Sumatra, JavaTobacco Auction Complete

Source from:  SMOKESHOP 09/04/2009

This year's auction campaign of Indonesian Java and Sumatra tobaccos took place at the Bremen tobacco exchange and was attended by leaf buyers of the European cigar industry and tobacco trading companies. The 650 bales of Vorstenlanden tobaccos offered from the growing area of Central Java were sold on a firm price level and were bought by Bremen tobacco traders as well as European cigar manufacturers. Also on offer were 1,500 bales of Sumatra tobaccos of which 1,036 bales of high quality were sold at acceptable prices. Buyers were Danish, Dutch, and Belgian cigar manufacturers as well as Bremen tobacco trading houses. In addition, 464 bales of lower quality were not sold and will be marketed at a later stage. The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, H. E. Eddy Pratomo, the Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia, Teuku Darmawan, as well as the advisor and representative of the Indonesian Ministry for plantation companies, Soedjai Kartasasmita, visited the Bremen tobacco exchange for the auction in order to obtain a direct impression of the marketing of this very important Indonesian export commodity. Enditem