MOVEMENTS AND TRENDS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ORIENTAL TOBACCO IN MACEDONIA

Pashovska, Silvana MOVEMENTS AND TRENDS IN THE PRODUCTION OF ORIENTAL TOBACCO IN MACEDONIA. 1th International scientific agribussines conference Agro-Mak 2025.

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Abstract

Macedonia is a country where good oriental tobaccos are traditionally grown, in addition to the famous regions in Turkey, Izmir and the Sea of Marmara area, where there are ecological conditions for the production of quality oriental tobaccos.
After the rapid structural change in cigarette consumption with the acceptance of the American blend, 90% of tobacco production in Macedonia is oriented towards the foreign market. The basic formula of the American cigarette blend is based on the formula of the R. J. Reynolds cigar company, first introduced in 1913, with the percentage of blends: 50% "Light Virginia", 25% "Berley", 20% Oriental tobaccos and 5% other types of tobacco. Today, this formula is the gravity point around which tobacco blends are made to produce the American blend of cigarettes, depending on the smoking tastes of consumers from different countries around the world.
In that regard, according to the statements of the producers - processors and cigarette companies, the tobaccos in the Republic of Macedonia are not second-rate, but on the contrary, independent and unique in terms of quality and aroma.
Today the leading variety is "P-66", which stabilizes the production and significantly improves the quality. The characteristic of relative stability of tobacco production indicates that the possibilities for replacing tobacco with other, alternative crops are marginal and unpromising. The poor and dry soils are the most suitable for the tobacco culture from several aspects: social, economic and profitable compared to any other culture. Occasional oscillations in tobacco production depend on weather conditions that affect their quality and quantity.
Starting from the requirements of the world market, the scientific and technological achievements in the world and the available natural, production and human potentials, it can be concluded that, today, and even more so in the future, the need to raise the quality of tobacco production will be expressed in many higher level, taking into account the demands of the buyers and the need for efficient and effective production.

Key words: oriental tobacco, tobacco industry, variety structure, buying companies, protective prices of tobacco

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Agricultural Sciences > Other agricultural sciences
Divisions:	Scientific Tobacco Institute
Depositing User:	Prof. d-r. Silvana Pasoska
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2026 07:58
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2026 07:58
URI:	https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/11600

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