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.