Horticultural Market overhauls business model
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Under the proposed wholesale system, produce will now be bought out-right and all the trading functions will be taken over by the market authority. The BHM will also now import some produce that is not available locally to improve the produce variety for the consumers.
Under the old system, BHM would sell produce on behalf of the farmer for a 12.5 percent commission with the grower only receiving payment after the crop has been bought.
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