This year’s tobacco producing and sales contracts were concluded

The two major acquiring companies have already concluded 99 percent of this year’s product sales contracts with the tobacco producers.

Minimum number of contracts are expected for Burley tobacco varieties – the President of the Hungarian Association of Tobacco Growers (MADOSZ) told MTI on Tuesday.

Bényei Illés said that for the Virginia tobacco variety, producers contracted to 2631 hectares, which is the same as in 2016. In case of Burley is currently 700 hectares are under contract against last year’s 735 hectares, but it can change. (MTI)