Thomasmartin, I'm Jeremy, head blender and production manager for C&D. I am sorry to see the rather unsightly chunk of Latakia that made its way into your Abingdon. We have actually made cut consistency a primary focus over the last few months, and I'd say we have made great strides in accomplishing thinner, more even ribbons in our chopped blends. Also, we checked the tracking on the Synjeco order which we shipped to Switzerland week before last, and while the shipment is in Switzerland, it has not yet been delivered to Synjeco, so I think that this tobacco is most likely from December 10th, 2014, which is the last time that we shipped Abingdon to Synjeco.
Personally, I do not like the over-large chunks of Latakia, but I know there are those that do. I can tell you that you can expect thinner and more consistent cuts in all of our ribbon tobaccos, and lot of the new production cuts should be present in the most recent Synjeco shipment, when it arrives to them.