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The
cost of flour changes according to the market price and time of the year. The
cost today is $7,875.00 for 900 bags of 50 pounds of flour at $8.75 per bag.
Total cost for a 20-foot container with 45,000 pounds is $7,875.00 or US$0.175
per pound (very cheap!). The prices change week-to-week so again the need
for a stable and reliable funding source to "lock in" the prices when the best.
As with the clothing, flour
could be sold to local street and/or village market vendors who could use the
flour to make local dishes for sale to those shopping and other shop owners
within the market area. The flour could be established for shipment on a
predetermined basis so that local restaurants or street vendors could have a
stable supply of flour thus establishing regular incomes for their businesses
and families.
The cost of rice - US#5 long
grain milled rice max. 20% broken, well milled, packaged in 50 Kilo woven
polypropylene bags, 20-foot container with 18 metric tons (39,682 pounds) has a
price of $365.00 per metric ton, total cost of $6,570.00 per container or
US$0.166 per pound (very cheap!). The prices change week-to-week so again
the need for a stable and reliable funding source to "lock in" the prices when
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