EXPORT OVERVIEW
Export Overview comprises information regarding the national exports of tobacco leaf
EXPORT WEIGHT
Percentage that tobacco leaf represents on the overall exports of the country (Source: calculated from data from UN Comtrade, 2020)
IN THE WORLD
Percentage that the country represents in the international tobacco leaf trade (Source: calculated from data from FAO, 2019)
PRODUCTION OUTLOOK
Types of tobacco leaf grown in 2017 (Source: ITGA): Burley, FC Virginia and Dark Fire Cured
PEOPLE INVOLVED IN TOBACCO
Employment numbers of the tobacco leaf value chain in 2018 (Source: COMESA): Farms/Growers: 137 042; Total number direct employment: 239 958
AREA BY LEAF TYPE
Represents the percentage of area cultivated by tobacco leaf type in the country in 2017 (Source: ITGA)
BURLEY
FLUE-CURED VIRGINIA
DARK FIRE CURED
KEY INSIGHTS
Key statistics of the tobacco leaf production in the country
AREA
PRODUCTION
AREA/GROWER
PRODUCTION VALUE
EXPORT VALUE
YIELD
REVENUE/HA
TOBACCO IN MOZAMBIQUE
Brief contextualization of the importance of Tobacco in Mozambique
TETE
Mozambique is the third largest tobacco producer in Africa, behind Malawi and Zimbabwe. Tobacco production has been important to the country since the time of colonization. In recent years the production increased from around 60,000 tons in 2009 to around 90,000. The creation of a processing factory in the nation is known to have contributed to higher levels of production of Mozambican tobacco. The crop is grown mostly on smallholder farms, which is common in the region. The main producing regions are Tete and Niassa which represent over 89% of the domestic tobacco production. In 2016, over US$ 253 million dollars worth of tobacco products were sold domestically.
Sources: KPMG, UN Comtrade, FAO, Euromonitor International, Tobacco and Nicotine Database and ITGA.
MOZAMBIQUE IS THIRD LARGEST TOBACCO PRODUCER IN AFRICA, HAVING PRODUCED OVER 90, 000 TONS OF TABACCO IN 2017
EXPORT PARTNERS
This section aims at identifying the most important commercial partners in terms of Value and Quantity (Source: Calculated from data from UN Comtrade)