Despite setting what was seen as a low target to cushion the devastating impacts of the 2021 floods, the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has not been able to meet its first crop production target.
From a production target of 20,261, metric tonnes, the corporation has only managed to produce 13,076 metric tonnes of sugar. The bulk of the production came from the grinding estates in Berbice as the Uitvlugt estate on the West Demerara experienced mechanical issues. From a target of 4,295 metric tonnes only 66 metric tonnes were produced at Uitvlugt.