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– market for 100,000 bags annually Guyana has started to export flour to neighbouring Brazil, but officials of the country’s sole flour mill says that the condition of the Linden/Lethem road is hampering what is turning out to be a very promising market.This was disclosed yesterday by the National Milling Company of Guyana Inc. (NAMILCO) yesterday, as the entity announced the arrival of a team of Canadian wheat experts who are here to assist bakers in improving their processes.Officials during yesterday's press conference. From left: Peter Harsveld, Larry Taylor, Affeeze Khan, Lisa Nemeth, Yvonne Supeene and Autamaram Lakeram.According to NAMILCO’s Finance Controller, Autamaram Lakeram, at the beginning of the year, almost 600 bags of flour were being exported weekly overland to Boa Vista, Brazil. This has since gone up to 2,200 bags weekly.However, Marketing Consultant, Affeeze Khan,Cheap Soccer Jerseys, said yesterday,Wholesale Jerseys From China, the condition of the Linden-Lethem road is proving a challenge with one shipment taking up to 4-5 days. Over the last few days, heavy rains led to flash flooding with water covering the trail in many parts. Over the weekend, government closed off a key bridge to conduct repairs.The Brazil market has the potential of taking up to 100,000 bags of flour annually with businesses there liking the purer flour,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, Khan disclosed.Boa Vista, a state of Brazil, has to depend on flour being shipped from Manaus,Cheap Jerseys China, another state, but this flour is said to be of a far lower quality.NAMILCO is currently building a bond in Lethem to store flour and will be using it as a crucial transshipment point, Khan informed.NAMILCO had been eyeing the Brazilian market and aggressively tackled it last year making several visits there before the company managed to snag a partner. The way was finally paved this year and flour from Guyana started entering the borders of that neighbouring country.According to Khan,cheap nfl jerseys black friday, it was not an easy thing since there were several health and legal requirements that had to be met. Additionally, all packaging had to be printed in the Brazilian language.Responding to questions about whether NAMILCO was losing its footing in the local market in the face of a number of import licences being issued, Khan was totally convinced that the company is commanding a “great market share”.NAMILCO, he said, has an excellent record in ensuring its customers in the different regions are served. And this comes at no extra cost to the customers.Meanwhile, the company is gearing for a “Baking Seminar” tomorrow at the Boodram’s Bakery, Enmore, East Coast Demerara.Four officials are in Guyana from Canada for the venture which was needed to “enlighten” local bakers in making full use of the “high quality” flour sold to NAMILCO from that country.Guyana is shipping an estimated 2,200 bags of flour to Brazil weekly.“Canadian wheat is known for its excellent milling and baking quality and is widely used for the production of high volume pan breads and many other bread products such as rolls and hearth bread,” NAMILCO said, in explaining the visit of the officials.Almost 50 representatives of bakeries, noodles and pasta makers are expected to attend the seminar.Since 2004, Guyana has been buying almost 200,000 metric tonnes of wheat from the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB),China Jerseys NFL Wholesale, and two of the representatives are here along with representatives of the supporting arm, the Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI).