Amid concerns about this country’s ability to meet Jamaica’s rice needs, Guyana expects to supply approximately 60,000 metric tonnes of the product to Jamaica this year.
This is according to a statement on Friday from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, which has noted several reports in the media concerning the supply of rice to Jamaica.
That Caribbean country had expressed its intention to apply for a waiver of the CET on rice enabling them to import extra-regionally, particularly from the United States. The Ministry said that an amount of 30,000 metric tonnes is already committed to that market from the current rice crop, of which 4,000 metric tonnes was supplied during the month of April.
