Paraguay Paraguayan Criollo Tobacco

Specifications: Paraguayan Tobacco The Nicotiana tabacum varieties grown in Paraguay are: 1- Criollo (black tobacco) a Paraguayan offspring of the brasilensis. 2- Burley 3- Virginia (virginica) Concerning the last two types (burley and virginia), the production is very low, therefore immediate export attempts could not be possible.

However the criollo type can be exported and is currently being sold all over the world with a year around production of aprox.4.000 tons. Current main buyers are France, Holland, Switzerland, U. S. A. Egypt and Argentina just to name a few. The criollo type is sun and air cured and is finally shipped off with a humidity level of 15%.

This Tobacco has very good combustibility, a Nicotine level of 1 to 3% according to stalk level and about 4 ppm Nitrosamine. Currently, most mayor buyers ask for whole leaves which are packed in 100 to 114 Kgs. Jute fabric covered, bulks. Usually a 20 feet container carries a total load of 9.000 to 10.000 Kgs..