Tobacco growers demand increase in quota
The Hindu
They got a better average price for their produce this year
Tobacco is back in favour among growers in the drought-prone areas in Prakasam and SPSR Nellore districts, as the growers realised a better average price during the truncated tobacco auctions this year. Enthused by this, the growers in the two districts have demanded an increase in the quota for cultivation ahead of the Tobacco Board’s production policy meeting on August 16, to make good of the economies of scale to withstand the global competition. Thanks to a favourable grade out-turn, tobacco growers got a better average price for their produce this year. They got stable prices for bright grade varieties and significant increase in the prices of medium and low grade varieties compared to the previous year, though the auctions this year were crippled by COVID-19 imposed break for three weeks during the peak marketing season and exporters not entering the market in a big way.
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