Tobacco exports on the up

Volumes of tobacco being
moved from Zimbabwe are
increasing, according to the official
statistics.
The 2013 tobacco marketing
season ended on September
13, 2013. Total sales reached
166.6 million kg, representing
an improvement of 16% over
the previous year, but missing
a 170-million-kg target that the
government set at the start of the
season by 2%.
Revenue raised from the sale of
tobacco increased from US$526.7
million in 2012 to US$612.1
million in 2013.
Asia and Europe are the
country’s major export markets for
tobacco.