GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The Caribbean’s largest sugar producer and exporter says strikes and unseasonal weather will delay key shipments to neighboring trade bloc nations.

Guyana’s state-run sugar company said Thursday that it had considered importing sugar from Central American countries to meet regional demands. But officials said those shipments would not arrive for at least six weeks and that they expect employees to resume work by that time.

Last year, Guyana had the lowest sugar production in a decade with only 219,000 tons (199,000 metric tons).
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