WASHINGTON DC —
Inkampani ebona ngokuthengiswa kwe gwayi eye Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board ithi sokuthengiswe igwayi elesisindo samakilogrammes edlula izigidi ezintathu – 3.4million kilograms - kusukela ngesikhathi kusungulwa lumsebenzi mhlaka 13 ngoNhlolanja.
Inkampani le ithi lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi igwayi eselithengiswe lonyaka lehle ngokwedlula kancane okuyisitshiyangalombili ekhulwini – 8.13%, nxa kuqathaniswa lesikhathi esifanayo nyakenye.
Ithi osomabhizimusi bathenge igwayi leli kusukela kudollar elilodwa kusiya kumadollar phose amahlanu - $4.79 ku kilogramme.
Abalimi bathi bafuna ukuthi igwayi lithengwe ngentengo ephezu kwamadollar amahlanu - $5 kusiya kwayisithupha - $6.
Inkampani le ithi ikhangelele ukuthi lonyaka kuthengiswe igwayi elilesisindo samakilogram edlula izigidi ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa – 170 million kilograms.
Umnu. Themba Dlodlo ingcwethi kwezokulima uthi intengo yegwayi ephansi ikhombisa ukuthi amazwe amanengi kasafuni ukuthi abantu babheme igwayi.
Inkampani le ithi lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi igwayi eselithengiswe lonyaka lehle ngokwedlula kancane okuyisitshiyangalombili ekhulwini – 8.13%, nxa kuqathaniswa lesikhathi esifanayo nyakenye.
Ithi osomabhizimusi bathenge igwayi leli kusukela kudollar elilodwa kusiya kumadollar phose amahlanu - $4.79 ku kilogramme.
Abalimi bathi bafuna ukuthi igwayi lithengwe ngentengo ephezu kwamadollar amahlanu - $5 kusiya kwayisithupha - $6.
Inkampani le ithi ikhangelele ukuthi lonyaka kuthengiswe igwayi elilesisindo samakilogram edlula izigidi ezilikhulu lamatshumi ayisikhombisa – 170 million kilograms.
Umnu. Themba Dlodlo ingcwethi kwezokulima uthi intengo yegwayi ephansi ikhombisa ukuthi amazwe amanengi kasafuni ukuthi abantu babheme igwayi.
