El Niño requires special attention from tobacco producers
terça-feira, 14 julho 2015
Santa Cruz do Sul / RS – Winter 2015 will have temperatures and above average rainfall in southern Brazil, especially in the months of August and September. That’s because winter is under the influence of the climate phenomenon El Niño. Heavy rains in recent weeks are the effect of this variable. Under this scenario, tobacco
The 2015 Crop has increased productivity and inconsistency in the average price
terça-feira, 09 junho 2015
Santa Cruz do Sul / RS – With 80% of the crop 2014/15 marketed in three southern states, the Tobacco Growers Association of Brazil (Afubra) announced over the weekend that there was an increase in productivity and inconsistency the average price of Virginia tobacco, the most produced in the region. The balance is based on a survey conducted by the entity with 1,759 farmers in Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and Paraná.