Harare – The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has urged farmers to withdraw their tobacco from auction floors if they are not satisfied with the price being offered, a week after farmers complained of poor prices of as low as $1 per kilogramme.
”#DidYouKnow | Tobacco growers who are not satisfied with the price offered, have the right to withdraw their tobacco and then choose to offer it for sale later in the day or on another selling day in pursuit of a better price,” TIMB said on X.
”Know your rights at the tobacco sales floors.”
The tobacco marketing season began last week with farmers complaining that buyers are buying their tobacco at low prices.
However, other farmers were selling their tobacco at above $4 a kilogramme depending on the quality.
Tobacco is one of Zimbabwe’s big forex earners. The southern African country exports it’s tobacco mostly to China.