Revised sugar target out of reach -Bhim

With sugar production for the year at 220,000 tonnes, Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) Paul Bhim confirmed yesterday that the revised target set for the year is out of reach.

Earlier this month, President of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) Komal Chand told this newspaper that GuySuCo was unlikely to achieve the revised target of 282,000 tonnes.

Bhim told this newspaper yesterday that the corporation will continue to grind canes up until the second week in December and added that the production figure will advance towards the revised target. He said that the East Demerara estates were still producing