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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon. Karl Samuda, is to meet with coffee growers from the Blue Mountain area to discuss their concerns regarding the current price of coffee.
The meeting is in response to the farmers’ request in light of their discontent over the price per box of Blue Mountain Coffee beans that they currently earn from the marketing companies.
The farmers are reporting a current selling price of $6,000 per box, which, they say, cannot cover their input costs.
Members of the Blue Mountain Coffee Growers’ Association requested...