Tobacco

YMB Exports International

We are trusted exporters of FLUE CURED VIRGINIA TOBACCO (FCV) from the MYSORE DISTRICT & ANDHRA PRADESH with the best quality. We also export NON FCV tobacco too

Mysore tobacco has its own identity in the tobacco market, which attracts buyers from across the world for its low nicotine and tar content. With the special properties of low nicotine (1.5 – 1.8), good neutral filler the MYSORE FCV tobacco blends well with any tobacco. More than 70 to 80% of production is exported to several countries.

VIRGINIA tobacco is mainly grown in MYSURU and HASSAN districts of Karnataka and the area is estimated to be 70,000 hectares to one lakh hectares.

Karnataka is the second largest producer of tobacco after neighboring ANDRA PRADESH, where the 2020-2021 being auctioned there are approximately 56000 registered tobacco growers, and there are 80000 families are on this agro farming. FCV, Burley and Oriental tobacco are the major exportable types.

Indian Tobacco Details

KARNATAKA LIGHT SOILS (KLS)

The light soils existing in MYSORE, HASSAN, SHIMOGA, DAVANGERE, COORGE, CHIKKAMAGALORE and CHITRADURGA districts constitute the light soil of Karnataka. The crop in this transitional zone is raised as a monsoon crop with sufficient rainfall during the crop growth period. The crop is planted in the last week of MAY-AUGUST and harvested in JULY-AUGUST. The tobacco produced is light to medium bodied, lemon orange to orange in color, soft in nature, open grained with nicotine of 1.5 to 1.8 & sugars 18 to 27, high filling capacity and its appropriateness to mix together fit with any tobacco.

Physical Characteristics
Color Lemon orange to orange
Leaf size Medium – large
Pore volume(ml/gm) 0.13 to 0.17
Filling value (cc/gm) 2.9 to 3.3
Chemical Analysis
Nicotine % Lemon orange to orange
Reducing sugars % 18.0 to 27.0
Chlorides % 0.1 to 0.2
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