Sharp Rise in India's Hookah Paste Exports

Source from:  tobaccoreporter.com Tuesday, August 22, 2006 08/23/2006

India's leaf tobacco and tobacco products exports during the three months April-June were up 17 per cent on those of the same period of 2005, while the value of those exports was up 31 per cent, according to a newkerala.com report quoting Tobacco Board figures. Exports of unmanufactured and manufactured tobacco were up from 39,345 tonnes to 46,221 tonnes, while their value was up from Rs3.138 billion to Rs4.125 billion. The total of 46,221 tonnes comprised 40,123 tonnes of unmanufactured tobacco worth Rs3.143 billion and 6,098 tonnes of tobacco products worth Rs981.2 million; while the total of 39,345 tonnes comprised 35,030 tonnes of unmanufactured tobacco worth Rs2.450 billion and 4,315 tonnes of tobacco products worth Rs688 million. Exports of hookah tobacco paste increased by more than 89 per cent from 1,492 tonnes to 2,824 tonnes, while cigarettes exports rose more than 14 per cent from 1,184 tonnes to 1,354 tonnes. Enditem