The Tomato Crates Dealers Association of Nigeria and the Amalgamated Union of Food Stuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria have issued a warning to suspend tomato supply to Lagos State following the destruction of over 60,000 empty tomato crates during a recent market clash in Oke-Odo.
He revealed that the incident resulted in burning more than 60,000 empty tomato crates, causing significant financial losses to the association’s members. “Over 70 members of the association rent out the crates to tomato dealers across the country; we have over 60,000 crates which were about to be returned to the North at the market during the turmoil.
According to him, each empty crate costs N6,000; therefore, members lost over N360 million in investment.
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