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): 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)
Bidi, Chewing & Hookah
Flue-Cured Virginia
Hdrbg, Burley Oriental & Natu
KEY INSIGHTS
Key statistics of the tobacco leaf production in the country
Area
Production
Area/Grower
Export Value
Production Value
Yield
Revenue/Ha
TOBACCO IN INDIA
Brief contextualisation of the importance of Tobacco in India.
FC Virginia
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)