SURINAME – MP  Mahinder Jogi (NF/VHP) on Monday pointed out that rice farmers are being ‘treated’ unfairly. He explained that paddy is being exported from Suriname to Venezuela for $ 360 per ton while Guyana exports the same paddy to Venezuela for $ 520 per ton. The rice exports are part of the PetroCaribe scheme. MP Jogi made it clear that this is ruining the Surinamese rice sector. MP Jogi explained that Guyana gets $ 160 more per bag which according to him means that the government is not acting in the rice farmers’ best interest…[+]