"The good outturn for cotton was mainly associated with good weather
experienced in the cotton growing areas, steady supply farm inputs and
agro chemicals as well as good prices; while the surge in coffee
resulted from the cyclic nature of its production," stated the report.
For example, the volume of cotton production jumped to 16,854.4
tonnes, equivalent to 54.6 per cent up in the period under review
compared to 75,591.1 tonnes produced in the preceding quarter. Coffee
output also increased to 63,156.7 tonnes, a 97.1 per cent gains from
32,044.6 tonnes of the previous quarter.
On the other hand, poor weather explained the decline in procurement
of tobacco, cashew nuts and tea. For example, tobacco production
declined to 77,893.6 tonnes from 121,756.2 tonnes of the preceding
quarter, which is equivalent to 36 per cent fall.
Cashew nuts recorded a 15.7 per cent decline to 51,005.1 tonnes from
60,522.9 tonnes produced in the corresponding period, a year before. Tea
output, on the other hand declined slightly by 2.4 per cent to 32,155
tonnes compared to 32,960.9 tonnes of the preceding period.
The production of sisal fibre declined due to machinery breakdown,
power outage and water shortage in some sisal estates. The output fell
to 29,830 tonnes from 34,496.5 tonnes of the corresponding period,
equivalent to 13.5 per cent down.
In the meantime, production of gold declined during the quarter
ending December 2012 when compared with the preceding quarter. The
output dipped to 7,922.7 kg from 9,760.3 kg produced in the other
period, which is 17.9 per cent decline. Production of diamond was
24,493.1 carats compared with zero production in the corresponding
quarter of 2011.
The outturn was due to resumption of operations by Williamson Diamond Mines, the major producer in the country.
Source: The Daily News, www.dailynews.co.tz, reported by Sebastian Mrindoko in Dar es Salaam
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