Zimbabwe's tobacco sees major sales increase

HARARE (AFP) – Zimbabwe's annual tobacco selling season began on an upbeat note Tuesday when a bumper crop went under the hammer, attributed by industry officials to good prices and more farmers.
In all, 77 million kilogrammes (77,000 metric tonnes) of tobacco were sold, an increase from 56 million sold last year, officials said.
Njodzi Machirori, chairman of the Tobacco Industry Marketing Board, said higher production was due to firming prices in the industry and an increase in the number of farmers. Continued

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