Zimbabwe’s 2026 Tobacco Output Set to Hit New Record

Zimbabwe expects to produce more than 360 million kilograms (793 million pounds) of tobacco this year, surpassing a 2025 record of 355 million kilograms, the agriculture ministry said.

The rise in output will be underpinned by an increase in planting, with tobacco farmers cultivating 164,536 hectares of land, 15% more than last year, Obert Jiri, Zimbabwe’s agriculture secretary, said in an interview.