Average price down over first 12 days of Zimbabwe’s flue-cured sales

The first 12 days of Zimbabwe’s flue-cured sales season saw what a Newsday story referred to as a marginal increase in volumes to 8.9 million kg, but a five per cent drop in the value of those sales to $31 million.

The average price of $3.42 per kg was down from last season’s $3.60 per kg.

The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board expects 170 million kg to be sold this season.