negotiating broadleaf price

As a former grower of Ct Broadleaf  negotiating the sale of the crop was possible some years and other years the tobacco buyers would just walk away and not negotiate at all. Gain 1 dollar the very next year loose 1 dollar. Great memories lots of laughs.The last few years we grew the buyers would come to Ct and buy our Broadleaf crop first.   Good product / setting the price for the Ct valley growers. It sure was an honor to produce the world famous Ct Broad leaf !!!   

Broadleaf is completed

The last shed of broadleaf has been packaged in Suffield, C.t.  Now it is time to sell the broadleaf crop. There are 3 main Players.  Altadis former ( Consoidated Cigar ) .  General Cigar . Then Bill and Foster. and Lancaster leaf  is the representative for Altadis ( The in-between guy.)  The tobacco Buyers Follow the crops very closely through out the growing year. 2013 broadleaf sale price is not set by growers but set by the buyers !!! Yes that's right farmers put up the money take all the risk and they don't set prices. Price's are set by the buyers. This week some farmers sell there crop's my guess is $6.70 -  $  .50   6.70 is for premium crops.  Poor crops that are damaged by weather or disease sell for .50    There will be a few blogs about this great topic.