Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc. has been instrumental in the expansion of tobacco crop production in Africa. With our processing plants in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, we have made long-term investments to ensure that we are well placed to procure, process, and supply quality tobaccos on a sustainable basis, in and from these origins.

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We estimate that we handle between 12% (FCV) and 50% (BUR) of the annual production of flue-cured and burley tobaccos in Africa. Our tobacco leaf operations procure burley, flue-cured, dark-fired and dark air-cured tobaccos from four African countries. These include: Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

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Universal sources flue-cured tobacco in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, producing a wide range of filler, semi-flavor and flavor tobaccos. Burley crops are produced in Mozambique and Malawi. Our talented African team can quickly help you plan and implement your tobacco requirements.