Tobacco production to decline due to La Niña

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Tobacco production may decline by 2.5 percent to 78 million kilograms due to the adverse impact of the La Niña weather phenomenon, the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) said today.
"Too much water is not good for tobacco. Several tobacco farms in the north was hit by the La Niña that is why we expect a slight decline in output for this year," NTA Administrator Edgardo D. Zaragoza said in a briefing. Continued

Photo: "During cold La Niña episodes the normal patterns of tropical precipitation and atmospheric circulation become disrupted." (NOAA)