Millers look to discontinue grain imports
Friday, August 18, 2017
Currently, the millers consume a total of 120,000 tonnes of white maize per annum, of which the majority is imported from South Africa (SA) and other global suppliers such as the United States (US), Mexico, Argentina and Brazil.
According to the Botswana Millers Association chairperson, Nkosi Mwaba, if farmers commercialise their harvests reach levels of about 120,000 tonnes, subject to acceptable price and quality, millers are willing to take up the entire crop.
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