India pushes for tobacco exports to ChinaIndia is the third largest producer and exporter of unmanufactured tobacco with exports more than Rs 5,000 crores to more than 115 destinat...
29 Jun, 2019, 03.57 PM IST
Low production doesn't set tobacco prices on fireIndian farmers, who largely cultivate Virginia tobacco, may get some 5% better realisation for their produce this time as against the over ...
14 Feb, 2017, 05.46 PM IST
Tobacco Board fixes higher crop size for Andhra PradeshThe hike was on account of increasing insistence from industry players through the Indian Tobacco Association and farmer groups as the decl...
17 Aug, 2016, 10.27 PM IST
Tobacco Board asks farmers to cut down production by a fifthThe Tobacco Board has asked farmers to cut down tobacco production by more than a fifth during current crop season, citing gloomy global de...
10 Jul, 2015, 09.58 PM IST
Tobacco exports set to dip by a third in financial year 2015In value terms, tobacco exports including products slipped to Rs 3,032 cr during the seven months from Rs 3,457 cr in the same period last ...
24 Dec, 2014, 11.23 AM IST
Tobacco exports hit $1 billion mark, thanks to strong dollar, global demand helpThis year, India reported exports of Rs 6,059 crore ($1.001 billion), a 22% growth over the previous year’s Rs 4,979 crore ($914.43 million...
12 May, 2014, 01.03 PM IST
- India emerges as second largest global tobacco producer
A sharp rise in the manufacture and export of tobacco in the last two months has led India to be the second largest producer.
18 Oct, 2012, 10.14 PM IST
- China would buy large quantity of tobacco from India:Kamalvardhan Rao
Tobacco Board chairman Kamalvardhan Rao on Tuesday exuded confidence that China would buy a large quantity of the commodity from India.
04 Oct, 2011, 12.36 AM IST
- Global shortage boosts India's tobacco exports by 33 pc
The supply crunch of tobacco in the global market spurred India's exports by 33.66 per cent to 80,571 tonne during the first four months of...
12 Sep, 2008, 01.28 PM IST
- China looks to India for tobacco after 24 years
China’s State Tobacco Monopoly Authority (STMA) is expected to send a team next month to visit the platforms where Karnataka Light Soil Flu...
10 Sep, 2008, 01.41 AM IST
- Tobacco Board to clamp down on unauthorised farming
Tobacco Board has warned farmers against any illegal cultivation of the crop, saying plantation in unauthorised fields will be destroyed am...
11 Aug, 2008, 05.22 PM IST
- Andhra FCV tobacco growers smoke rich aroma of success
Andhra Pradesh’s 50,000 growers of Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV and smoked in cigarettes) tobacco have never had it so good.
06 Aug, 2008, 04.23 AM IST
- Indian tobacco prices soar over 60% in global mart in 1 year
A spurt in global demand has more than doubled the prices of lower grade Indian tobacco at 2 dollar a kg while the rates of the best qualit...
24 Jun, 2008, 05.18 PM IST
- Tobacco traders have threatened to strike from Monday over tax
The tussle between tobacco trade and the Statutory Tobacco Board on one hand and the Central Excise Department and the AP Agriculture Marke...
20 Mar, 2008, 07.45 PM IST
- India's tobacco exports to Russia slip by 92% in February
India's tobacco exports to Russia have declined by over 92 per cent to 144 tons in February, compared to 1,576 tons in the same month last ...
19 Mar, 2008, 02.47 PM IST
- 'India can make hay as tobacco prod dips in Brazil, Zimbabwe'
India can take advantage of reduced tobacco production in traditional tobacco-growing countries like Brazil and Zimbabwe, ITC CEO S Janardh...
04 Jan, 2008, 09.45 PM IST
- Tobacco growers told to retain current crop size
Despite pressure from sections of stake-holders like industry for hiking the ‘07 authorised flue-cured Virginia (FCV, smoked in cigarettes)...
22 Jul, 2006, 02.18 AM IST