The September Crop Report from USDA firmly grasps the obvious: Hurricane Irene hammered North Carolina’s tobacco crop. The latest production forecast says the flue-cured tobacco crop will yield 1,650 pounds per acre. That’s a 500-pound drop since the August report. It’s also well below the 10-year average of 2,100 pounds per acre. Production is now […]
September Crop Report shows impacts from Hurricane Irene
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