New US$54M rice supply contract inked with Venezuela

The Ministry of Agriculture yesterday inked a new US$54 million contract to supply paddy and rice to Venezuela.
This fourth contract will see Guyana supplying 50,000 metric tonnes of paddy at US$520 per metric tonne and 20,000 metric tonnes of rice at US$800 per metric tone to Venezuela, the Ministry of Agriculture announced in a press release.

In addition, Guyana will supply