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İskeçe tobacco farming nears extinction as cultivated land shrinks by nearly 80%

Summary by milletnews.com
Tobacco farming in İskeçe is nearing extinction. The area growing oriental tobacco plunged from 10,000 stremmas in 2020 to 2,150 in 2025, while Virginia tobacco cultivation has disappeared. Farmers cite rising costs, low prices and a lack of younger successors.
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milletnews.com broke the news on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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