Cotton farmers are appealing to Government to urgently release the producer price so they can make informed preparations for next season. Cotton Producers and Marketers Association representative Mr Morris Mukwe told The Herald on Monday that delays in unveiling prices would promote side-marketing since farmers desperately need to sell their crop to pay workers and purchase inputs.
"The challenge in the delay of cotton producer prices is that farmers have nowhere to store their crop because silos are full of food crops that have been harvested.
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