Mail Surveys

2010 Production Practice Survey Results

The Center for Tobacco Grower Research (CTGR) conducted a Tobacco Production Practice Survey with growers of burley, flue-cured and dark tobacco in tobacco growing states. The purpose of the survey was to collect information about tobacco production practices. A total of 735 tobacco growers responded to the survey. Four hundred and eight-five burley growers responded for a response rate of 47%, 148 flue-cured growers responded for a response rate of 43%, and 102 dark growers responded for a response rate of 48%. The survey covered several topics such as production, labor, machinery and equipment, land, fertilizer and chemicals as well as other items such as crop insurance and operating loans.

Overview of Results (revised)
Burley Results
Dark Results
Flue-cured Results (revised)

New! 2011 Tobacco Survey - Current and Former Growers

The Center for Tobacco Grower Research (CTGR) conducted the 2011 Mail Survey in 13 states from June to October 2011. The sample of growers included both current and former growers. The former growers are categorized into two groups. One group includes those who are still actively managing a farming operation and the other group includes those growers who are no longer in the farming sector. Of the 4,000 tobacco growers that were mailed the survey, 1,143 growers completed and returned the questionnaires representing a 28.6 percent response rate. Out of the 1,143 responders, 928 are current growers, 133 are former growers who are still actively managing a farming operation and 82 growers are no longer in farming.

2011 Survey
2011 Current Tobacco Grower Type
2011 Current vs. Former Tobacco Growers still Operating a Farm
2011 Former Tobacco Growers no longer in Agriculture

2010 Survey
2010 Producer Responses

2009 Survey
2009 Producer Responses

2008 Survey
2008 Producer Responses

Dark tobacco