Western Equatoria foreign and local teak companies on Saturday raised their complaints to state authorities in Yambio, requesting the leaders to take them to Juba.
Hakeem International representative Mohamed Shanim lamented that they have a lot of beams cut deteriorating because they cannot export at the moment due to the previous impoundment, Radio Anisa reported.
Equatoria Teak Company representative Israel Opiyo appeals to state and national governments to look into the issue quickly and consider those operating legally to restart exporting because they have invested a lot.
State Agriculture Minister West Yugule urges the companies to team up, promising to lobby with the national government to separate people with legal documents from offenders.
Reports show that a good number of locally employed labourers lost their jobs due to the hardship the companies experienced in the last three months.