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Farmers: Millers' threat to shut crushing over new prices 'selfish'

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A farmer transporting sugarcane to the factory. [Caleb Kingwara, Standard]

Sugarcane farmers have accused millers of being selfish after they threatened to stop milling operations today to protest a court order directing them to increase the price of cane.

The farmers said the Sh5,900 per tonne price the court ordered millers to pay was fair enough going by the expenses they incur.

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