Wisconsin tobacco surplus hurts 3000 farmers statewide
Jaran Rundahl of Wisconsin Farm Bureau tobacco committee cites 7.4 million pounds unsold in Viroqua warehouses and a systemic surplus. He notes current foreign imports and reduced demand as key pressures, with tobacco vital to many farms’ survival amid grain and dairy costs. Surplus persists across Dane Vernon Rock Crawford and other counties.
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