Brazilian tobacco revenue record

Tobacco According to the “Asian tobacco” report compiled in Brazil, characterized by the quality of the tobacco crop is generally good yields satisfactory. However, due to reduced cultivation of flue-cured and burley production is slightly lower than in 2012, but well below the 2011 harvest of.

Earlier this year, according to estimates published by the Brazilian Association of Tobacco Growers Show:

– Virginia flue-cured tobacco is estimated at 620,000 tons, down from 2012’s 621,000 tons and 666,000 tons in 2011. This season, production was estimated at 2,100 kg per hectare.

– Burley is estimated at 100,000 tons. Less than 107,000 tons in 2012, and in 2011 to 10.2 million tons. This season’s production is estimated at 1,800 kg / ha.

– Dark air-cured, is estimated at 720,000 tons, down from 728,000 tons in 2012 and 768,000 tons in 2011.

Quality Report: good quality of tobacco. Lower leaves of orange, mainly upper leaves little red orange and brown slightly orange …… dark air-cured usually baked good condition. Good quality tobacco leaf is medium brown color into the mainstream.

Note: Universal Leaf forecast in its May report slightly different. It predicted flue-cured tobacco production was 605,000 tons, 95,000 tons of burley tobacco.

Record exports

According SindiTabaco (Brazil interstate tobacco cartel) reported that Brazilian exports of processed tobacco in 2012 to a record $ 3.26 billion record, exceeding the previous record set in 2009, when exports brought $ 3.05 billion.

Compared with the previous year, shipments in 2012 increased by 6% – 10%, while sales growth of 2-6%.

“The results exceeded export growth expectations, reflecting the economic importance of the industry, especially in southern Brazil,” Iro Schünke president SindiTabaco said. “Due to the quality and integrity of the product, in the global tobacco industry plays a relatively important role in Brazil, exports to more than 100 countries.”

Schunke said that another important factor is the sustainable production systems in Brazil.

In 2012, tobacco accounted for 12.9% of all exports Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, and 10.8 percent of all shipments. Southern Brazil is responsible for 96% of Brazil’s overall production of tobacco.

Since 1993, Brazil has been the world’s leading tobacco exporter, ranked above India, the United States and Malawi.