Alagoas And Bahia to Export Leaf to China

Source from:  Tobacco Reporter 08/31/2012

An agreement signed on Tuesday will provide for the export of leaf tobacco from the Brazilian states of Alagoas and Bahia to China, according to a Macau Hub story. The agreement, which follows official recognition that Alagoas and Bahia are free from the fungus that causes blue mould disease in tobacco, will reportedly allow the annual export of US$200 million of leaf tobacco and lead to the creation of 50,000 jobs in Bahia. China currently imports Brazilian leaf tobacco only from Rio Grande do Sul. Contacts are under way also to enable Paraná and Santa Catarina states to begin exporting tobacco to China. Tuesday's agreement was signed by Brazil's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, and China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. Enditem