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.
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.