After 17 years, Guyana restarts rice shipments to Cuba

After an absence for nearly 18 years, Guyana on Monday officially restarted the export of rice to Cuba.

In a statement the Department of Public Information announced that approximately 7,500 tonnes of white rice is being exported to Cuba and the first shipment is about to set sail.

According to the General Manager (ag) of the Guyana Rice Development Board, Allison Peters, “this is the first shipment to Cuba since 1999 when the MARDS rice milling group sent about 400 tonnes of white rice to Cuba at a price of $345US per tonne”.

According to Ms. Peters, the GRDB plays an integral role in ensuring that product quality is maintained. “The Guyana Rice Development Board is responsible for the quality and we will also do fumigation and we are confident with our preparations so we don’t expect any issues with the rice being loaded here or on arrival in Cuba.”

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