Asian Demand Boosts Georgia Tobacco

(gpb.org) Georgia’s tobacco acreage is expected to hold steady this year, thanks to a new buyer in the state and high demand in Asia. Tobacco acreage has been dropping for two decades.
Experts expected fewer acres of the crop to be planted this year, but now estimates from the U.S. Agriculture Department project Georgia farmers will plant about 11,000 acres of tobacco, the same amount as last year.
In part, the cause is a new company that has contracted with Georgia growers for their tobacco, saying it is bound for Asian markets. Continued