Lilongwe, March 27, 2018: Tobacco could fetch better prices this year as the market opens on April 9 due to a 0.85 drop in the expected harvest from the 2017– 2018 growing season.

The second estimates indicate that Malawi will record a slight drop in the production of around 147.8 million kilograms against the initial estimates of 149 million kilograms, which has been attributed to dry spells and heavy downpours experienced in this year’s growing calendar.

Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Kayisi Sadala revealed this Monday in Lilongwe as he announced the opening of this year’s tobacco market. Continue reading Tobacco market opens April 9 as market price earmarked to be good →