Zimbabwe: Tobacco Season Ends On High Note

The 2024 tobacco auction marketing season ended on a high note last week with farmers earning an average price US$0,13 higher than that for contract farmers for every kilogramme sold.

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) set August 29 as the final auction clean up sale after the official closure date of August 22 to allow growers to participate in a mop-up sale.

Contract sales will continue to until all contracted tobacco has been delivered to contractors.

Statistics from the TIMB show…