Demand drives crop size increase

BURLEY tobacco sales have surpassed last season's figures by 80 percent, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has revealed. Statistics released by TIMB recently show that a total of 260 812 kilogrammes of burley have been sold compared TIMB ...

Nearly 3,000 promotional boards have been removed in city

Former U.S. surgeon general Richard Carmona, who highlighted the dangers of secondhand smoke and supported a ban on all tobacco products, is joining the board of directors for NJOY Inc., the

E-auctions, introduced for the first time in Andhra Pradesh this season, will be of great benefit to farmers as the process will be easier and more transparent, according to Tobacco Board Chairman K. Gopal who assumed charge recently. He was speaking to ...

Jimmy Hill has been elected chairman of the board at the US Tobacco Co-operative (USTC) in succession to Albert Johnson, who had served as chairman since 2005. USTC, which is said to be the largest tobacco co-operative in the US, has more than ...

): The National Kenaf and Tobacco Board (LKTN) is targeting to have 5,000ha of land under kenaf cultivation by 2015 in line with the National Commodity Policy to make the versatile plant an important contributor to the national economy by ...

Resignation of Acting Deputy Commissioner for medical products and tobacco of the Food and Drug Administration is being analyzed by a House of Representatives panel. The Energy and Commerce Committee has asked for information about the role played ...

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International Inc. (PM: Quote) said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy the remaining 20 percent stake that it does not already own in its Mexican tobacco business from Grupo Carso, S.A.B. de C.V. for about $700 million.

CommentsComments(1)Comments() | E-mail | Print The Chemical Safety Board's investigation of the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion has been consistently impeded by other agencies, the CSB's chair complained in a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer, ...