Simcoe Leaf closure won’t impact crop size: chair

(canoe.ca) The chair of the Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers Marketing Board doesn't believe the pending closure of Simcoe Leaf Tobacco in Simcoe will have an impact on the 2011 crop size.
Fred Neukamm, of Aylmer, suspects any fallout would be confined to the plant's immediate workforce. Buyers of local tobacco, Neukamm said, should be able to make alternative arrangements with processing companies elsewhere. Continued