Hendren concluded .
Clayton Stallings is the Director of Sales & Marketing for
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