The leaf
The leaf on offer.
A catalogue built around one farm and one line — partner-sourced lots trade today under STG quality control, and the Group’s own crop arrives with the 2027/28 season. The table shows what matters for a booking decision; everything deeper — blend sheets, chemistry, type samples — moves under NDA.
| Grade | Style | Position | Colour | Body | Packing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBC | FCV — threshed lamina (T&T) | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| TBC | FCV — hand strips | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| TBC | FCV — loose leaf | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| TBC | FCV — butted loose leaf | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| TBC | Burley — threshed lamina (T&T) | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| TBC | By-product — stems | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| TBC | By-product — fines | TBC | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Rows show the market-standard forms for Zambian leaf in the styles the Group trades today through partners and will grow from the 2027/28 season. Codes, positions, colours and body for the Group’s own crop are assigned at first grading. Specifications for partner-sourced lots trading now are available from the desk under NDA.
The crop calendar
Leaf is an annual crop. These are the windows that decide when you can sample, book and ship. Windows show the Zambian country-standard cycle; shipment is agreed per order and destination.
| Activity | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedbeds | active | active | active | |||||||||
| Transplanting | active | active | active | |||||||||
| Reaping | active | active | active | active | ||||||||
| Curing | active | active | active | active | active | |||||||
| Buying & marketing | active | active | active | active | active | active | ||||||
| Processing | active | active | active | active | active | active | active | |||||
| Shipment | Window to be confirmed | |||||||||||
Under NDA
Detailed specifications and samples available under NDA.
Tell the desk which grades you run and the volumes you book by season.