Jan 15-18, we have visit the farmers for the raw material in 2016 as the pictures attached at Chiang Mai and Phrae.
The farmers said that, the quota of tobacco leaf in 2016 has been reduced from last year about 30% because the tobacco factory want to control a quality of the tobacco leaves with the tobacco growers.
็However thay also confirmed to produced the cortex of tobacco stalks to Cratna in year2016 by starting on February-April for them.
Please find attached file for 'the information' from the farmers of Phrae and Chaing Mai.