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Tobacco is a green, leafy plant that typically grows in warm climates, and is the core component of many of our products. 

There are three different types of tobacco: Virginia, burley, and oriental. It is either harvested leaf-by-leaf (Virginia and oriental), or by the whole plant, and needs to be processed for further use.

 

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Find out more about tobacco leaves are farmed.

 

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