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Western
hoteliers concerned about local produce
Inconsistent supplies of agricultural products and
the exorbitant prices from local farmers are the driving
factors which have hoteliers in western Jamaica concerned
about continuing to do business with these farmers.
Horace Peterkin, general manager for the Sandals Montego
Bay Resort, revealed that "most of our products
are supplied through local farmers, but while the local
food items taste better, sometimes when I go to purchase
some of these items, they are priced at 10-40 per cent
above market price".
This, he admitted, is driven by a number of factors
that the farmers face with their crop production. Infrastructure,
Peterkin explained, has played an influential role in
the farmers' ability to sustain a consistent supply
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