A significant and seemingly sustained increase in demand for dried coconuts was the major feature of exports of Guyana’s non-traditional commodities during 2013, according to information provided to this newspaper by the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC).
Exports of 10,213 tonnes of dried coconuts last year pushed the country’s overall exports of non-traditional agricultural commodities up to 12,701 metric tonnes, a 14% increase from 2012. While the supply of dried coconuts has been steady despite the upsurge in export demand, some price rises have been recorded at the level of the local retail market.
