Tobacco market, free of government involvement, swings upward

(Roanoke Times) ... In each cigarette, tobacco companies blend a variety of tobacco to create a distinct taste. And for the most memorable flavors, they turn to the Old Belt.
“The Piedmont, central North Carolina and southern Virginia, what we call ‘the Old Belt,’ is a world-renowned flavor market,” said Barts, a tobacco grower himself. “We produce a tobacco that has a lot of flavor and a lot of desirable characteristics.” Continued