Zimbabwe Raises This Season’s Tobacco Crop Forecast 33%

(Bloomberg) Zimbabwe raised this season’s tobacco crop estimate by 33 percent, the Zimbabwe Independent reported, citing documents from the Ministry of Finance and the Tobacco Marketing and Industry Board, which regulates the industry.
The southern African nation may produce 200 million kilograms (440 million pounds) of the leaf, up from a previous forecast of 150 million kilograms and ahead of last season’s 123.5 million kilograms, the Harare-based newspaper said. Continued