china is where the most tobacco is grown in the world.
china is where the most tobacco is grown in the world.
where is the most tobacco grown in the world?
china
tobacco production recovered under the contract system of agriculture. the 2014 tobacco crop of 217 million kg was the third-largest crop on record, amounting to 104% of the average crop grown from 1991-2000. the structure of the industry has also been overturned. in 2000, just 1,500 large-scale tobacco farmers grew 97% of the crop. however, 110,000 small-scale tobacco farmers grew 65% of the crop in 2013. while the white farmers sold most of their tobacco at auction, 80% of zimbabwe's tobacco crop was grown under contract in 2016. while european and american companies bought most of zimbabwe's tobacco crop in 2000, china purchased 54% of zimbabwe's tobacco exports in 2015.
tobacco in zimbabwe
prior to the american civil war, most tobacco grown in the us was fire-cured dark-leaf. this type of tobacco was planted in fertile lowlands, used a robust variety of leaf, and was either fire cured or air cured. aromatic fire-cured smoking tobacco is dark leaf, a robust variety of tobacco used as a condimental for pipe blends. it is cured by smoking over gentle fires. in the united states, it is grown in northern middle tennessee, western kentucky and in virginia. fire-cured tobacco grown in kentucky and tennessee is used in some chewing tobaccos, moist snuff, some cigarettes and as a condiment leaf in pipe tobacco blends. it has a rich, slightly floral taste, and adds body and aroma to the blend.
types of tobacco