PAKISTAN TOBACCO INDUSTRY RIDES OUT FLOODS
December 1st, 2010
BY RAHIMULLAH YUSUFZAI
Pakistan tobacco industry rides out floods
Pakistan's tobacco industry was hit hard by the huge monsoon floods this summer, but it could have been much worse if the floods had come earlier. Much of the tobacco crop had been picked in time. But the floods still caused major disruption of supply chains. Looking ahead, the Pakistan sector is confident of robust sales.
PAKISTAN'S tobacco industry and government officials are insisting that the floods this summer did not cause any real damage to the tobacco sector, but leaf growers continue ...
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