EXPORT OVERVIEW
Export Overview comprises information regarding the national exports of tobacco leaf
EXPORT WEIGHT
Percentage that tobacco leaf represents on the overall exports of the country (Source: calculated from data from UN Comtrade, 2020)
IN THE WORLD
PRODUCTION OUTLOOK
Types of tobacco leaf grown in 2017 (Source: ITGA): Prilep, Yaka and Basma
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN TOBACCO
Employment numbers of the tobacco leaf value chain in 2017 (Source: ITGA): Growers: 28 500
AREA BY LEAF TYPE
Represents the percentage of area cultivated by tobacco leaf type in the country in 2017 (Source: ITGA)
PRILEP
YAKA
BASMA
KEY INSIGHTS
Key statistics of the tobacco leaf production in the country
AREA
PRODUCTION
AREA/GROWER
PRODUCTION VALUE
EXPORT VALUE
YIELD
REVENUE/HA
TOBACCO IN NORTH MACEDONIA
Brief contextualisation of the importance of Tobacco in the Republic of North Macedonia
TOBACCO GENERAL EXPORTS
Macedonia is an important producer of Oriental tobacco, a variety characterized for its richer aroma compared with other types of tobacco. The domestic tobacco production comes from a total of 28 500 farms spread across the nation. The production value of tobacco related products, like cigarettes, cigars and cigarillos amounts to a value of over US$ 429 million. Tobacco represents 3.2% of the North Macedonia’s GDP and it still is the crop that can produce the highest monetary value per hectare and is regarded as a strategic crop. Tobacco industry comprises 4% of the total industry of the country.
Sources: UN Comtrade, Tobacco and Nicotine Database, 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)