Will this affect our tobacco supply?

anenglishman · May 26, 2011

Just spotted this on Yahoo.
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/Smoking-disappear-2050-says-yahoofinanceuk-302170678.html
Whilst it is primarily about cigarettes it's interesting to speculate on the impact shrinking markets will have on the variety of tobaccos we currently enjoy.
We rely on you guys (+ Germany) not only to grow great pipe tobacco, but to smoke it in large enough quantities to keep tobacco curers and blenders in business.
Keep smoking!

papipeguy · May 26, 2011

I see they skipped the asian rim countries which are probably the biggest markets for cigarettes. The question I always ask myself is, why are any cigarette companies still HQ'd in the USA?

anenglishman · May 26, 2011

Nothing on Africa or South America either - both expanding markets.

excav8tor · May 26, 2011

I have no idea as to the answer to that question, but looking at the statistics..... I'm going to retire to Germany or Greece :lol:
Considering that the British Government makes around £12 billion a year in duty and VAT from tobacco (which does not include other revenue generated from the taxation of tobacco and subsidiary companies), I bet they are getting a bit twitchy. All of a sudden the Anti Smoking Nazi's are going to be presented with a massive shortfall which, you can bet your last penny on, the Government won't take that kind of hit without passing it on.
The ASN's will reap what they sow.

kcvet67 · May 26, 2011

It would be interesting to know what percentage of those who say they have quit smoking have simply turned into "closet smokers". I know at least three people who, in the workplace, loudly proclaim that they gave up the evil weed several years ago. When they leave the parking lot at night and get a block or two away, their cars magically start to fill up with smoke. If you see someone at work who gets the jitters around 11:30 but comes back from lunch very relaxed, did they have a couple of drinks with their lunch or did they chain-smoke 5 or 6 cigarettes? Or both?

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