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Centre Allows Sale of Excess Tobacco in Andhra Pradesh for 2025-26 Crop Season
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News18•25-09-2026, 10:45
Centre Allows Sale of Excess Tobacco in Andhra Pradesh for 2025-26 Crop Season
- •The Centre has permitted the sale of excess Flue-Cured Virginia tobacco from registered and unregistered growers in Andhra Pradesh.
- •This permission applies to the 2025-26 crop season and will utilize auction platforms authorized by the Tobacco Board.
- •Flue-cured tobacco is a type of tobacco dried in a special, smoke-free barn using heat.
- •A Department of Commerce team reviewed market conditions in Andhra Pradesh in July.
- •The notification, dated September 24, relaxes a provision of the Tobacco Board Act for this purpose.
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The centre has permitted the sale of excess Flue-Cured Virginia tobacco for both registered and unregistered growers in Andhra Pradesh for the 2025-26 crop season at authorized Tobacco Board auction platforms.
The commerce ministry notification permitting the sale was issued on September 24, 2026.
A team from the Department of Commerce, led by Additional Secretary Nitin Kumar Yadav, visited Andhra Pradesh in July to review the current market conditions for the tobacco.
