The PPP was not comfortable with the large portion of market Venezuela had and was working to bring it down to 15% vs the 30% in 2015.  Few years back, it was 50%.  Regardless, the Venezuelan deal was sweet for what it was worth and Guyana, and rice farmers, were benefiting and expanding elsewhere.  Listen banna, Venezuela (US antagonist) supplies 12% of US oil imports, one of the highest for the US.  So now alyuh destroy 30% market in short order, now what's your answer.

Regarding costs, well clearly you seem not to know therefore have no solutions to offer.  Power, logistics/infrastructure, storage are key costs drivers.  Scale is also a factor as there are many smaller players.

Regarding markets, the GoG has to lead the charge as bulk food purchases are done by many Govts.  Additionally, in freer markets, Guyana's allotment into markets need to be Govt-to-Govt trade agreements.  Within this framework business can operate.  If not then you become a spot player which come with it's own perils.

Here is the rub.  Venezuela cannot hold the USA hostage, and in fact badly needs the US market.  Venezuela can and did hold Guyana hostage. Was the PPP going to cancel the EXXON deal.  It was either EXXON or rice exports to Venezuela, not both.

Indo KKK racist that you are, you cannot see the difference.

So if the PPP was going to reduce exports to Venezuela then why your screams that Granger didn't hand over Essequibo to Madman, along with the over 130k Guyanese who live there?

If rice production costs are high then it is up to the rice industry to determine how this should be reduced, and requesting help from the gov't.  They have done so and I see no evidence that APNU/AFC have refused to engage with the farmers and the millers.  In fact the farmers and the millers itemized their problems, which clearly predated May 11th. So why is the PNC now accused of destroying rice?

The rice industry is privately owned so why do the arrangements have to be govt-govt?  That reminds me very much of the PNC era.  If all the rice industry does is grow rice and then depend on the gov't to sell it, then they fall under gov't control and will have to accept the prices which gov't sets.  The role of gov't ought to be SUPPORTIVE, not CONTROLLING!

Ditto for production costs!  To the extent that gov't has control over these costs (import duties and taxes, or drainage) then they ought to be engaged to reduce it.  But its really up to the rice industry beyond this.

Coolies scared of eating healthy and spending less on food. Imagine.