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White Burley Tobacco was develop in Jember in 1998, to meet the cigarette production of long white stick needs. To fullfill the demand it was imported from America. White Burley planted by farmers through partnership with company.The planting seasson can be done in May-July and it requiress no rain condition, The planting period in garden are 60 days and leaves picking session is taken periodically for 30 days. White Burley leaves picking are done in two ways reguler picking the leaves alone, while the stalk cutting is done by cutting is done by cutting the leaves steam off at the base of the steam.

Drying is done for 45 days, taken either with the leaves only or included with the stem, in accordance with the previous process of picking. It has three processes during drying there is an aging process, color degradation and drying process.

Drying is done in the wards of curing, with the type of draining water cured method, until it looks full dried leaves. White Burley tobacco is used primarily for American-style cigarette and a main component of chewing tobacco.