Beginner Leaf Enthusiast

[gyasiweir2018]

Good morning Tobacco family,

My name is Gyasi, and I have started a whole leaf company down in South Florida and have been wanting to work directly with farms. I have read some of the forums and whole heartedly agree that tobacco prices are entirely too high. I will leave that discussion for another forum thread.

I am 28 and of Jamaican origin. I have been unhappy with how Grabba Leaf LLC has been operating in our state, and decided to start my own company. I generally work with fronto wrapper grade leaf that is air cured. I'm not a big fan of fire cured tobaccos as the smoky effect is undesirable. I have been searching far and wide for the best tobacco, but i had many questions.

1. Is auctioning still a discipline used for purposes of selling tobacco?
2. If so, how so i track when auctions would take place? Is it different for every state?
3. Generally, when are tobacco crops harvested?
4. How does it work if someone like myself wanted to buy directly from a farmer?
5. Do i pay upfront? Do i pay as the crops become available? Do i pay half upfront and half when crops are finished?

I have posted before, but just wanted to introduce myself again and pick some brains.

Regards,

 

[ChinaVoodoo]

Hi, welcome to the forum. I can't answer your questions though, sorry.

 

[deluxestogie]

Rather than "pick some brains", I would suggest reading the forum. The FAQ and Key Forum Threads are linked in the menu bar. In general, the tobacco leaf business is cut-throat, and challenging. I would think twice about starting a business about which you have no basic knowledge, without first doing extensive research. Just a simple search of the forum for "auction" would answer some of your questions.

Keep in mind that marketing and promoting such a business will not be permitted on the forum.

Bob

 

[FmGrowit]

Tobacco is a commodity and the type of tobacco you're looking for is in very high demand. Coupled with two very poor growing seasons in a row, the tobacco used for the purposes you've outlined has increased in costs dramatically. Most (if not all) tobacco brokers of this type are not even accepting new accounts.

Buying from a farm requires the tobacco to be redried or green prized to control the moisture, but it is then shipped nearly brittle dry and you'll have to condition it yourself. Without any previous experience, you're in for one heck of a learning curve.

Here is a link where you can buy what you're looking for in wholesale quantities. The tobacco is graded and conditioned to point where you can remove the tobacco from the carton and sell it without any additional work. Generally, Fronto is a wrapper grade and Grabba is a blending grade.

Wholesale Fronto & Grabba Tobacco

Buy Wholesale Fronto & Grabba Tobacco. All orders must be at least 50lbs.

wholeleaftobacco.com

 

[MarcL]

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