Tobacco International articles from March 1992

Tobacco International archives from March 1992

Punishing export tax has Canadian industry reeling. (tobacco industry)
March 15, 1992... On February 12, Canadian revenue minister Otto Jelinek announced an a new export of C$ 8/carton on cigarettes manufactured in Canada and destined for export. This announcement has stirred up an outcry in the tobacco industry; from...

Jumbo packs on rise despite manufacturers doubts. (tobacco packaging) (Australia)
March 15, 1992... WAVERTON--The trend in Austria towards jumbo packets, or "value-for-money" as the manufacturers call them, has raised serious doubts among their inventors. With the large packs (40's and 50's now commanding some 40% of the total market (see...

Urging youth to say no. (Tobacco Institute's advertising campaign to discourage youth smoking)
March 15, 1992... The Tobacco Institute continues its quest to discourage youths from smoking, and now television ads on Public Broadcast Stations and CNN urge the youth of America to say "no"! Even though tobacco advertising was banned on television January...

Trade surplus continues despite antis. (U.S. Report: Tobacco, Trade, and Washington) (Industry Overview)
March 15, 1992... At least one member of the U.S. Congress sees a contradiction. In a country deeply concerned about its negative balance of payments, a particular industry that exports much more than it imports, is being attacked. And this could exclude them...

Is the boom over for American leaf? (tobacco industry) (U.S. Report: Leaf Import/Export) (Industry Overview)
March 15, 1992... International demand for lower-priced cigarettes may be setting the stage for future U.S. production cuts. Production of American tobacco increased a dizzying 48% from 1986 to 1991, but those years may soon look like "the good old days" to...

The clouding picture for U.S. exports. (U.S. Report: Cigarette/Tobacco Exports) (Industry Overview)
March 15, 1992... The spectacular rise exports of American cigarettes the last few years seems to have peaked. "Cigarette exports were a little disappointing is 1991," said Dan Stevens, senior tobacco economist with the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, at...

New markets for U.S. flue-cured. (U.S. Report: Tobacco Associates) (Industry Overview)
March 15, 1992... Demand for flue-cured tobacco is leveling off in the United States and abroad. As a result, Tobacco Associates is swaying away from the traditional customers and focusing on new world markets. Due to the leveling off of the demand for...

Flue-cured loan stocks moving smoothly into trade.
March 15, 1992... The general manager of the American flue-cured growers' cooperative said that 1991 had been a good year for sales from the cooperative's stocks. Fred Bond of Raleigh, North Carolina, told the midwinter meeting of governing board of the Tobacco...

New regulations concerning tobacco transport.
March 15, 1992... Over the last year the tobacco industry has received several inquiries from various parts of the world to air freight tobacco deliveries to meet production schedules. One area has been Beirut, Lebanon. Because of some confusion the Department...

1991 crop - excellent color, increased body. (U.S. Report: Maryland/Pennsylvania) (Industry Overview)
March 15, 1992... As the March 24 market opening approached, the tobacco growers of southern Maryland were preparing to deliver a crop with excellent color and a little more body than last year's exceptionally thin crop. Since thinness is a positive quality...

60,000 acres of tobacco land bought by BAED. (Bangladesh Agriculture Extension Department)
March 1, 1992... DHAKA--About 60,000 acres of land have been brought under tobacco cultivation program throughout the country under the direct supervision of Bangladesh Agriculture Extension Department (BAED) during the current season. A total of 27,000...

Unveiling the secrets of primary processing. (R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.)
March 1, 1992... Primary processing is the stage in tobacco processing that contains the secrets--the vital recipes that made up the various brands of cigarettes. In this report, tobacco international enters into the primary processing facilities of R.J....

New vitality has an old leaf company on the move. (Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas S.A.) (Company Profile)
March 1, 1992... For almost a half century now, one of the landmarks on the international tobacco industry landscape has been Spain's legendary Compania General de Tabacos de Filipinas. This old trading company, dating from 1881, and made rich in the final...

Even uncertain future can't diminish tobacco's allure. (Industry Overview)
March 1, 1992... Despite continuing, genuine concern for the nature of the pending decisions by the European Community, the tobacco life of Europe proceeds calmly enough through its annual cycle--now with flue-cured purchasing almost complete and at the opening...

EC tobacco quotas and premium levels released. (European Community)
March 1, 1992... As of press time, a new proposal on EC tobacco quotas and premium levels has been released by the Commission charged with the sector. By this format, if accepted by member states, the 1992 crop quotas by nation would remain unchanged from 1991...

Black shank: the major culprit in U.S. burley loss.
March 1, 1992... Blue mold has gotten the bulk of the headlines in recent years. But among the diseases that reduce production of American burley tobacco, black shank has consistently been number one. And it is getting worse. The trend to greater...

Indian tobacco expands through growing exports.
March 1, 1992... The decade of the 80's saw many ups and downs. Although India continues to be the third largest producing country, the production of export variety of Virginia tobacco oscillates according to supply and demand. In 1983 exports reached a...

USDA tobacco outlook for 1992. (United States Department of Agriculture) (Industry Overview)
March 1, 1992... The information presented in this report is based primary on Foreign Agricultural Service reports received from the countries during late 1991. The information is presented as an indication of production, trade, and consumption trends for the...