ARGENTINA

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Argentina began growing tobacco in the XIX century. Jujuy is the largest tobacco producing region accounting for 36% of the national tobacco production in 2017. It is followed by Salta (30%), Misiones (26%), Tucumán (5%), Corrientes (1.1%), Catamarca (0.7%) and Chaco (0.6%). Production is distributed by 18,931 farms according to data from the Ministry of Agro-industry (2016).