Tobacco Association of Malawi (Tama) expects prices for the leaf to be higher this year as compared to the last growing season based on preliminary findings showing that less tobacco has been grown this year.<\/p>\n
Tama President, Reuben Maigwa, is optimistic that farmers will get better returns if the market obeys the theory of demand and supply.<\/p>\n
\u201cComparing the amount of tobacco farmers have grown this year to the previous year, the demand will be higher and that is an indication that prices will go up,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But Maigwa said buyers will be key to whether or not this happens.<\/p>\n
\u2018We hope the buyers will not come up with excuses to buy the crop at a lower price. The tobacco industry told us that they want to buy 122 million kilogrammes of barley, about 22 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco and five million kilogrammes of fire-cured tobacco, yet estimates indicate that we will produce about 124 million kilogrammes of tobacco,\u201d Maigwa said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Tobacco Control Commission, David Luka, has confirmed that the tobacco market will open in April.<\/p>\n
He also expects prices to be better this year but said that will depend on the quality of the leaf that farmers will bring on the market.<\/p>\n
\u201cDates are not yet set but we are sure the market will start this April. What is required on the market is 152 million kilogrammes of all tobacco types, so we are hopeful prices will be better this year. Farmers ought to be mindful of the quality because it also determines the prices,\u201d Luka said.<\/p>\n
Last year, the country produced 195 million kilogrammes of tobacco.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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