Tobacco Auction Floors In Zimbabwe 2020

In 1936 through the tobacco marketing and levy act the tobacco marketing board was formed resulting in the selling of tobacco through the auction floors and later contract floors from 2004.

Tobacco auction floors in zimbabwe 2020.

Tobacco association of zimbabwe president george seremwe said there was need for government intervention to support farmers to be self reliant and save tobacco auction floors from collapse. This year there were 31 contract floors registered to buy tobacco. All set for tobacco auction floors opening. Mrs chido nyakudya the managing director of boka tobacco floors one of the largest auction floors in the country attributed the decrease to the erratic rainfall which resulted in low yields.

Tobacco selling season draws to an end newsday zimbabwe. 1 august 20 2020 2 05 am. Statistics from timb shows that auction floors received only seven million kilogrammes of the golden leaf valued at us 19 4 million way below 140 million kg valued us 339 5 million sold via contract floors. The tobacco industry and marketing board timb has urged farmers to deliver their crop thrice a week at the auction floors as the marketing season heads towards closure.

Tobacco merchants and sellers negotiate at boka auction floors in harare zimbabwe on aug. Tobacco selling season draws to an end. Tobacco farmers are losing thousands of dollars from unscrupulous middlemen who offer them low prices for their golden leaf outside the auction floors in the capital zim morning post has learnt. Tobacco deliveries have reached 181 million kg as contract floors continue to receive deliveries despite the curtain coming down on the selling season for auction floors late last month.

Dr matibiri said 17 percent of the total sales were realised at the decentralised auction floors in karoi mvuri and rusape. Xinhua shaun jusa zimbabwe s 2020 tobacco marketing season came to an end with about 77. Tobacco in zimbabwe is sold through auction and contract arrangements with the selling season traditionally beginning in march. The 2020 tobacco marketing season has opened with a new auctioning system of buying tobacco to encourage competitive buying and accommodate social distancing in the wake of covid 19 pandemic.

The tobacco industry and marketing board said it will announce the clean up sale dates this month. Zimbabwe s 2020 tobacco marketing season came to an end on monday with about 77 million kg of the golden leaves having gone under the hammer. 1994 saw the board reconstituted to cater for the interests of all classes of different types of tobacco growers virginia burley oriental and dark.