Two major soyabean processing plants in the Ashanti Region are facing possible closure due to severe shortages of their primary raw material, occasioned by huge exports despite government restrictions.
Vester Oil Mills Limited in Kuntenase-Deduako and Thomas W.
Bello Enterprise, operating in the Bosomtwe District and Asokwa Municipality respectively, have been forced to drastically reduce their workforce. • Few workers at the Vester Oil Mills Ltd The shortage has created a ripple effect across multiple sectors, particularly affecting poultry, aquaculture, and livestock industries that depend heavily on soyabean products for animal feed.
During a visit by The Ghanaian Times on Monday, Vester Oil Mills was found operating with just 30 of its usual 150 workers while Thomas W.