Regulate Scrap Metal Industry

I am a scrap metal dealer based on the northern part of this country. I have realised that for us Batswana to survive in this business, it would be advisable for the government to regulate scrap metal prices.

My reason being that we are given a raw deal by the local buyers here especially one group which has even made it impossible for other companies to cross into South Africa and sell their scrap metal. 

They literally run the South African side of the Boarder. These guys sell the scrap to Mitall Steel in South Africa as they have collection points in all major cities in South Africa. Prices are reduced at the drop at will without even giving Botswana any notice. If prices are to be dropped say next week, we are told that the price drops on the same week. We are then forced to sell our scrap metal at low prices whilst in fact, the price would drop the following week.

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