Zimbabwe sales comes to a close

摘要

The main auctions have concluded in Zimbabwe and sales are predicted to be close to government targets. However mop-up sales will continue for flue-cured tobacco to accommodate farmers constrained by labour, power and fuel shortages during the normal marketing season. It is understood that more than one million kg of flue-cured was still to find its way to the auction floors by the end of October. The tobacco-selling season this year will have lasted almost eight months by the time sales officially end on December 15. Auctions were originally set to start on March 15, but the opening was delayed until April 24 following disputes over prices and exchange rate. A total of 71.9mn kg of tobacco had been delivered as at September 28.