Month: June 2020 Posts

US eases ban on tobacco imports from Malawi

Jun 04, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The United States has modified its ban on tobacco imports from Malawi and now it allows Alliance One International to import Malawi tobacco into the US. This is effective June 3, 2020. The U.S. Customs… ...

Mzuzu tobacco market open

May 04, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Mzuzu tobacco market opened on Monday but there were concerns over rejection of some bales. Sales started on a low note with the highest quality leaf being bought at US$1.30. Some bales were also rejected.… ...

80 bales of tobacco destroyed by fire in Kasungu

May 04, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Fire that was started by a 6-year-old boy has destroyed 80 bales of graded tobacco which were in a shed in Kasungu. The incident occurred on Friday at around 14:00 hours at Ngolokoto village in… ...

Tobacco selling starts at Limbe Auction Floors

Apr 27, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Limbe Auction Floors in Blantyre has been opened as the government hopes farmers will sell their crop at good prices. The highest price for leaf on contract when the market opened today was US$2.50 per… ...

Tobacco market opens in Lilongwe

Apr 20, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The tobacco market has opened in Lilongwe today where secret bidding has been introduced to reduce rejection rate. In previous seasons, buyers were stating their offers openly but this time the offers for each bale… ...

JTI awarded top employer certification

Nov 29, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

JTI Malawi has been awarded top employer certification by the Top Employer Initiative in South Africa This was disclosed during a press briefing on Monday at the company's offices in Kanengo in the Capital city… ...

TAMA warns farmers against tobacco overproduction

Nov 18, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Tobacco Association of Malawi (TAMA) says it expects tobacco farmers to produce 161 million kilogrammes of the crop during in the 2019/20 growing season and has warned farmers against overproduction. Speaking during the Press… ...