Air dried and ground opium poppy stalks suspended in water containing sodium carbonate catalysts have been completely converted into liquid fuels and water-solubles chemicals at 573-degrees-K in a 0.1 liter autoclave Extractives and oil properties obtained from stalks and poppy seed were studied Major compenents of the oil were linoleic acid (60.2%) and oleic acid (22.3%). Alcohol-benzene extractives of the stalks were 28.8% while ether solubility was 75%.