Tobacco

Resources

Data Sources

1. United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Census of Agriculture, various years
   This data source provides information on agricultural production, including characteristics of farm operators, products produced, and sales information at the county level. This information allow for the assessment of tobacco production and its location within North Carolina. It also allows for a comparison of tobacco production in North Carolina with other states.
2. North Carolina Employment Security Commission, "Employment and Wages by Industry."
   The Employment and Wages by Industry data set provides employment, average wages, and the number of establishments by county for NAICS industry categories beginning in 1990. This is the primary source of data used in this site, and it provides both annual and quarterly data.
3. United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Agricultural Statistics, various years
   This data source provides information on the price of tobacco, consumption in the United States, production worldwide, and measures of the tobacco trade at the international level. Importantly, this data source disaggregates by tobacco type.
4. North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. "County Estimates."
   This site provides county-level information on tobacco farming and production, separated by tobacco types for North Carolina.

Website Resources

1. Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. "Briefing Room: Tobacco."
   This site provides a wealth of research and resources for the tobacco industry as a whole, and tobacco farming in particular. Some of the topics covered include in-depth discussion of tobacco farming in the United States, consumption information, industry overviews, and data sources.
2. University of California - San Francisco Library. Legacy Tobacco Documents Library
   The Legacy Tobacco Documents Library contains numerous documents related to the tobacco industry from companies and industry sources. These documents are made available as a condition of the Master Settlement Agreement. "The Maxwell Report," an industry report, is also available at this site.
3. The Golden LEAF Foundation
   One half of all funds received from the Master Settlement Agreement are diverted to the Golden LEAF Foundation. This foundation was established to provide support and investments for projects that aim to turn North Carolina's economy from tobacco production. This site provides information on the grants made since establishment. Additionally, the Foundation targets efforts toward counties dependent on the tobacco industry, which are detailed in the site.
4. North Carolina State University and A&T State University Cooperative Extension. The Pitt County Tobacco Buyout Homepage
   Though focused on Pitt County, North Carolina, this site has considerable information on the tobacco buyout as it pertains to North Carolina.

Other Sources

1. Capehart, Thomas C., Jr. 2003. "U.S. Tobacco Industry Responding to new Competitors, New Challenges." Amber Waves, September 2003.
2. Debertin, David L. 2001. "Corporate Strategy in the Tobacco Manufacturing Industry: The Case of Philip Morris." Review of Agricultural Economics, 23:2 (Dec. 2001). Pp. 511-523.
3. Locke, Mandy and Amy Martinez, "Leaf Buyout Tolls End of Era," The News and Observer (Raleigh), Oct. 12, 2004, p. A1.
4. Schapiro, Mark. 2002. "Big Tobacco." The Nation, April 18, 2002.
5. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004. Tobacco Situation and Outlook Yearbook. Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.