Situation and perspectives for the EU tobacco sector
Orlando Astuti Director - Fetratab Managing Director - Deltafina SpA
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Cigarette World Production2005 vs 2004
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China + 68 Japan - 24Russia + 23 S. Korea - 17Indonesia + 12 U.K. - 12Ukraine + 11 Italy - 11Egypt + 8 Netherlands - 10Vietnam + 8 Turkey - 7
Cigarette World ProductionBreakdown by Manufacturers Group
44.8% 44.4% 45.8% 47.2%
30.3% 31.1% 32.1% 32.8%
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Production reduction in Brazil - 63 million kg
Production reduction in Greece - 45 million kg
Production reduction in Zimbabwe - 15 million kg
Production reduction in other African origins - 16 million kg
Production reduction in Canada -13 million kg
Production reduction in Argentina - 10 million kg
Production increase in USA + 27 million kg
Production increase in Bangladesh + 7 million kg
Others - 4 million kg
Total Production Reduction - 132 million kg
Flue Cured Production – Exporting CountriesCrop 2006 vs. 2005
World Unsold Stocks - Flue-Cured (on June 30)
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European tobacco:
transition towards .......what future?
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European tobacco:
between market and subsidies
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Trends in world tobacco
• towards concentration• or towards diversification
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Trends in world tobacco (continued)
• towards a commodity market• or towards a quality oriented
market
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A broader definition of tobacco “total quality”:
• certified and approved seeds• GMO-free• GAP-IPM• NTRM-free• CPA’s control• full traceability
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Sources diversification and new quality standards:
two trends that may help EU tobaccos;two challenges that EU tobacco can win
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EU subsidies:
the pre-requisite to allow EU tobacco to compete in the international markets, by alleviating the huge labor costs differential.
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Additional resources for farmers and processors shall come from:
• Better average quality, i.e. higher prices
• Higher coupled subsidy through volume reduction (without going too far)
• Better remuneration for the new quality standards
• Cost reduction in the whole chain
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Stable volumes and long-term future:
This is the request from manufacturers and the requisite for investments.
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And finally, let’s talk about politics!
Towards a renewed alliance to fight together the battle for our future
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