Monday, March 26, 2007

Malawi sees low tobacco production, better prices

(Reuters) - Malawi's tobacco production this year is expected to drop to 141,000 tonnes from 158,000 tonnes last year because of too much rain, the Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) said on Monday.

"We expect a drop of 10.14 percent this year because of heavy rains experienced in most tobacco growing areas," TCC said in a statement.


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