Karnataka tobacco crop slashed to 56 million kg for 2026–27

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A baccy  auction level    successful  Kampalapura successful  Periyapatna taluk successful  Mysuru district.

A baccy auction level successful Kampalapura successful Periyapatna taluk successful Mysuru district. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

In the backdrop of a crisp autumn successful baccy prices, the Tobacco Board has importantly reduced Karnataka’s harvest size for 2026–27 to 56 cardinal kg, down from the 90 cardinal kg fixed earlier this year.

Sources successful the Regional bureau of Tobacco Board successful Mysuru said a gathering of the Board held successful Guntur connected April 20 revised the harvest size to 56 cardinal kg successful presumption of the geopolitical reasons, arsenic good arsenic the marketplace conditions driven by a precocious output successful large tobacco-producing countries similar Zimbabwe, Brazil and Tanzania.

Published - April 23, 2026 08:20 p.m. IST

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