The Tobacco Control Commission is responsible for registering and licensing of all the players in Tobacco industry. These players are registered and licensed according to what they do and what the mandate given to TCC says.
Some of the players that are registered and licensed by TCC are; Grower Associations, Commercial Graders, Tobacco Buyers and the Tobacco Growers.
The past few years the Malawi Tobacco industry has seen a hike in Non-Tobacco Related Material (NTRM) in bales sold at auction. NTRM in form of plastic, feathers, eggs, sand and metals has been on the rise in recent years.
In reaction to this, Malawi's Tobacco industry has embarked on zero-tolerance to unclean tobacco whether intentional or due to mishandling.
The recently sworn in President Joyce Banda made a suprise visit to the Tobacco Auction Floors at Kanengo, Lilongwe. Arriving on location the president was walked through the floors and many other parts of AHL offices.
President Professor Bingu wa Mutharika, on Monday 26 March, officially opened the 2012 Tobacco Marketing season. This was marked by presiding over the first tobacco sale at Lilongwe Auction Floors.
Tobacco sales at Limbe Auction Floors officially closed on Friday with earnings falling by 36 percent to $46.5 million (K7.7 billion) from last year's $72.1 million (K12 billion).
Comparative Statistics
This season's registration statistics compared to the same period last season.
As of November 16, 2012
Clubs
Estates
Total Growers
Total Quota (Kg)
Burley
20,345
7,688
28,033
129,690,643
Flue
601
395
996
12,475,900
NDDF
509
198
707
3,997,655
SDF
60
4
64
285,200
Grand Total
21,515
8,285
29,800
146,449,398
As of November 16, 2011
Clubs
Estates
Total Growers
Total Quota (Kg)
Burley
21,184
7,977
29,161
89,173,191
Flue
382
344
726
13,395,404
NDDF
358
329
687
3,876,963
SDF
37
1
38
246,100
Grand Total
21,961
8,651
30,612
106,691,658
Sales Statistics
The 2012 - 2013 season sales in tonnage and average $ (USD) price per kilogram as of May 10, 2013.
Tonnage (Kg)
Lilongwe
Limbe
Chinkhoma
Mzuzu
Totals
Burley
25,364,963
8,433,058
9,219,223
4,665,017
47,682,261
Flue
1,645,426
315,471
857,539
546,296
3,364,732
NDDF
343,064
-
3,583
272,070
618,717
SDF
-
-
-
-
-
Totals
27,353,453
8,748,529
10,080,345
5,483,383
51,665,710
Average Price per Kilogram ($/kg)
Lilongwe
Limbe
Chinkhoma
Mzuzu
National
Burley
1.72
1.70
1.75
1.82
1.73
Flue
2.68
2.40
2.76
2.80
2.67
NDDF
2.34
-
2.01
2.33
2.33
SDF
-
-
-
-
-
Average
2.24
2.05
2.17
2.31
2.24*
* Average for 'National' column. Full details found in the Publications Section.
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