Philip Morris USA To Host Tobacco Meeting On Wed

Source from:  Greeneville (TN) Sun  04/16/2013

After pulling out of the local tobacco-buying picture just over year ago, Philip Morris USA, a major manufacturer of American cigarettes and other tobacco products, is making a move to re-establish a facility in the Greeneville area that would purchase tobacco from East Tennessee growers.

In an advertisement that appeared in The Greeneville Sun last week, Philip Morris USA (PM), announced that it would be hosting an informational meeting for area growers at the Clyde Austin 4-H Center on Wednesday, April 17, beginning at 6 p.m.

"We invite all local tobacco farmers to attend," the ad said. "We would like to introduce ourselves, our company and our grower contracts."

PM pulled its receiving station out of Greene County after sale of the 2011 crop, and moved the facility to Danville, Ky. Enditem