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A total of 36.8 million kilogrammes has been exported this year, at an average price of US$7.33 per kilogramme, compared to the 11.6 million kilogrammes exported over a similar period in 2023 at an average price of US$4.31 per kg.
As the nation may recall, from a record production of 296 million kilogrammes under the Second Republic, 236 031 405 kilogrammes of tobacco worth US$1 237 342 456 was subsequently exported in 2023.
Most of the tobacco being sold in 2024 is destined for the Far East, Africa, the Middle East and European Union markets.
This was confirmed by the minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Dr. Anxious Jongwe Masuka, during the presented Update on Summer Crops and Tobacco Marketing, which was adopted by Cabinet.
Cabinet wishes to inform the nation that the country produced 2.57 million metric tonnes of maize and traditional grains during the 2022/2023 season. Zimbabwe consumes 2.2 million metric tonnes of maize/traditional grains (1.8 metric tonnes for food and 400 000 for stock feed).
This translates to 6 027 metric tonnes daily, with 4 931 metric tonnes going towards human consumption. The monthly human consumption requirement is 150 000 metric tonnes.
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