Rice exports up by 13% – GRDB -major increase seen for packaged white rice

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Django

June 12 2020

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has reported a 13% hike in rice exports between January and May this year when compared to the same period last year.

This was revealed by GRDB General Manager Nizam Hassan.

He said in a GRDB press release yesterday, “We’ve done 242,812 tons of export valued (US$99m) compared to 215,330 tons valued at (US$87m) for the corresponding period in 2019.

Hassan said that there has been a rise in the export of packaged rice, signalling a greater sale of value added products.

“With regards to Packaged Parboiled Rice we exported 3,705 tons in 2019 compared to 5535 tons in 2020 and with regards to Packaged White Rice, which has really shown an astronomical jump, it has moved from 6,316 tons in 2019 to 47,484 tons in 2020”, Hassan said.

The release said that according to a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations “The improvement of extension services of the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) and the expansion of Public Agricultural Investments supported crop yields”.

The release said that it is expected that annual production will grow for the fourth consecutive year and reach 1.1 million tonnes, roughly 15% higher than the five-year average.

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Former Member

This is great. The PPP will continue where they left off!🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

6/12/207:10 AM

Ramakant-PSenior Member

The sugar industry can take page out of the Rice Industry and move ahead.

6/12/209:51 AM

Former Member

@Ramakant-P posted:
The sugar industry can take page out of the Rice Industry and move ahead.

Banna, those are two totally different market dynamics.

6/12/209:55 AM

Ramakant-PSenior Member

@Former Member posted:
Banna, those are two totally different market dynamics.

When one doesn't work you try the other.. You cannot make the same mistakes over and over again... How can you succeed if you never try.

The PPP will have to change their MO's

6/12/209:58 AM

Former Member

@Ramakant-P posted:
When one doesn't work you try the other.. You cannot make the same mistakes over and over again... How can you succeed if you never try.
The PPP will have to change their MO's

You don’t run by trial and error. This is why the sugar harvesters failed when in the 70s feasibility study said it will not work.

You have to study sugar as sugar, not sugar as rice.

6/12/201:13 PM

Ramakant-PSenior Member

@Former Member posted:
You don’t run by trial and error. This is why the sugar harvesters failed when in the 70s feasibility study said it will not work.
You have to study sugar as sugar, not sugar as rice.

In the 70's the sugar was handled by people who knew nothing about agriculture. China gave them the technical know how but they didn't take heed to what was being said. All they cared about was destroying the PPP and their supporters. They were more interested in making the country a one party state. They didn't even have an infrastructure to go along with. The one Cheddie Jagan left them was neglected.

You have to find new ways of doing things or else Progress would be stagnant.

6/12/201:50 PM

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