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At the peak of global tobacco production, there were 20 million rural Chinese households producing tobacco on 2.1 million hectares of land. [12] The vast majority of tobacco production is intended for the national market. While it is the major crop for millions of Chinese farmers, growing tobacco is not as profitable as cotton or sugar cane.
This is a stark comparison to the 5.5% of reported youths within the United States who smoke combustible nicotine such as cigarettes. [14] According to a U.S. government survey data released in April 2023, smoking rates in the United States fell even further by 2022, with 1 of 9 U.S. adults reporting to be a smoker.
The industry originated in the production of tobacco for British pipes and snuff. See Tobacco in the American colonies. In late 18th century there was an increase in demand for tobacco in the United States, where the demand for tobacco in the form of cigars and chewing tobacco increased. In the late 19th century production shifted to the ...
But among middle school students, overall tobacco use increased from 4.5% to 6.6%, and and use of multiple tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco ...
Of the 1.22 billion smokers, 1 billion of them live in developing or transitional economies. Rates of smoking have leveled off or declined in the developed world. [12] In the developing world, tobacco consumption is rising by 3.4% per year as of 2002. [10]
Walker, who fluctuates between planting 16 to 24 tobacco acres, said the bulk of his burley and dark tobacco go into smokeless products, with 2 acres sold for cigarettes.
Much of global tobacco production is used in the manufacturing of cigarettes. The following is a chart compiled by Dr. Robert Proctor detailing the largest cigarette factories, accompanied by their estimated annual death toll due to the harms of cigarettes to health. [29]
Tobacco plantations in the United States (21 P) Pages in category "Tobacco industry in the United States" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.