Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board Chief Executive Andrew Matabiri said tobacco prices in 2013 should be near last year's levels, when the average was USD 3.74 (EUR 2.78) per kilogramme, the Zimbabwe Herald reported.

Favourable weather since mid-December should ensure a quality crop when the marketing season begins on 13 Feb, Matabiri reportedly said. All of last year’s crop has found buyers, he told the Herald. (pi)