THE tobacco industry is bracing for another major marketing cycle, with the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) confirming that growers will receive 70 percent of their earnings in United States dollars and 30 percent in local currency during the 2026 selling season. This comes as growers for the 2025/2026 season planted more than the…
Tobacco marketing season opens next month
Traditionally, tobacco production has been concentrated in Manicaland and Mashonaland East, West and Central.