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07 December 2023

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green gives a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 5).

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green gives a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 5).

Consumers Advised to Brace for Food Supply Downturn Due to Recent Flood Rains

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07 Dec 2023

December 7 (JIS): Consumers have been advised to brace for disruptions in domestic food supplies, especially for vegetables, consequent on the impact of heavy rains from Potential Tropical Cyclone 22. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, indicated this during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 5). “In the short term, we anticipate disruptions to our food supplies, especially on our vegetable lines. The reality is that our vegetable farmers started the year in drought and would have finished the year in extensive floods,” Mr. Green...