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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 87798, member: 27"]
Opening-day tobacco prices in Zimbabwe nosedived from US$4.60 per kilogram to as low as US$0.50, and growers are furious.

2026 tobacco season off to a rough start
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[*]First bale fetched US$4.60 per kilogram on Wednesday, March 4.
[*]That opening figure already trailed last year's US$4.65 debut.
[*]Farmers suspect the high starting price was just a publicity stunt.
[*]Buyers quickly dropped offers to around US$1 per kilogram.
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Prices cratered by day's end
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[*]Some growers reportedly got offered just US$0.50 per kilogram.
[*]Video footage captured widespread complaints on the auction floor.
[*]Oversupply arguments did not satisfy angry farmers.
[*]The gap between the advertised opener and actual offers felt deliberately misleading.
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Threats to pull crops entirely
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[*]Farmers warned they cannot even cover transport costs home at current rates.
[*]Worker wages become impossible to honor at rock-bottom pricing.
[*]Withdrawal from the auction floors was floated as a collective response.
[*]Protest energy on opening day signaled deep frustration across the grower community.
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