Blairmont and Uitvlugt Estates surpass weekly production targets

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) is pleased to announce that both Blairmont and Uitvlugt estates have surpassed their weekly sugar production targets, ending March 18, 2022.

The estates achieved 9% and 8% respectively above the week’s budgeted target for the first time since the commencement of the 1st crop of 2023, according to a statement from GuySuCo.

Estate Manager (Uitvlugt), Hutton Griffith credited this sterling performance mainly to the factory’s time efficiency and favorable 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 percent versus the budgeted 15 percent.

As a consequence of this achievement, qualified workers who worked 80 percent or more days available for that week will benefit from the weekly production incentive scheme, which allows taxfree 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.