曲靖市种植烤烟有着悠久的历史，早在清朝雍正、乾隆时期就开始种植土烟。到了１９４３年，美国烤烟被引入曲靖。曲靖有得天独厚的气候、土壤等自然条件，特别适宜于烤烟生长，使烤烟有了长足的发展。到了八十年代；曲靖的烤烟种植生产蓬勃发展，全市１２２个乡（镇）均有烤烟 Qujing City has a long history of growing flue-cured tobacco. As early as the Yongzheng and Qianlong periods in the Qing Dynasty, it began planting tobacco smoke. By 1943, American flue-cured tobacco was introduced into Qujing. Qujing has a unique climate, soil and other natural conditions, especially suitable for the growth of flue-cured tobacco, so that the flue-cured tobacco has made considerable progress. In the 1980s, the production of flue-cured tobacco in Qujing was booming and there were tobacco in 122 townships (towns) in the city.