Production Regions

● North Carolina produces two styles of tobacco, flue-cured and burley. ● North Carolina ranks first in production of flue-cured tobacco, raising about 63 percent of the U.S. total. ● North Carolina ranks sixth in the production of burley tobacco, growing about 3 percent of the U.S. total. ● Gross income from tobacco production in North Carolina was about $1.1 billion in 1997. ● The gross value of tobacco averages around $3,750 per acre and can reach nearly $7,000 per acre. ● Typical production costs for flue-cured tobacco in 1997 were about $2,660 per acre