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GuySuCo anticipating recovery of sugar production in 2023
This year, the sugar industry is estimating it will produce 60,757 tonnes sugar. This represents a 30% improvement over the 47,000 tonnes production made in 2022. The industry has said that improvements in the fields are linked to improvements in the fields. Elsewhere in this edition, we highlight pictures of some cane fields which were shared with the Union by workers. Looking at the two (2) sugar crops, production estimates shared by the Guyana Sugar Corporation Inc (GuySuCo) have illustrated as follows:- advanced by this time. We believe that hastening of the recovery is possible should the current skills within the industry be augmented.
First crop
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The first crop has now commenced and production at the various estates is as follows:-
By whatever yardstick, the production is well below the industry’s potential and capacity. The GAWU acknowledges that the situation is an outcome arising from limited to no investment during the period of the past Government. In the same breadth, over the past few years significant sums have been made available by the Government in an effort to revitalize the industry.
Arguably by now it should be evident that the industry was on the path of recovery. While 2023 does give that appearance, the GAWU was hopeful that the process would have been further
The crop has been interrupted by rainfall which thwarted production for several days. More recently with an improvement in the weather production has picked up. At the time of preparing this article, Blairmont and Uitvlugt Estates have surpassed their weekly targets on two and one occasion respectively. Should fair weather prevail, it is expected that the crop would be concluded within a short period.
At this time, the Union and the workers are anticipating what the final production may be. Several reports have been shared with the Union by workers and there are some concerns regarding the availability of canes. At Uitvlugt for instance, workers have been informed that some second crop canes would have harvested in order to offset a shortfall in the first crop canes. In a few weeks’ time, the crop’s production would be known.
