Facing a current shortfall of over 14,000 tonnes from its first crop target, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is banking on the Albion and Blairmont estates to reduce the gap.
When contacted, GuySuCo’s Corporate Communications Manager Audreyanna Thomas told Stabroek News that the two estates are still in the production phase and will continue as long as favourable weather allows.
She noted that the Uitvlugt Estate has completed its first crop and has been able to produce 8,425 tonnes of sugar. At the Albion and Blairmont estates, production stood at some 13,345 and 9,970 tonnes, respectively. The figures from the three estates, Thomas said, represent an overall production of 31,740 tonnes against a target of 46,476 tonnes, putting the company behind by 14,736 tonnes.
