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Which of the original 13 states was the major producer of tobacco?
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∙ 7y ago
North Carolina is also home to about 3,000 tobacco farms.
According to NC Dept of Agriculture:
"Tobacco has historically been the major cash crop in North Carolina and remains one of the state's most predominant farm commodities. North Carolina produces almost three-quarters of the flue-cured tobacco grown in the United States. In 1939, the State harvested the record high number of acres of 851,000 acres.
Tobacco remains one of North Carolina's most profitable crops and a substantial contributor to the value of farm production"
(Source: www.ncagr.gov/stats/general/commodities.htm)
In addition:
Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee are also great producers of Tobacco.
Countries
China is the largest producer and consumer of tobacco in the world producing about 39% of the World's supply. (followed by Brazil, India and then the US- The US produces %6 of the world's supply of tobacco)
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoNO,
- China ... 2.66 million tonnes (38% of world total 7 million tonnes)
- European Union ... 0.71 million tonnes (10.2%)
- India ... 0.52 million tonnes (7.4%)
- Russia ... 0.44 million tonnes (6.4%)
- United States ... 0.43 million tonnes (6.2%)
- Brazil ... 0.23 million tonnes (3.3%)
- Japan ... 0.18 million tonnes (2.6%)
- Indonesia ... 0.17 million tonnes (2.4%)
- Turkey ... 0.14 million tonnes (2%)
- Pakistan ... 0.10 million tonnes (1.4%)
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∙ 14y agowhat is the state that is know for growing tobacco
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∙ 11y agoWiki User
∙ 14y agoNorth Carolina leads the nation in tobacco farming.
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∙ 14y agoNorth Carolina &Georgia are the two top leading farming/production states.
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∙ 13y agoKentucky is the largest tobacco growing state. It was North Carolina until the early 90's. (in fact I live in the city that was the largest market within North Carolina during those years,
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∙ 13y agoSmall farms, particularly in the southeastern regions of the United States, grow most of the nation's tobacco. The major tobacco growing states are North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
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