Source: Rhonda Garrison, SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 12/2/16

At the 2016 NC State Tobacco day in Smithfield, Dr. Blake Brown, Extension Economist gave his annual talk on the state of the tobacco economy for about 400 growers and industry stakeholders.  Brown says right now it’s hard to find bright spots, but they are there:“Well, we talked about some of the factors in the global market that are affecting flue cured tobacco this year."

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