THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has announced October 31, 2025, as the closing date for the crop marketing exercise. And FRA Acting Executive Director Justin Chuunka says nearly K3 billion has been released to commercial banks to pay farmers. Meanwhile, FRA Board Chairperson Suresh Desai says it’s not true that farmers have not been paid. In a statement, Wednesday, Chuunka disclosed that as of October 27, the Agency had purchased over one million tonnes of Grade A white maize, equivalent to over 33 million 50kg bags. “The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) wishes to announce to the general public and the farming community the closure of designated purchase locations, commonly referred to as satellite depots, across the country. The official closing...