2015 A Bad Year For Zimbabwe Tobacco Industry

The 2015 flue-cured tobacco selling season ended with farmers describing it as one of the toughest in recent years.

  • Zimbabwe:   Farmers Decry Tough Tobacco Season

    The Herald, 20 July 2015

    The 2015 flue-cured tobacco selling season ended last weekend, with farmers describing it as one of the toughest in recent years. Drought and floods affected the quantity and… Read more »

Boka Tobacco company is one of the leading tobacco auction floors in Zimbabwe

  • Zimbabwe:   Poor Rainy Season Hits Tobacco Price

    Zimbabwe Independent, 17 July 2015

    Poor rainfall in the 2014-15 season saw substantial amounts of poor quality tobacco lower leaves being delivered thus dragging average crop prices down. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Farmers Decry 'Tough' Season

    The Herald, 17 July 2015

    The 2015 flue-cured tobacco selling season ended last weekend with farmers describing it as one of the toughest. Drought and floods affected the quantity and quality of the crop.… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   2015 Tobacco Sales Down By Nine Percent Due to Drought - TIMB

    New Zimbabwe, 16 July 2015

    The 2015 tobacco marketing season ended on Wednesday with sales dropping by 8.5 percent to 188.5 million kg from last year due to unfavourable weather conditions, an official said. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   BAT Scoops Top Honours

    Zimbabwe Independent, 17 July 2015

    British American Tobacco (BAT) has again scooped first prize as the best company on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) in this year's Zimbabwe Independent's Quoted Companies Survey… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Worth U.S.$540 Million Sold So Far

    The Herald, 13 July 2015

    A total of 183,4 million kilograms of tobacco worth $540,3 million have been sold so far since the selling season opened in March this year, statistics that the Tobacco Industry… Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Sales Down 15 Percent

    The Herald, 8 July 2015

    Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) seasonal sales are down 15 percent from the same period last year. Read more »

  • Zimbabwe:   Tobacco Season Ends

    Financial Gazette, 2 July 2015

    The curtain for 2015 tobacco auction marketing season is expected to come down on July 15 2015, with final deliveries being accepted on July 14 2015 and tobacco clean up sales will… Read more »

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