Export records favourable for 2003
Guyana has recorded an increase in the export
of non-traditional crops to international markets especially Barbados.
These crops include plantains, watermelons, pineapples, cucumbers,
limes and pumpkins.
According to statistics from the Central Packaging Facility of
the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (NGMC) for the period January
to August 2003, the total quantity of exports amounted to 647,143
kilograms, while for 2002 the amount was 694,294 kilograms. The
statistics recorded were based on the quantity of produce exported.
The table below shows export figures for 2002 and 2003.
|
Commodities
|
Exports
for Jan- Dec
2002 (Kg) |
Exports
for Jan-Aug
2003 (Kg) |
| Plantains
|
315,345 |
221,495 |
| Watermelons |
92,983
|
100,282 |
| Pineapples |
130,759
|
99,137 |
| Pumpkin |
38,925
|
92,053 |
| Limes
|
65,596 |
85,330 |
| Cucumbers |
10,875
|
18,075 |
| Eddoes
|
6,229
|
7,529 |
| Eggplant
|
3,046 |
7,329 |
| Bora |
5,766 |
6,683 |
| Cabbage |
1,517 |
2,739 |
| Dry
Coconut |
3,897
|
1,918 |
| Hot
Pepper |
67 |
855 |
| Avocado
|
1,604 |
746 |
| Tomatoes |
3,549 |
662 |
| Wiri
Wiri pepper |
167 |
489 |
| Oranges
|
7,362 |
402 |
| Sweet
Pepper |
181 |
385 |
| Squash |
271
|
236 |
| Saeme
|
0
|
227 |
| Eschallot |
1 |
132 |
| Ginger
|
18 |
117 |
| Passion
fruit |
3,718 |
114 |
| Cassava
|
2,200 |
112 |
| Papaw |
569
|
41 |
| Ochro
|
177 |
40 |
| Thyme |
12
|
15 |
Total Export (Kg) 694,294 647,143
TOP
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Saturday
September 6, 2003