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EXPORT OVERVIEW

Export Overview comprises information regarding the national exports of tobacco leaf

In the world

5%

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): FC Virginia, HDBRG, Burley, Oriental, Natu, Bidi, Chewing & Hookah

People Involved In Tobacco

Employment numbers of the tobacco leaf value chain in 2020 (Source: ITGA): Growers: 348 806

AREA BY LEAF TYPE

Represents the percentage of area cultivated by tobacco leaf type in the country in 2020 (Source: ITGA)

61%

Bidi, Chewing & Hookah

31%

Flue-Cured Virginia

8%

Hdrbg, Burley Oriental & Natu

KEY INSIGHTS

Key statistics of the tobacco leaf production in the country

517.00

Area

Thousand Hectares (2020), Source: ITGA
875.00

Production

Thousand Tons (2020), Source: ITGA
1.5

Area/Grower

Hectares per Grower (2020), Source: ITGA
513.00

Export Value

Million US$ (2020), Source: UN Comtrade
1,693

Production Value

Million US$ (2020), Source: ITGA
1,692

Yield

kg per Hectare (2020), Source: ITGA
3,795

Revenue/Ha

US$ per Hectare (2020), Source: ITGA

TOBACCO IN INDIA

Brief contextualisation of the importance of Tobacco in India.

60

FC Virginia

% of FCV exported

Tobacco was introduced in India by the Portuguese around the 16th or the 17th century. The cultivation of the crop provides livelihood to millions of people in the country. Tobacco remains as one of the crops that is suitable to be grown in poorer soils, and the FC Virginia variety is the most economically viable agricultural exploration options for many growers. As banks prefer cash crops, loans for the exploration of tobacco are more readily available. Farmers highlight the profitable nature of tobacco growing as a motive to continue growing. There are defined marketing structures, as well as organized agricultural extension programs that provide growers with the aid they require while growing tobacco. Due to a significant tax burden, cigarettes share of the tobacco market has lowered significantly, representing close to 10% of total tobacco consumption. However, it represents 90% of the revenue collected from tobacco tax. In the opposite direction, the illegal cigarette trade share has increased to represent today 25% of the total industry. The main types of tobacco products consumed, bidisand chewing tobacco, occupy the largest share of the tobacco market.

Sources: Tobacco and Nicotine database, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Prasad (2007), Tobacco Institute of India and ITGA.

India is the second largest tobacco producer in the world and the second largest exporter only behind Brazil

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)

  • Belgium 29%

  • Nigeria 6%

  • Republic of Korea 6%

  • Egypt 6%

  • Nepal 4%

  • Others 49%

  • Belgium 24%

  • Egypt 9%

  • Republic of Korea 5%

  • United Arab Emirates 4%

  • Nepal 4%

  • Others 54%