China gets lion’s share of tobacco exports

CHINA has accounted for more than half of Zimbabwe’s tobacco exports in 2015, latest statistics have shown, as the Asian giant took top gong from Belgium which ruled the roost in the comparable period last year.

According to statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB), of the total exports of 36 309 045 kg, 19 643 690kg of the golden leaf had been shipped to China. This means the Asian giant accounted for 54% of the exports.

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