THE government is set to announce the start of the tobacco marketing season soon after considering a proposal by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) to have it opened on April 22. This comes amid fears that the opening of the marketing season could expose farmers to the coronavirus as there is danger that…

Contract floors’ highest tobacco price per kilogrammes was at US$6.50 slightly above the 2020/21 price that was at US$6.30.
