Daily Market Prices – January 02nd 2025
Cassava yield increases to 30 tonnes per hectare
– Coconut industry progressing rapidly Cassava yields in Guyana have significantly increased from 18 to 30 tonnes per hectare in 2024. And according to Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha, cassava production has doubled since 2019. “In 2019 we had 3,226 acres of cassava cultivated. In 2024 that has doubled to 6,000…
Daily Market Prices – January 02nd 2025
Daily Market Prices – December 30th 2024
Guyana cultivated 12,000 acres of corn and soya in 2024
– aiming to be self-sufficient with black-eyed and red beans by 2025 Guyanese farmers cultivated 12,000 acres of corn and soya in 2024. During a year-end press conference on Monday at the Ministry of Agriculture’s head office on Regent Street, Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, said that while this is a remarkable…
A record-breaking 725,282 metric tonnes of rice produced in 2024
With the production of 725,282 metric tonnes of rice in 2024, Guyana has surpassed its target and achieved a record-breaking milestone in its agriculture sector. Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha made the announcement during his ministry’s year-end press conference on Monday. “I want to say that this is a record-breaking…
𝐆𝐨𝐯’𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐠. 𝐓𝐰𝐨
– for outstanding sums owed from PetroCarbi rice deal On Saturday, 22 farmers, and three millers from Region Two received approximately $437 million in outstanding payments from a 2015 PetroCarbie rice deal with Venezuela. Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha while addressing farmers and millers in the Regional Democratic Council (RDC)…
$528 m Andrews pump station commissioned in Reg. Two
On Saturday, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha commissioned the Andrews Pump Station on the Essequibo Coast in Region Two. The pump station was rehabilitated at a cost of approximately $528 million and is outfitted with two fixed 150 cusec pumps designed to drain 13,454 gallons per minute. It will benefit…
