Chiwenga Officially Opens 2018 Tobacco Marketing Season

Acting President Retired General Constantino Chiwenga officially opened the 2018 Tobacco marketing  season at the official opening  ceremony at the  tobacco sales  floor  in Harare on Wednesday. The first bale to go on sale was bought for $4,90 per kilogramme.

The opening ceremony was witnessed by Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement Minister Retired Air Chief Marshal Perrance Shiri, Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet Retired Colonel Christian Katsande and Chinese Ambassador Mr Huang Ping and other stakeholders in the tobacco industry.

Contract sales will open today. TIMB has licensed three auction floors for the 2018 marketing season and these are Tobacco Sales Floor (TSF), Boka Tobacco Floors (BTF) and Premier Tobacco Auction Floor (PTAF). The Board also licensed 29 and 23 A class and contract buyers, respectively.