Tobacco may be on track to regain the top-earner spot among Wilson County’s agricultural crops this year, surpassing sweet potatoes, greenhouses and nurseries.
Growers have benefited from good weather, resulting in a high-quality leaf to offer buyers.
In 2016, greenhouses and nurseries earned nearly
$48 million to take the top position, but a reorganization at Gardens
Alive, formerly Zelenka, the largest nursery in the county, may mean
sales could be lower while the business rebuilds. Sweet potatoes earned
$44.3 million in 2016, but prices have been lower due to high numbers of
potatoes on the market and lower demand.
Tobacco had $37 million in 2016 sales due in large part to less than optimum-quality leaf from poor weather conditions.
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I still remember being stationed at Monford Point Camp Lejeune after a tough workout in the summer of 1961. The platoon sergeant bellowing: "The smoking lamp is lit, Smoke 'em if you got 'em". A carton at the time was: $2.00 a carton.
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