§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs pursuant to the answer of 28 April 2004 to question no.167068, to what uses the tobacco grown in EU countries is put; and what proportion was exported from the EU in the last period for which figures are available. [171184]
§ Alun MichaelTobacco grown in the EU is used in the manufacture of tobacco products for consumption within the EU and for export.
In 2002, production of tobacco in the EU was 334,000 tonnes. EU exports of raw tobacco to third countries were 189,131 tonnes (about 57 per cent. of EU production).
Sources:
1. Production data—FAO statistical database.
2. Trade data—Eurostat.