Zimbabwe Earns $89.1 Million From Tobacco

Source from:  vtobaccoreporter.com Monday, July 10, 2006 07/11/2006

Zimbabwe's tobacco exports raked in a total of US$89.1 million during the first half of the year, reports The Herald. Flue-cured tobacco, the country's most popular variety, accounted for the bulk of exports, netting US$88 million while burley tobacco brought in US$438,000. Tobacco production has been declining over the past five seasons from over 200 million kg in 2000 to about 74 million kg last year. Most of the problems in tobacco have been blamed on the late disbursement of inputs, erratic fuel supplies and recurrent droughts. Enditem