Uden tvivl tilskyndet af, at producentprisen lå lang over målprisen (mere end 40% i 1981), har producenterne af græsk Burley øget produktion anseligt i de senere år, nemlig fra ca. 15 000 tons inden tiltrædelsen til 20 665 tons i 1981 og 32 485 tons i 1984.
Prompted no doubt by the fact that the producer price has been much higher than the norm price (by 40% in 1981), production of Burley tobacco in Greece has shot up in recent years, increasing from about 15 000 tonnes before accession to 20 665 tonnes in 1981 and to 32 485 tonnes in 1984.