2015 May Tobacco Estimates - USDA

Average yield was 2,300 pounds per acre, down 100 pounds from the 2014 crop. Acreage harvested was 21,500 acres, down 1,000 acres from 2014. Average price per pound was estimated at $2.03 per pound, down 5 cents from the previous year. Flue-cured production for the United States totaled 486.3 million pounds, down 15 percent from 2014. ................
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