In the United States, Tobacco quotas (poundage quotas, and in some cases acreage allotments) were a supply control feature of federal price support for tobacco.
Burley tobacco was subject to marketing quotas and flue-cured tobacco was subject to marketing quotas and acreage allotments.
The national marketing quota (basic quota) was calculated according to a formula specified by law that included consideration of intended purchases by domestic manufacturers, average exports over the preceding three years, and reserve stock requirements.
The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 (P.L.
108-357, Title VI) ended tobacco quotas for 2005 crop and subsequent years.