Jingxi Flue-Cured Tobacco

Jingxi Flue-Cured Tobacco

　　According to the appraisal by the Tobacco Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 1992 and 1993, the quality of the tobacco leaves is similar to that of high-quality Yunnan tobacco. The cured leaves are bright orange-yellow, rich in oil, aromatic, and have well-balanced chemical compositions, making them of premium quality. In 1993, samples were selected to participate in a national competition and won first place for appearance quality. The product is sold to Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangsu, Henan, Beijing, and other regions. In 2001, Jingxi County was designated as one of the national demonstration counties for technical management of flue-cured tobacco production. In 2004, Jingxi County was listed by the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration as a national standardized management demonstration county for agricultural (flue-cured tobacco) production. In 2005, the Autonomous Region Department of Agriculture awarded Jingxi County the honorary title of "Guangxi’s No.1 Tobacco Leaf County." In 2007, the county achieved record-high levels in eight major indicators including total output, total output value, average price, per-mu output value, average income per tobacco-growing household, proportion of high-grade tobacco, and tobacco leaf tax. In 2015, a total of 13 townships, 97 villages, 395 hamlets, and 2,948 tobacco-growing households were involved in tobacco cultivation, with a planned planting area of 8,000 mu, an implemented area of 60,171 mu, and a contracted planting area of 50,186 mu, averaging 20 mu per household. As of June 25, the county had accumulated 2,267 curing barns in use, 9,360 barns emptied, and 82,000 dan of cured tobacco leaves produced.