Sub-saharan Africa produces 400-450mn kg tobacco in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to produce 400-450mn kg tobacco in 2010, similar output to 2009, Francois van der Merwe, chief executive of the Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa , told Reuters.
Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika accused tobacco buyers of trying to sabotage the southern African nation's economy by rejecting good-quality leaves and offering low prices.