The average production is around 45 million kgs. Grown under both monsoon and irrigated conditions. The quality of this tobacco is varied. These varied types of tobacco are preliminary used as a blend in cigarettes and hookah tobacco paste making
Dark Cigarette Tobacco  
 


Planting: Monsoon Crop: Mid-August -1st week of September
Winter Crop: Mid-September to Mid-November

Marketing: Monsoon Crop: February to March
Winter Crop: April to June

Physical/Chemical Characteristics:

  Color   Nut-Brown
  Leaf size   Medium to heavy
  Pore volume (Ml/Gm)   0.07 to 0.20
  Filling value (CC/Gm)   3.8 to 5.8
  Nicotine, %   1.00 to 3.25
  Reducing Sugars, %   3.0 to 9.00
  Chloride, %   0.5 to 2.00