Tobacco farmers and other stakeholders in the industry yesterday expressed satisfaction with the good prices offered at the opening of Limbe Auction Floors in Blantyre for the 2023 Tobacco Marketing Season. The highest price on contract market was recorded at $2.60 (about K2 693) per kilogramme (kg) while on the auction market, the highest price
P resident Lazarus Chakwera yesterday had a rude awakening when some tobacco growers told him in the face that they were getting a raw deal due to low prices for the leaf. During the President’s tour of the Lilongwe Auction Floors at Kanengo where he officially opened the 2023 Tobacco Marketing Season, Kasungu-based grower Msayiwale