Evening star., 1925-11-30
TOBACCO GROWING
INCREASES ABROAD
Situation Has Vital Bearing
on Demand for Surplus
Raised in United States.
SPECIAL Dispatch 10 Tho Star.


NEW YORK. November 30.-The
United States is dependent on foreign
markets as an outlet for about half it's
annual production of tobacco aside
from that grown for cigar purposes.
says the National Bank of Commerce
in New York. Commerce Monthly
says
Expansion Of production in many
countries now mainly dependent on
American leaf, the recent imposition
of higher import duty in Germany
and preferential discrimination iuim-
ical to our interests in other countries
among our largest foreign markets
present situation of vital Importance
to American producers.
The significance of the situation lies
not so much in the aggregate increase
IN world output of cigarette and man
ufacturlng tobaccoS, as in the tend
ency evident in many foreign mar
kets TO expand their own domestic or
colonial tobacco production TO meet
national requirements, and the grow
Ing Importance OF the Balkans IN the
world market.
Greatest Recent Gain
The greatest recent gain in foreign
tobacco production has been in Tur-
key and the Balkan States. Aggre-
gate output of tobacco in this group
of countries, comprising Bulgaria,
Greece. Jugosavia. Rumauia and Tur-
key, rose from pre-war level Of about
100000 coo pounds to approximately
4450o0.oo0 pounds in 1924 A large
part OF this tobacco is marketed in
Germany, the Netherlands and Central
Europe, which normally take large
quantities of American tobacco.
The United Kingdom. the foremost
market abroad for American tobacco.
in nef
expansion Of tobacco culture in its
colonial possessions. For several
wears d tariff preference, amounting
to about one-siXth off the regular i'm
port duty Of SIS I'd per pound levied
on tobacco imported from foreign
countries has been given 10 tobacco
grown in and consigned from the Brit
ish Empire. Recently the preferen-
nal rate has been increased to one
fourth off the rate levied on foreign
tobacco.
I. :. Output Increases
BY 1924 the increase in the United
States crop amounted to nearly SO per
cent over the average prewar output
output for 1924 in a group OF p rep
FeSenfauve countries. outside of the
nited States. was slightly above the
average annual prewar rate of produc-
tion. II Russia and Austria Hungary
be excluded, the gain in foreign pro
duction amounts to 40 per cent above
the preWar level. more than enough
TO offset the consuming requirements
of those localities which before the
war obtained their supplies from Hun
gary and Russia. \ large part OF
the gain in production abroad can be
accounted for by the growth in output
OF so-called Turkish tobacco. which in
this period increased 20 per cent.
Italy Enlarees Crop.
The most notable increase in pro-
duction of tobacco in Europe. outside
OF the Balkan states, has taken place
IN Italy. AS a result Of a definite pro
gram 10 become independent of tobac-
co imports production reached the
level of 10000 600 pounds in 1924. two
wears before expiration Of the period
expected TO be required TO reach this
point. Italian imports are now large
1y for blending purposes.
considerable expansion has occur.
red In French and British colonial pos
sessions. Japan has made great
progress in tobacco culture and avail
able evidence indicates that China
end India. have increased their acre
age.
Slump in 1928 Exports.
Exports Of leaf tobacco from the
months of 1925 were % per cent. or
loO.OOo.o0O pounds. less than exports
for the corresponding period of 1924.
Exports Of cigarettes fell off in about
The game ratio. This decline has not
been confined TO one or two countries.
but has occurred in most of the chief
markets for American tobacco and
Its manufactures. II. therefore, can
not be ascrihed to special conditions.
II is not possible 10 determine the
extent TO which the decline in exports
IS due to Increased production of
cigarette and manufacturing types OF
tobacco abroad, but that there is
general trend toward expansion in the
culture OF tobacco of these kinds in
other countries is beyond question.
Ihis fact cannot he ignored by Ameri
can producers for the international
market OF tobacco used in ciearettes
and other manufactures of tobacco e1.
elusive Of cigars