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Venezuela, Kenya among new markets being explored as paddy prices climb to $3500 – Mustapha

25 October 2026
This content originally appeared on INews Guyana.
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Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha has announced that paddy prices have climbed to $3,500 per bag, offering renewed optimism for Guyana’s rice farmers as the Government intensifies efforts to secure additional export markets, including the possible revival of the once-lucrative Venezuelan market. The Minister, speaking on the sidelines of a meeting with farmers at Big Biaboo, […]