<strong>China: Yunnan Province Completed 7.25 million mu Flue-cured Tobacco Transplantation</strong>

Source from:  Yunnan Daily 05/20/2014

Recently, the reporter of Yunnan Daily learned from Yunnan tobacco Monopoly Administration, Until May 13, Yunnan province has finished tobacco transplantation comprehensive, and the transplantation area reached 7.254 million mu (483600 hectares), five days earlier than schedule.

In 2014, according to the tobacco market changes, the state decided to strict control the size of tobacco planting, and in Yunnan province, the tobacco planting area reduced by 618000 mu (41200 hectares) year-on-year. In 2014, the tobacco average purchase price will rise by 5% year-on-year, as well as launch out a number of encouraging positive policy, such as characteristic tobacco plantation. Yunnan province planted 3.8 million mu (253333.33 hectares) characteristic tobacco varieties in 2014, accounting for 51.3% of the total planting area.

To ensure tobacco transplantation progress and quality, tobacco sector provided all kinds of supports to tobacco farmers, including: 190 million yuan cash subsidies for mechanized operation, the machine-cultivated area accounting for 83.3% of the total tobacco planting area; 530 million yuan cash subsidies for inputs, including fertilizer, plastic films and tobacco seedlings; 68 million yuan cash subsidies for anti-drought measures; 240 million yuan cash subsidies for rainbow water cellars construction; more new technology promotion; more than 20000 technicians into the fields to help tobacco farmers. Enditem