SANTO DOMINGO.- The head of Dominican Republic’s Sugar Institute (INAZUCAR) said a production of 520,000 tons of sugar is expected this year, which is similar to what’s been the country’s annual output in the last five years.
Faustino Jiménez said the private mills produce 70% of the sugar, whereas the State-owned facilities process the remaining 30%. “It’s the private sector which is producing the largest number of tons of sugar and an example of that is that Central Romana Corporation produces 70%, followed by the mill Cristóbal Colon with 15% and the mill at Barahona, which was State-owned until it was transferred to the private sector in 2009.”
He said the sugar industry is now better than ever, since international prices and production are doing well and are because of the foreign markets which has to be supplied, but regretted that the country doesn’t produce more in these times of bonanza.
He noted that two years ago the country was included in the European Union-Cariforum and Dominican Republic Economic Association, in addition to its presence in the United States market.
Written by: josean, 3 Feb 2010 1:27 PM
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So if it was expected why is it news?
Written by: josean, 3 Feb 2010 1:29 PM
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Isn't that Sobieda standing behind him?
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
more good news that josean hates
Written by: josean, 3 Feb 2010 1:45 PM
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translation:
josean refues to drink the KOOL-AID and not be distracted from the real issues facing the country!
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
stop whining !
Written by: josean, 3 Feb 2010 1:51 PM
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Keep sweeping Banistan!
From: United States, Brooklyn
How many Haitians actually worked to produce these TONS OF SUGAR....? Probably just about as many Dominicans who will risk their lives in the seas to reach the US for a decent wage...
We dominicans are the cause of our suffering, no one else... WE CAN CHANGE THINGS!
Written by: josean, 3 Feb 2010 2:01 PM
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Once in a while your right FRANKY!
Excellent comment!
Get rid of the xenophobia and there is hope for you yet!
Written by: juanb, 3 Feb 2010 2:18 PM
From: Dominican Republic
If its better than ever, why is it the same as 5 years ago?
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
The real question is whether the DR and the dominican people will benefit at all from the increased sugar profits ..I would suggest that all the contracts are probably made between the Central Romana office in Florida and the European buyers and that there are no or few increases in wages or bonuses for the employees in the DR ...so even the secondary benefits are not very great . I really would like to be proved wrong .
If there is to be some benefit to this country there needs to be some form of taxation on the exports or a strong union that can demand large bonuses for the employees in these good times so the entire company can benefit and not just the 3 or 4 families that own central Romana
Written by: josean, 3 Feb 2010 3:26 PM
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Ricky once again you make me proud!
From: Qatar, .. Conconete.com
Ok..well one fact you ALL fail to ackowledge is that 5 years running and still the same production, is unacceptable in my humble opinion. Obviously some one is asleep at the wheel, because if production is at a stand still and no growth is shown after 5 yrs. then I say get rid of the state run facilities management. Pa' Fuera Jiménez!
From: Dominican Republic
Martha ,
I thought you and Nicky would be dancing to ''She Wolf ''together after this story broke ?
Written by: juanb, 3 Feb 2010 7:45 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Not all.
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Juanb,
You wrote: "If its better than ever, why is it the same as 5 years ago?"
You took the words right out of my mouth.
On the other hand, is it possible that sugar cane is not a realistic and profitable and growth crop for DR anymore? Perhaps other corps such as organic produce, especially with worldwide hunger for this class of produce, would be better suited as a growth agricultural area for DR? Maybe. Perhaps it is high time we move away from sugar cane and bananas, and Leonel and his inadequate and corrupt government and emerge from "banana republic" label.
MJEV.
Written by: derek, 4 Feb 2010 8:50 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Why have the thousands of acres in Sosua, Puerto Plata, and Imbert not been harvested in 3-4 years. There alone would be a large increase in production and employment. In this crisis, the Haitians need all the work they can get.
Written by: josean, 4 Feb 2010 10:29 AM
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Written by: cbelk99, 3 Feb 2010 11:09 PM
From: United States
Josean is that your father, holding his hands.?
No, but there appears to be a strong resemblance to YOUR MOTHER after a trip to Sweden!
From: United States, words of wisdom from the nutcracker
520,000 tons of sugar thats alot diabetes going around
From: United States, NJ
glomarexpolorer:
Well said .My father used to say the same thing ."DR should gear towards tourism since sugar is no longer profitable to its people that depend on HAITIAN labor for its cultivation as well as bateyes "
Providing its people learn the trade of tourism. Other countries have schools for that purpose(trade schools). I guess the Dominicans want to start from the top 'business administration and tourism,from
a computer, w/o dealing with the real world by learning multiple languages as the smaller antilles do, at
diferent level of tourism "hands on".
Acording to this article ,it is mis informed as well as antiquated . I remember DR for export only used to poduce 7,500 metric tons daily, at Rio Haina & Catarey, times 200 working days would be 1.5 million tons, utilizing only one ,while the other was taken out for service.
The rest of the mills were used for national comsumtion and supplement needs for export as required.
La Romana's was not included it was American.
From: United States, NJ
Ricardito:
You are right again.I thought CENTRAL ROMANA was original the AMERICAN ,PUERTO RICAN SUGAR co and it was listed in tn NYSE so any one could buy stacks. Trujillo was offering $40 US millions and they will not sell at that time. How this Cuban in Florida became the president is beyon
me ? Later on i found out Rio Haina & Catarey were sold to LA ROMANA by the present administration
to buy his Brazilian planes and H/D motor cycles .I don't know how true that is ?
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
MrThelmo,
You added a touch of realism and explained it better than myself.
You are quite correct in your assessment of Dominicans wishing to start at the top, rather than grow by knowledge and honest hard work into their positions. That is reason why we have so many people in leadership postions who are largely incapable. Have you ever visited the DR Cosulate in NY? Appalling-very appalling.
Thank you for kind comments.
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
The solution to the sugar profits and some of the hotel profits going overseas is quite easy ..In Godfather terms, the Governement makes an offer that the current owners cannot refuse .and they use the funds from the IMF and the World Bank at close to zero interest rates to do it ..There would be a turn around in this country overnight .
By the way the elite in Haiti should also be bought out so Haiti can start a proper new life with land ownership in many more hands
From: United States, NJ
glomarexplorer:
True,The consulate general in NYC ic full of political incompetent starting from the cosul general and his 6 vise-consuls. Not to mention the staff who are getting paid for not working and know less than the average Dominican. That applies to all those political positions...I was at the Brazilian consulate and they treat people as if you were looking for a hand out. I had to make 3 trips to the Brazilian Consulate to get a visa to enter the country since our ship made their country the last stop,cost me $260 my wife and myself, just to see their famous beach to get into the country and pick up a flight back to the Staes,less than 24 hrs of which we spend 10 hrs getting off the ship,because their custom officials were to dam lazy and incompetent to clear 3,500 passeners.Rio does not even compare to Buenos Aires or Montevideo or Chile . It is as filthy as DR and slums that you wouldn't think a city that size could have..They say they make it as dificult for us as we.
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
MrThelmo,
My experience with visas hasn't been as bad as yours, because we have lawyers who take care of that and get us all the legal paperwork for Brazil, India and China. In Brazil, my company is one of the largest and we have several engineering centers throughout the country. In general, the Brazilian people have been most accommodating and nice to us.
I see you are a fellow cruiser. We do a cruise every year, and are heading out on two-week Mediterranean cruise this May.
As for our country and its future, I hope some changes would be in order and that we would charter a course to expanded education, improved health care and infrastructure and great opportunities for all. I don't think present crop of politicians is up to task, but let's run them out of town and even hang a few-they deserve it! We need new blood, with great integrity and "can-do" attitude. The people may also have to effect a paradigm shift as well; then, we may see substantive progress.
MJ
From: United States, NJ
glomarexplorer:
This is one reason the HAITIANS will own peacefull the entire ISLAND due to DR incompetence in everything they do. It is very easy to bring in a family of 10 HAITIANS and rent out their (farm)conuco, and skip the country illigaly to either sell drugs or be a burden to the USA in their sytem
of wellfare and section 8. So they collect from there,from here and push drugs. Not all but a good
majority. They come here, get time in jail for all kind of things and get deported after jail term and bring home all kind of vices .So far this year they have over 1200 deportees.
Another bad thing not only them but must LA recidents in USA do is, buy a plot of land to build a house when they could do just as good here not knowing that the money they send home is what keeps those crooked govt in power,Not only that with the restrictions there it takes them forever to finish building a house with an engineer looking for his cut when a HAITIAN master builder could doit for half $.
From: United States, NJ
glomarexplorer:
You will enjoy the Southern Mediterranean as we did last May for also 12 days cruse specially Amalfia Coast of Italy and the rest of Italy ,Greece ,and Turkey,Montecarlo,Barcelona. Don't make the same mistake we did went back to Rome for the flight to USA rather go West to Porugal as we did 12 years ago. The place you would like the least would be Montecarlo since they don't care for us Americans. If you do go there speak to them in Spanish or French .English is out of the question. My experience with them is not to kindly. As i broke from the group leader i happen to ask this young man for direction in English and he comletely ignored me,at that i got piss and called him (pedazo de Maricon) he turned around in Spanish and said to me ,Could i be of any help? I thought he was going to punch me but instead he was very helpful.I asked him why he would not respond in English and his answer was they detest the language as well as the ANGLOS.Then i said but you do like our $
From: United States, NJ
glomarexplorer:
We also made another cruse fromSantiago de Chile (valparaiso)3000 nautical miles down to Tierra de Fuego Chile and the Argentinan Patagonia,Montevideo Uruguay and the Malvines which
i found out was French not Spaniard for the Argentinans to inherit it as a Spaniard trritory.The fulkland is growing, now they get supply from Chile and Argentina and Uruguay.The most beautiful Haciedas we found it in Uruguay and Argentina. Did not spend much time in Chile or Brazil ,but the Chilean people are very corteous and nice . The uruguayan women have nothing to envy the French or Irish or for that matter the Europeans.
Aboard the ship we also signed up for Northern Europe and Russia june this year. If my wife was not an invalid on wheel chair we would take trips in the inner part of the globe.Arthritis and all she loves traveling and it is cheaper than the Drs bill and pharmaceutical drugs. What else is there to do after you get old but travel? Right?
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So if it was expected why is it news?
Isn't that Sobieda standing behind him?
josean refues to drink the KOOL-AID and not be distracted from the real issues facing the country!
Keep sweeping Banistan!
How many Haitians actually worked to produce these TONS OF SUGAR....? Probably just about as many Dominicans who will risk their lives in the seas to reach the US for a decent wage...
We dominicans are the cause of our suffering, no one else... WE CAN CHANGE THINGS!
Excellent comment!
Get rid of the xenophobia and there is hope for you yet!
If there is to be some benefit to this country there needs to be some form of taxation on the exports or a strong union that can demand large bonuses for the employees in these good times so the entire company can benefit and not just the 3 or 4 families that own central Romana
Ricky once again you make me proud!
Martha ,
I thought you and Nicky would be dancing to ''She Wolf ''together after this story broke ?
You wrote: "If its better than ever, why is it the same as 5 years ago?"
You took the words right out of my mouth.
On the other hand, is it possible that sugar cane is not a realistic and profitable and growth crop for DR anymore? Perhaps other corps such as organic produce, especially with worldwide hunger for this class of produce, would be better suited as a growth agricultural area for DR? Maybe. Perhaps it is high time we move away from sugar cane and bananas, and Leonel and his inadequate and corrupt government and emerge from "banana republic" label.
MJEV.
From: United States
Josean is that your father, holding his hands.?
No, but there appears to be a strong resemblance to YOUR MOTHER after a trip to Sweden!
Well said .My father used to say the same thing ."DR should gear towards tourism since sugar is no longer profitable to its people that depend on HAITIAN labor for its cultivation as well as bateyes "
Providing its people learn the trade of tourism. Other countries have schools for that purpose(trade schools). I guess the Dominicans want to start from the top 'business administration and tourism,from
a computer, w/o dealing with the real world by learning multiple languages as the smaller antilles do, at
diferent level of tourism "hands on".
Acording to this article ,it is mis informed as well as antiquated . I remember DR for export only used to poduce 7,500 metric tons daily, at Rio Haina & Catarey, times 200 working days would be 1.5 million tons, utilizing only one ,while the other was taken out for service.
The rest of the mills were used for national comsumtion and supplement needs for export as required.
La Romana's was not included it was American.
You are right again.I thought CENTRAL ROMANA was original the AMERICAN ,PUERTO RICAN SUGAR co and it was listed in tn NYSE so any one could buy stacks. Trujillo was offering $40 US millions and they will not sell at that time. How this Cuban in Florida became the president is beyon
me ? Later on i found out Rio Haina & Catarey were sold to LA ROMANA by the present administration
to buy his Brazilian planes and H/D motor cycles .I don't know how true that is ?
You added a touch of realism and explained it better than myself.
You are quite correct in your assessment of Dominicans wishing to start at the top, rather than grow by knowledge and honest hard work into their positions. That is reason why we have so many people in leadership postions who are largely incapable. Have you ever visited the DR Cosulate in NY? Appalling-very appalling.
Thank you for kind comments.
By the way the elite in Haiti should also be bought out so Haiti can start a proper new life with land ownership in many more hands
True,The consulate general in NYC ic full of political incompetent starting from the cosul general and his 6 vise-consuls. Not to mention the staff who are getting paid for not working and know less than the average Dominican. That applies to all those political positions...I was at the Brazilian consulate and they treat people as if you were looking for a hand out. I had to make 3 trips to the Brazilian Consulate to get a visa to enter the country since our ship made their country the last stop,cost me $260 my wife and myself, just to see their famous beach to get into the country and pick up a flight back to the Staes,less than 24 hrs of which we spend 10 hrs getting off the ship,because their custom officials were to dam lazy and incompetent to clear 3,500 passeners.Rio does not even compare to Buenos Aires or Montevideo or Chile . It is as filthy as DR and slums that you wouldn't think a city that size could have..They say they make it as dificult for us as we.
MrThelmo,
My experience with visas hasn't been as bad as yours, because we have lawyers who take care of that and get us all the legal paperwork for Brazil, India and China. In Brazil, my company is one of the largest and we have several engineering centers throughout the country. In general, the Brazilian people have been most accommodating and nice to us.
I see you are a fellow cruiser. We do a cruise every year, and are heading out on two-week Mediterranean cruise this May.
As for our country and its future, I hope some changes would be in order and that we would charter a course to expanded education, improved health care and infrastructure and great opportunities for all. I don't think present crop of politicians is up to task, but let's run them out of town and even hang a few-they deserve it! We need new blood, with great integrity and "can-do" attitude. The people may also have to effect a paradigm shift as well; then, we may see substantive progress.
MJ
This is one reason the HAITIANS will own peacefull the entire ISLAND due to DR incompetence in everything they do. It is very easy to bring in a family of 10 HAITIANS and rent out their (farm)conuco, and skip the country illigaly to either sell drugs or be a burden to the USA in their sytem
of wellfare and section 8. So they collect from there,from here and push drugs. Not all but a good
majority. They come here, get time in jail for all kind of things and get deported after jail term and bring home all kind of vices .So far this year they have over 1200 deportees.
Another bad thing not only them but must LA recidents in USA do is, buy a plot of land to build a house when they could do just as good here not knowing that the money they send home is what keeps those crooked govt in power,Not only that with the restrictions there it takes them forever to finish building a house with an engineer looking for his cut when a HAITIAN master builder could doit for half $.
You will enjoy the Southern Mediterranean as we did last May for also 12 days cruse specially Amalfia Coast of Italy and the rest of Italy ,Greece ,and Turkey,Montecarlo,Barcelona. Don't make the same mistake we did went back to Rome for the flight to USA rather go West to Porugal as we did 12 years ago. The place you would like the least would be Montecarlo since they don't care for us Americans. If you do go there speak to them in Spanish or French .English is out of the question. My experience with them is not to kindly. As i broke from the group leader i happen to ask this young man for direction in English and he comletely ignored me,at that i got piss and called him (pedazo de Maricon) he turned around in Spanish and said to me ,Could i be of any help? I thought he was going to punch me but instead he was very helpful.I asked him why he would not respond in English and his answer was they detest the language as well as the ANGLOS.Then i said but you do like our $
We also made another cruse fromSantiago de Chile (valparaiso)3000 nautical miles down to Tierra de Fuego Chile and the Argentinan Patagonia,Montevideo Uruguay and the Malvines which
i found out was French not Spaniard for the Argentinans to inherit it as a Spaniard trritory.The fulkland is growing, now they get supply from Chile and Argentina and Uruguay.The most beautiful Haciedas we found it in Uruguay and Argentina. Did not spend much time in Chile or Brazil ,but the Chilean people are very corteous and nice . The uruguayan women have nothing to envy the French or Irish or for that matter the Europeans.
Aboard the ship we also signed up for Northern Europe and Russia june this year. If my wife was not an invalid on wheel chair we would take trips in the inner part of the globe.Arthritis and all she loves traveling and it is cheaper than the Drs bill and pharmaceutical drugs. What else is there to do after you get old but travel? Right?