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Pallet racks offer low-cost tobacco curing
Southeast Farm Press  3 hrs ago  Comment 
The challenge for a tobacco farmer who needs more curing capacity is to find a way to use the curing space he has more efficiently.
U.K. may require plain cigarette packaging
MarketWatch  8 hrs ago  Comment 
In the latest assault on the tobacco industry, the British government on Monday says it will “carefully consider" banning all branding on cigarette packages.
Where There’s No Smoke, Altria Hopes There’s Fire
New York Times  Jan 30  Comment 
The company once called Philip Morris is hoping the F.D.A. will go easier on Marlboro Snus, a spit-free smokeless pouch, than on Marlboro cigarettes.
[$] Tobacco Can't Shake Off Legal Addiction
Wall Street Journal  Jan 29  Comment 
Verdicts in a number of cases are again raising the specter of costly lawsuits against big tobacco. Yet share prices don't appear to reflect such danger.
Turkish tobacco workers get upper hand in bitter dispute over jobs
guardian.co.uk  Jan 29  Comment 
Prime minister seeks peace amid threat of general strike for trying to shunt 12,000 workers into lower-paid, temporary jobs Militant tobacco workers in Turkey are on the verge of an unlikely victory over the government after a bitter industrial...
Universal Corporation (UVV) Dividend Stock Analysis
Dividend Growth Investor  Jan 29  Comment 
Universal Corporation (UVV), together with its subsidiaries, operates as the leaf tobacco merchants and processors worldwide. It engages in selecting, procuring, buying, processing, packing, storing, supplying, shipping, and financing leaf tobacco...
Altria Profit Rises on Smokeless Tobacco
New York Times  Jan 28  Comment 
Fourth-quarter profit climbed 7 percent on strong sales of products like chewing tobacco as well as lower costs.
[$] Altria's Net Rises in Fourth Quarter
Wall Street Journal  Jan 28  Comment 
Altria's fourth-quarter profit rose 6.8% to $725 million, but results missed expectations amid continued declines in cigarette volumes for the biggest U.S. tobacco producer.
Altria’s Profit Advances, Helped by UST Acquisition (Update1)
BusinessWeek  Jan 28  Comment 
Altria Group Inc., the largest U.S. tobacco company, said fourth-quarter profit rose 6.8 percent, bolstered by the acquisition of snuff maker UST Inc.



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