The state of tobacco production in the world with particular reference to tobacco production in Еurope

World tobacco production has stagnated periodically, ranging from 6 to 6.5 million tonnes in the last five years. The Balkan countries, including Macedonia, along with Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey, are the largest producers and exporters of quality oriental tobacco in the region. Tobacco production in the EU is based on certain EU regulations conceptualized as the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). From 2007 to today, there have been major changes in EU policy on tobacco production, leading to a sharp decline in production in all member states, and especially in neighboring Greece. In parallel, in the last decade, the World Health Organization has made efforts to reduce tobacco areas through the FCTC Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. But it only works in developed EU member states, while in other parts of the world it does not. There tobacco production is maintained at a stable level. The United States, Argentina, Indonesia and some other major tobacco producers have not ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, while the PRC has partially ratified them because these countries believe that their application would harm their economies. The Republic of Northern Macedonia has been among the first countries to have ratified this Convention since 2006. However, Macedonia is currently producing more tobacco than Greece, which was once unattainable for us. That tendency continues.