JSC Matuco Indian Burley Tobacco

Planting : July last week to August 1st week
Marketing : November to January
Harvesting and curing/ Physical Charecteristics : Usually lower leaves harvested as in flue-cured, then stalk cut and cured with remaining leaves intact. Cured under ambient temperatures and humidity, with a limited amount of artificial humidity control in some cases, to enable complete loss of starch and practically all sugar. 21-35 days curing time. Cured leaf is cinnamon-brown in colour.
Environment : More fertile, stronger soils, to produce good yields of well-expanded, open structured leaf for its high filling power and absorbing properties. Also, to shift leaf chemistry towards the nitrogen compounds and away from carbohydrates (hence the low sugar content of burley). Has similar climatic requirements to flue-cured, but specially requires high natural humidity during curing to avoid premature drying of leaves.
Fact File : On an average, India produces 10 million kgs of varied styles of Burley tobacco under different agro-climatic zones. Expansion of cultivation in new areas is underway to meet the growing export demand