The Ministry of Agriculture’s New Guyana Marketing Corporation will engage in an anti-price gouging exercise aimed at ensuring that the price for rice and sugar remains stable, following reports that wholesalers and distributors have been arbitrarily increasing the prices for these commodities, a release stated.
It also noted that there is an adequate supply of rice and sugar for local consumption.
Meanwhile, trucks from the Guyana Marketing Corporation will be at special distribution points which have been established for the sale of rice and sugar.
On Saturday the point of sale locations will be at