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Malawi has realised $28 million (about K28.63 billion) from tobacco in three weeks of sales, figures from market operator, Tobacco Commission (TC) have shown. The revenue is about $27.04 million (about K27.60 billion) higher than the $960 000 (about K981.6 million) earned during the same time last year. During the same period last year, the
Tobacco farmers have described the ongoing tobacco market as mixed, saying despite prices being higher compared to the previous season, high costs of production could eat into their earnings. The farmers expressed the sentiments on Friday when the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture visited Limbe Floors in Blantyre to appreciate progress on the tobacco sales. Zomba-based