PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Farmers operating out of Norris Deonarine Wholesale Market in Macoya have complained that too much space is being inhabited by those selling produce from outside the country. Terrence Haywood, head of the National Foodcrop Farmers Association (NFFA), said yesterday goods bought on the open CARICOM market are flooding the Macoya facility and local farmers are now competing for limited space, as well as having to match the prices of the regional goods. “These CARICOM goods are taking up most of the market,” Haywood said, speaking at a consultation at the market held by the Ministry of Food Production on upgrade work scheduled to begin soon.
