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Read the scenario and answer the question : Assume that the Foschini Group (TFG) apparel selling division visited potential small local producers of T-shirts to inspect their equipment and craftmanship to ensure that the garment quality is up to standard. Upon investigation, the visiting group was pleasantly surprised that a potential small producer is buying exclusively from a fabric mill who in turn only buys from a group of small-scale cotton farmers. The cotton farmers use newly acquired cotton baler machines that were procured with the help of Cotton SA.
Question: With the fabric mill as the focal firm in the textile industry selling both on wholesale and retail level, who would form their first-tier consumer?