date:Nov 11, 2013
ateries, can purchase produce wholesale from private farms and cooperatives, instead of just the state.
According to the law, published in the official Gazeta on Wednesday, state-run wholesale markets will be leased to cooperatives and most state retail markets will be leased to farm and non-farm cooperatives and licenses issued to individuals to sell produce.
The new system still sets prices for a few basics such as rice and beans, prioritizes state contracts (54 percent of output last year)