Actual price of tobacco is at present 1.5-2.0 dollars per kg. Yet, there are positive changes in production and processing of tobacco. Chinese venture for production of high-quality cigarettes at Dushanbe cigarette factory. The equipment will be supplied in the first quarter of 1999. That will allow construction of a line for production of one billion high-quality filter cigarettes each year.
Tajik tobacco can be a source of large income, counted in millions dollars.
By opinion of I.Bilolov, official figures, that the author of this article referred to, are not very precise. In fact, 9,000-10,000 tons of tobacco were grown in RT in 1997. By information of US Department of Agriculture, the number of tobacco smokers in the world increases constantly. Total production of cigarettes in the world reached 5,485,487 million pieces in 1997, with consumption of 5203417 million pieces. Tobacco addiction leads to cancer diseases, and promotion of tobacco products attracts younger consumers.