THE Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has announced that both Blairmont and Uitvlugt estates have surpassed their weekly sugar production targets, ending March 18, 2022.

The estates achieved nine per cent and eight per cent respectively, above the week’s budgeted target for the first time since the commencement of the first crop of 2023.

Estate Manager (Uitvlugt), Hutton Griffith credited this sterling performance to the factory’s time efficiency and favourable weather condition over the past days.

Also contributing to this achievement is the cane quality, resulting in an improved tonnes cane to tonnes sugar (Tc/Ts) ratio of 12.2 per cent versus the budgeted 15 per cent.

As a consequence of this achievement, qualified workers who worked 80 per cent or more days available for that week will benefit from the weekly production incentive scheme, which allows tax-free incentives when an estate achieves its weekly production target.

“The Executive Management congratulates the management and workers of both Blairmont and Uitvlugt estates and urges all of the grinding estates to strive towards the achievement of the weekly production incentive. Management also implores workers to remain focused and committed to achieving their weekly targets,” GuySuCo said.