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  • Cigarette Manufacturers Raise Prices in Macedonia

    Cigarette Manufacturers Raise Prices in Macedonia

    Cigarette prices in Macedonia increased about 10 denars ($0.19) per pack beginning September 29, however, many consumers have yet to feel the impact due to retailers selling off old stock. Producers say the higher prices will be felt in the coming days, affecting leading brands such as Dunhill, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, and Rothmans.

    The increase is not tied to new excise duties or state taxes, but stems from manufacturers’ pricing policies. Industry analysts link the move to rising production and logistics costs, as well as alignment with regional price trends, according to TV21.

  • Macedonian Growers Demand Higher Prices

    Macedonian Growers Demand Higher Prices

    Photo: Taco Tuinstra

    Tobacco growers in North Macedonia are meeting Minister of Agriculture Cvetan Tripunoski today to discuss leaf prices, reports Sloboden Pecat. A meeting with buyers is scheduled for Nov. 4.

    “We are not satisfied with the current price, which is at last year’s level, i.e., MKD375 [$6.58] for the first, MKD300 for the second and MKD260 for the third-class purchased tobacco,” said Kiro Risteski, president of the Union of Tobacco Growers Associations of Macedonia.

    “On Monday, we have a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Cvetan Tripunoski. We think that we will find good cooperation, and on Nov. 4, we will have a meeting with the buyers. Our goal is to achieve a higher price for tobacco, to maintain production, to keep young people working in tobacco, because according to statistics, the average age of tobacco producers is over 50 years old,” said Risteski.

    Tobacco growers in North Macedonia expect to bring about 17 million kg of good-quality tobacco to market this season. Buyers, however, had signed contracts with farmers for 26 million kg.

    The market opens following a mixed growing season. Too much moisture at the start of the production process delayed planting. Subsequent drought boosted quality but reduced yield. Rains toward the end of the production season again boosted volume. Growers planted more than 13,000 hectares this year.

    This year, 10 licensed companies will be buying tobacco.