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Mahaicony Rice Mills Limited (MRL) is still slow in their payments to farmers in Regions 5 and 6.This is according to General Secretary of the Guyana Rice Producers Association (GRPA),jerseys nfl wholesale, Dharamkumar Seeraj,Cheap NFL Jerseys, who had previously expressed his dissatisfaction with the sluggish pace of the process.Seeraj said that although the Milling Company promised to move expeditiously, this has not been done.He noted that the company explained to him that they are not getting back enough money from the rice they are selling overseas, as there seems to be some foreign exchange problem in Trinidad and Jamaica, where most of the company’s rice is sold.The company noted that the cash flow is just not there, and until that situation is rectified,Jerseys NFL Cheap, only then would the farmers in Regions 5 and 6 be fully paid.Thus far, only small amount of payments are being made to farmers in these regions, although the Milling Company had promised the Ministry of Agriculture to conclude all payments, totaling $171 million, before harvesting starts this month.According to the General Secretary, in his last discussion with the company, he urged the management to ‘speed up’ the payment process,Wholesale NBA Jerseys, so that all farmers can receive their money before the commencement of the crop.Meanwhile, it was noted that farmers in Essequibo have been paid off all monies owed to them by the milling company. A total of $17 million was paid to the farmers from August 23rd to the end of last week.On August 18th, last, the General Manager of the rice company, Taramatie Ghanie, along with Assistant Manager of Demerara Bank,Jerseys From China, Andre Lam, met with Seeraj and Minister of Agriculture, Robert Persaud,cheap jerseys online, where the commitment was made to pay the farmers.It was reported that approximately $200 million is outstanding to farmers for the first crop by the milling company. |
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