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Why is tobacco an important natural resource in North Carolina?

April 26, 2017natural north carolina Resource tobacco

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Why is tobacco an important natural resource in North Carolina?

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Entwined in the history of North Carolina, tobacco has been important since the first colonists at Roanoke took the plant to England in 1586. North Carolina remains the number one producer of raw tobacco in the United States. In 2002, $657 million was generated in cash receipts for tobacco in North Carolina. Most tobacco grown in North Carolina, especially in the Coastal Plain, is Virginia tobacco. The burley tobacco shown in this image is grown more in western areas, including the Mountains, and Kentucky and Tennessee.