Georgetown: President of the Guyana Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU), Komal Chand says the Skeldon sugar factory is now expected to commence processing canes on 5th August, 2013 and the crop is expected to be completed by mid-November which is well before the onset of the usual December rains.
The later than anticipated start of the crop is due to the extremely wet conditions currently prevailing at Skeldon. The majority of the canes to be harvested require the use of the mechanized harvesters and with the current wet conditions, these machines cannot operate. Manual harvesting cannot be relied upon to keep the factory fully supplied with canes and therefore must be supplemented with mechanized harvesting.
Albion, Rose Hall and Uitvlugt have commenced their second crop, of which Albion is in its third week. Blairmont has started its crop today. Enmore will start its crop by next week and Wales by August 8. The delayed start by Wales is attributed to the need to re-tube the #4 boiler and harmonizing of the cane age due to a late start in the second crop last year.
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