Situation and perspectives for the EU tobacco sector Orlando Astuti Director - Fetratab Managing Director - Deltafina SpA UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006
Cigarette World Production
Cigarette World Production 2005 vs 2004
Cigarette World Production Breakdown by Manufacturers Group
Tobacco World Production Note: Orientals data are one crop back
Tobacco World Production – Flue Cured
Flue Cured Production – Exporting Countries
Flue Cured Production – Exporting Countries Crop 2006 vs. 2005
World Unsold Stocks - Flue-Cured (on June 30)
Tobacco World Production – Burley
Burley Production – Exporting Countries
World Unsold Stocks - Burley (on June 30)
Tobacco World Production – Oriental
World Unsold Stocks - Orientals (on June 30)
European tobacco: transition towards what future? UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006
European tobacco: between market and subsidies UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006
Trends in world tobacco towards concentration or towards diversification UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006
Trends in world tobacco (continued) towards a commodity market or towards a quality oriented market UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006
A broader definition of tobacco “total quality”: certified and approved seeds GMO-free GAP-IPM NTRM-free CPA’s control full traceability UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006
Sources diversification and new quality standards: two trends that may help EU tobaccos; two challenges that EU tobacco can win UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006
EU subsidies: the pre-requisite to allow EU tobacco to compete in the international markets, by alleviating the huge labor costs differential. UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006
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 UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006
Stable volumes and long-term future: This is the request from manufacturers and the requisite for investments. UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006
And finally, let’s talk about politics! Towards a renewed alliance to fight together the battle for our future UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006