Industry: Tobacco
Gross value of production |
$22.9m |
Number of growers |
126 |
Number employed |
200 |
Seasonal Employment |
630 |
Current annual production |
4 million kg |
1. Description of Product:
Tobacco leaf.
2. Location of the Industry:
Tobacco is grown in the fertile river valleys of the Ovens, Kiewa and King Rivers and their tributaries.
3. Employment and Labour Requirements:
a. Number of Producers:
There are 126 farms growing tobacco with up to 200 families deriving income from the growing of tobacco.
b. Number Regularly Employed:
200. Difficult to estimate accurately as there is some diversification in farms.
c. Harvest Requirements
Labour intensive period is at picking (January to May). Estimate 5 casuals
employed per farm during this period.
4. Annual Production:
1996 production - 3,976,000 kg of tobacco leaf.
5. Value of Product:
1996 price $5.76/kg.
Gross value of production = $22.9 million
6. Production Trends Over the Next Five Years:
a. Projected:
In the immediate future in terms of production levels no expansion is expected.
Extracted from the Bright Report
