Burley – burley tobacco use up in 1990/91; disappearance up; world production rises; supplies to decline; carryover lower but production up; bill would permit broader lease and transfer of burley quota in Virginia; rules for disaster lease and transfer of burley quotas authorized for 1991 under certain conditions – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research […]
Category: Situation and Outlook Report: Tobacco
Government policies and programs affecting tobacco production and trade in major tobacco trading nations – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Sean Coady Abstract: Government intervention influences the production and trade of most of the world’s unmanufactured tobacco. This article summarizes government policies and intervention in eight major tobacco trading nations and the […]
Flue-cured – yields below that for 1990; prices higher in 1991 because price supports are up, supplies are tight and quality is good; loan receipts near last season; disappearance higher in 1990/91; supplies decline – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report With less favorable growing conditions across the tobacco belt, yields were below […]
Southern Maryland – one-fifth to one-fourth of Southern Maryland tobacco crop is exported; disappearance down; production higher; supplies lower – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Southern Maryland tobacco (type 32), a light air-cured tobacco, goes almost entirely into cigarette production. From one-fifth to one-fourth of the crop is exported. Disappearance Down Disappearance […]
U.S. exports and imports – U.S. leaf exports up; world cigarette trade rose about 22 percent in 1990; value of U.S. tobacco leaf and product exports reached a record $6.9 billion in 1990/91; tobacco imports up by 21 percent over 1989/90 – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report U.S. Leaf Exports Up U.S. […]
Dark air-cured – domestic use and exports down for dark air-cured tobacco; supplies likely to decline – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Dark air-cured tobacco (types 35-37) is used in plug and twist chewing tobacco, snuff, and to some extent, smoking tobacco and cigars. Production and use have declined by more than […]
U.S. exports and imports – exports of unmanufactured tobacco expected to fall for July 1990-June 1991, but U.S. exports for second half of 1991 may exceed previous year’s due to tightening world supply, increased U.S. trade with developing countries, shift to high-quality American blends and relative strength of foreign currencies in comparison to U.S. dollar […]
Costs of producing and selling flue-cured tobacco: 1989, 1990, and preliminary 1991 – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Annette L. Clauson Abstract: The variable cost of producing and selling flue-cured tobacco increased from $1,833 per acre in 1990 to $1,938 in 1991. Total costs per acre, excluding land and quota costs, are […]
U.S. tobacco leaf situation and outlook – efforts to eliminate unauthorized pesticides continue; program on nested tobacco continues; 1992 marketing quotas and price supports – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report During the past marketing year (1990/91), about 66 percent of U.S.-grown tobacco leaf was used for domestic manufacture and 34 percent was […]
U.S. exports and imports – tobacco export statistic for 1991 – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Economic Research Service report Exports Likely Up This Year Exports of unmanufactured tobacco were 11 percent above a year earlier through September 1991, including a 25-percent increase during July-September. For the calendar year, exports will likely be up despite the […]