EXPORT OVERVIEW
Export Overview comprises information regarding the national exports of tobacco leaf
In the world
Percentage that the country represents in the international tobacco leaf trade (Source: calculated from data from FAO, 2019)
Production Outlook
Types of tobacco leaf grown in 2020 (Source: ITGA): Flue Cured Virginia, Burley, Criollo Argentino, Criollo Misionero, Criollo Chaqueño, Criollo Correntino
People Involved In Tobacco
Employment numbers of the tobacco leaf value chain in 2019 (Source: ITGA): Growers: 21 389; Workers: 50 000; Total Employed: 500 000
AREA BY LEAF TYPE
Represents the percentage of area cultivated by tobacco leaf type in the country in 2020 (Source: ITGA)
Flue-Cured Virginia
Burley
Criollo
KEY INSIGHT
Key statistics of the tobacco leaf production in the country
Area
Production
Area/Grower
Production Value
Export Value
Yield
Revenue/Ha
TOBACCO IN ARGENTINA
Brief contextualisation of the importance of Tobacco in Argentina
Jujuy
Argentina began growing tobacco in the XIX century. Jujuy is the largest tobacco producing region accounting for 36% of the national tobacco production in 2017. It is followed by Salta (30%), Misiones (26%), Tucumán (5%), Corrientes (1.1%), Catamarca (0.7%) and Chaco (0.6%). Production is distributed by 18,931 farms according to data from the Ministry of Agro-industry (2016). Argentina is the 3
Sources: UN Comtrade, Tobacco and Nicotine Database and ITGA.
EXPORT PARTNERS
This section aims at identifying the most important commercial partners in terms of Value and Quantity (Source: Calculated from data from UN Comtrade)