(Daily Observer)--Following the announcement by the
Agribusiness Services & Producers Association (ASPA) of a farm-gate
producer price for groundnuts of D9,300 (nine thousand dalasis) per
metric ton in the 2011/12 groundnut-marketing season and the setting of
the official start date of 5th December 2011.
The Gambia
Groundnut Corporation Ltd (GGC) is pleased to inform the farming
community, the Cooperative Produce Marketing Societies (CPMS), traders
and all other stakeholders that the depot price for this year’s
groundnut marketing season is pegged at D10,250 (ten thousand two
hundred and fifty dalasi) per metric ton, a press release from the GGC
revealed yesterday.
According to the release, due to the nature
of the infrastructure in the depots, the minimum tonnage acceptable is
being initially set at 5 (five) metric tons. “GGC solicits the
cooperation and support of all stakeholders,” the release concluded.
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