More acres to be harvested in North Carolina
Aug 16, 2007—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s North Carolina field office reported that North Carolina farmers will harvest an estimated 163,000 acres of flue-cured tobacco and 4,000 acres of burley tobacco this season. The flue cured total is up fire percent from last season’s 155,000 acres, while burley estimates are up 200 acres from last season. Burley acreage is up in the Piedmont region or the state, and some acreage of burley is growing in the east, where flue-cured tobacco is dominant. The last parts of the burley crop are going into transplant, while drier soil moisture levels have delayed some plantings. Recent thunderstorms are bringing the crop development along at a better rate than earlier estimates, but more rain will be needed as the hotter weeks of July begin.
Aug 16, 2007—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s North Carolina field office reported that North Carolina farmers will harvest an estimated 163,000 acres of flue-cured tobacco and 4,000 acres of burley tobacco this season. The flue cured total is up fire percent from last season’s 155,000 acres, while burley estimates are up 200 acres from last season. Burley acreage is up in the Piedmont region or the state, and some acreage of burley is growing in the east, where flue-cured tobacco is dominant. The last parts of the burley crop are going into transplant, while drier soil moisture levels have delayed some plantings. Recent thunderstorms are bringing the crop development along at a better rate than earlier estimates, but more rain will be needed as the hotter weeks of July begin.
