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Altadis U.S.A. has been continuously active and aggressive in this area for several years and regularly sends notices to the cigar retail trade about its intent. “We hope these arrests send a clear message to the cigar industry and the public in general,” noted Senior Vice President of Marketing Eric Workman in a statement, “that those engaging in cigar counterfeiting will be arrested, their assets will be seized and they ultimately will be held accountable.” Size of the Dominican cigar industry expanding: The Dominican Republic (flag shown above) is the world’s largest producer of cigars and the economics of the tobacco trade on the island have never been better. Figures for 2007 showed that 650 million cigars were exported, worth about $575 million U.S., and the cigar industry – from farm through factory – accounted for 36,000 direct and another 117,000 indirect jobs with a total impact range over about 300,000 people. This includes people actually involved in the trade – farmers, factory workers and so on – and support personnel who are not employees such as truck drivers and food service workers contracted to help or who work for industry suppliers. The Tobacco Institute (Intabaco) report noted that there are 6,150 active growers and that exports rose 18 percent in 2007 over the average of 550 million cigars over the previous four years. Of that total of 650 million in exports, the U.S. accounted for about 90 percent at 586.6 million units, including premium handmades (177.6 million), machine-mades (408.7 million) and little cigars (0.3 million), which means about 63 million Dominican cigars are being sold elsewhere. Considering that total Cuban production for export is estimated at about 150-160 million, it appears that the Dominican share of the worldwide market is steadily increasing. And the winner is: Congratulations to Bronco McCoy of Hillsboro, Texas,winner of our “Register & Win” drawing for a free box of Martinez New York Gold Series Almirantes from our Perelman, Pioneer & Company humidors, courtesy of J-R Cigars. Up for your pleasure this week is an aromatic box of 25 Heaven “Heavenly Vanilla” Coronas, made by hand in the Dominican Republic and therefore one of the most unique flavored brands in the business. These aren’t small cigars, either, but mild-to-medium-bodied smokes with a dash of vanilla flavoring in the classic grand corona size of 5 5/8 inches by 46 ring gauge, provided courtesy of our friends at Heavenly Cigar Co. The box will be awarded in our drawing to be held on Sunday, April 13. To enter, just click on the “Register & Win” tab above and fill out the required information. If you have entered in the past, there is no need to re-enter; all past entries are carried forward to future drawings. You must be 21 or older to win; good luck! ~ Rich Perelman CLASSIFIED ADVERTISINGCigar Humidors and Cigar Accessories at Humidor Vault! Your online cigar humidor source, with rock-bottom pricing and fantastic customer support!Like sports? Get news and commentary you won’t see in your morning newspaper at TheSportsExaminer.com! Join the examination! A limited amount of classified advertising is available in this space on a weekly basis. For details, call Pat Harris at (213) 365-7965 or inquire by email by clicking here. Have an opinion? You can send it using the “Comment” button below! Don’t forget to register for our drawing for free cigars and accessories! Just click on the “Register & Win” button above; enter today! Looking for a cigar party? Take a look at our exclusive list of hundreds of cigar events across the country, listed by state and date, only on CigarCyclopedia.com!
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