AGROBUD
Tobacco Contracting
Tobacco Contracting
AGROBUD seeks to collaborate with growers producing high-quality Virginia tobacco.
- We guarantee the highest prices in Poland.
- We contract dry tobacco with up to 16% moisture content in grades 1-3, where all grades are eligible for quality premiums.
- For the first time this year, we are contracting wet tobacco with up to 19% moisture content in grades 1-6, where grades 1-3 are subject to quality premiums.
- We secure seeds of German and Polish varieties.
- We ensure timely payment for tobacco and prompt collection.
Contracting Details
Contracting Hours
Collection Address
Łukowa 557C,
23-412 Łukowa
Contact Phone Number
President Józef Grzyb 509 750 282
Załącznik nr 1 Zasady klasyfikacji i wymagania jakościowe dla tytoniu Virginia ze zbiorów w roku uprawy 2020 firmy AGROBUD dla Łukowskiego Zrzeszenia Plantatorów Tytoniu
| Class | Leaf level | Leaf characteristics | Coloration and length of leaves | Mechanical damage |
Defects due to diseases |
Permissible moisture in % |
Price – net PLN/kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1P | X – top leaves C – middle |
Mature leaves, thin to medium-fleshy with an elastic, open structure | Leaves fully yellow to light orange, except pale yellow, leaves longer than 30 cm. No gray leaves. | Up to 5 % | Up to 0 % | 16% | 24.00 |
| 2a | X – top leaves C – middle B – upper stalk |
Mature leaves, thin to medium-fleshy with an elastic, open structure | Leaves fully yellow to light orange, except pale yellow, with permissible light brown coloration covering up to 10% of the leaf blade resulting from maturity. No gray leaves. | Up to 10% | Up to 5% | 16% | 21.00 |
| 2b | X – top leaves C – middle B – upper stalk |
Mature leaves, thin to medium-fleshy with an elastic, open structure | Leaves fully yellow to light orange, except pale yellow, with permissible light brown coloration covering up to 30% of the leaf blade resulting from maturity. No gray leaves. | Up to 20% | Up to 10% | 16% | 18.00 |
| 1s | X – top leaves C – middle |
Mature leaves, thin to medium-fleshy with an elastic, open structure | Leaves fully yellow to light orange, except pale yellow, leaves longer than 30 cm. No gray leaves. | Up to 5 % | Up to 0 % | 18% | 23.00 |
| 1a | X – top leaves C – middle |
Mature leaves, thin to medium-fleshy with an elastic, open structure | Leaves fully yellow to light orange, except pale yellow, leaves longer than 20 cm. No gray leaves. | Up to 5 % | Up to 0 % | 19% | 22.00 |
| 2 | X – top leaves C – middle B – upper stalk |
Mature leaves, thin to medium-fleshy with an elastic, open structure | Leaves fully yellow to light orange, except pale yellow, with permissible light brown coloration covering up to 10% of the leaf blade resulting from maturity. No gray leaves. | Up to 10 % | Up to 5 % | 19% | 22.00 |
| 3 | X – top leaves C – middle B – upper stalk |
Mature leaves, thin to medium-fleshy with an elastic, open structure | Leaves fully yellow to light orange, except pale yellow, with permissible light brown coloration covering up to 30% of the leaf blade resulting from maturity. No gray leaves. | Up to 20% | Up to 10% | 19% | 17.00 |
| 3a | X – top leaves C – middle B – upper stalk T – tip |
Mature, slightly overripe leaves, thin to medium-fleshy with an elastic, open structure | Leaves fully yellow to light orange, except pale yellow, with permissible light brown coloration covering up to 40% of the leaf blade resulting from maturity. No gray leaves. | Up to 20% | Up to 10% | 19% | 15.50 |
| 4 | X – top leaves C – middle B – upper stalk T – tip |
Mature, slightly overripe and slightly immature. Blade thin to medium-fleshy. Structure open to compact. | Leaves pale yellow, yellow, light orange with permissible light brown coloration up to 60% of the blade, – light red resulting from drying process damage up to 30% of the leaf blade. No gray leaves. | Up to 30% | Up to 20% | 19% | 14.00 |
| 4a | All levels except leaves from shoots or runners | Mature and slightly immature. Blade thin to medium-fleshy. Structure open to compact. | Leaves pale yellow, yellow, light orange with permissible brown coloration up to 60% of the blade. Leaves with greenish coloration up to 10% of the blade near the vein. | Up to 30% | Up to 20% | 19% | 13.00 |
| 5 | All levels except leaves from shoots or runners | Less mature to overripe. Structure open to closed. | Leaves yellow, pale yellow with papery structure, light orange, light brown with permissible brown coloration up to 80% of the blade and greenish coloration up to 20% of the blade and scorched up to 20% of the blade. | Up to 40% | Up to 25% | 19% | 8.00 |
| 6 | All levels except leaves from shoots or runners | Structure open to closed, scorched, brittle, non-oily | Remaining leaves and leaf parts except unusable leaves | Up to 50% | Up to 30% | 19% | 6.00 |
Prices per kilogram exclude VAT.Terms:
The weight of tobacco delivered by the grower is rounded to full kilograms.
Loose leaves – not bundled, in bales weighing up to 30 kg and measuring 60 cm × 60 cm × 40 cm.
Acceptable contamination with sand – up to 3%. Tobacco of varied quality is purchased as bales from the lowest commodity class.
Do not use strings or other plastic materials for binding and marking bales. The tobacco must not contain any organic or synthetic contaminants.
Leaves of tobacco are not eligible for purchase if they are affected by mold or soft rot, are rotten, decayed, spoiled, frostbitten, or soaked with foreign odors (smoke, barn, mustiness).
Tobacco purchasing will be conducted in an average class arrangement (KI-1 max 40%, remaining classes 60%).
The presence of foreign bodies such as polystyrene, straw, caps, etc., in the tobacco is not permitted.
Contracts are concluded with growers belonging to the following organizations:
District Association of Growers in Leżajsk,
Łukowskie Association of Tobacco Growers in Łukowa.
Growers who are part of the following groups may enter into contracts with AGROBUD:
Łukowskie Association of Tobacco Growers in Łukowa
District Association of Tobacco Growers in Leżajsk
Association of Tobacco Producers Pol-Tabac in Biłgoraj
Lublin Tobacco in Lublin
We invite you to contact the offices of the aforementioned groups to initiate contracting or directly to the AGROBUD office at Łukowa 557c.Individual growers are invited to the AGROBUD office.
