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2012 can be considered a successful year for the rice industry, where rice producti on was recorded at 422,057 tonnes – by far the largest ever producti on in our history, compared with 2011, which was 402,000 tonnes. Export was 334,140 tonnes – the second largest ever (2010 was the largest amount of 336,313 tonnes), […]

2010 can be considered a year of many challenges. The year started with El Nino conditions and ended with the opposite- La Nina conditions. Despite the many challenges, we have experienced a record year for exports and a very good year for production. This is due to no small sacrifice of the farmers; as we […]

2009 could be described as a year of mixed fortunes for the Guyana Rice Sector. The year started with farmers suffering from fl ooding and ending with the second crop being one of the largest ever. There was also a decline in export prices when compared. Jagnarine Singh General Manager Download your own copy here…

2008 can be considered one of the better years for the rice sector in the last decade. During this year we saw the highest prices being paid for rice and thus in some cases the stakeholders were once again making some profits. This year was also celebrated as Guyana’s 100th year as a significant exporter […]

The year 2007 can be described as one with mixed fortunes. During that year we have seen one of the highest exports since 1997. The year started with one of the largest crop, but due to the extended rainy season, we have seen one of the smallest crop in the last decade. These high exports […]