Primary producer warehouses

Primary producer warehouses

• There are two main types of primary producers warehouses in Zimbabwe:
• Grain silos used to store grain by the Grain Marketing Board.
• Tobacco Auction Floors.

Grain Silo

• Run and managed by the Grain Marketing Board.
• Are used to safely store grain.
• Various grains are graded and then prepacked.
• The grains can then be distributed evenly when centrally controlled.
• Imported grain is stored to prevent shortages.
• They are also sued to stabilise the price of grain.

Tobacco auction floors

TSF Floors. Image credit thezimmail.co.zw

• This is where tobacco for sale is stored.
• Tobacco is graded.
• Tobacco is packed into bales after sale.
• An example are the Tobacco Sales Floor and Boka Sales Floor.

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