1. Situation and perspectives for the EU tobacco sector Orlando Astuti Director - Fetratab Managing Director - Deltafina SpA UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006

2. Cigarette World Production

3. Cigarette World Production 2005 vs 2004

4. Cigarette World Production Breakdown by Manufacturers Group

5. Tobacco World Production Note: Orientals data are one crop back

6. Tobacco World Production – Flue Cured

7. Flue Cured Production – Exporting Countries

8. Flue Cured Production – Exporting Countries Crop 2006 vs. 2005

9. World Unsold Stocks - Flue-Cured (on June 30)

10. Tobacco World Production – Burley

11. Burley Production – Exporting Countries

12. World Unsold Stocks - Burley (on June 30)

13. Tobacco World Production – Oriental

14. World Unsold Stocks - Orientals (on June 30)

15. European tobacco: transition towards....... what future? UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006

16. European tobacco: between market and subsidies UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006

17. Trends in world tobacco towards concentration or towards diversification UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006

18. Trends in world tobacco (continued) towards a commodity market or towards a quality oriented market UNITAB 30th Congress Mainz – October 16-18, 2006

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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