The current flue-cured tobacco selling season is coming to an end with just over half of the expected crop having been delivered to the auction floors.
Archive - September 2008
THe BBC reports that Niger's government has issued a decree enforcing a ban on smoking in public places and on communal transport.
Sales of contraband tobacco are skyrocketing and now account for one in three cigarette purchases across the country, according to a new study by the tobacco...
Nearly half of UK pub landlords report they have had to lay off staff because of the smoking ban and three-quarters report the ban has been bad for business...
Russia’s consumer rights agency, Rospotrebnadzor, announced that they will sue British American Tobacco for spreading misinformation and selling lower...
Altria Group is in advanced talks to buy UST, known for its Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco brands, for more than USD 10 billion (EUR 6.91), the New...
Eastern Tobacco has raised the price of some of its cigarette brands by EGP 0.25 (EUR 0.03).
Effective 1 September, British American Tobacco (BAT) raised the price of its 20-stick Dunhill cigarette packs by MYR 0.80 (EUR 0.16) to MYR 9.00.
A German court has ruled that US tobacco company Santa Fe cannot continue marketing its cigarettes as 'organic'.
The federal government in Canada has introduced a new excise duty stamp designed to help authorities spot contraband tobacco products.