Japan Tobacco Inc. Council's Determinations for 2013 Tobacco Cultivation

摘要

Japan Tobacco Inc.'s Leaf Tobacco Deliberative Council, chaired by Yoshio Kobayashi, previously released its annual determinations for domestic leaf tobacco cultivation area and for grower prices for 2013. This year, JTI said its domestic tobacco cultivation area will be set at 9,245 hectares. The leaf tobacco grower price will be set at an average for all leaf types of ￥1,906.47 per kilogram (US $21.22), an increase of 0.84 percent compared to that of the previous year. JT will undertake its 2013 operations based on the Council's determinations.