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The Production Marketing
 Intelligence Service
(PROMIS)

The Production Marketing Intelligence Service (PROMIS) first started operating in 1985 since they we have evolved into a self sufficient production and marketing analysis tool for many people, not only farmers. We will continue to publish and distribute our Weekly and Monthly bulletins as we have been doing over past years. We also would wish that you help us to serve you better, by sending us your suggestions, comments and even your complaints to the address below:

PROMIS
Central Marketing Corporation
Kentish Road

PROMIS is a service offered by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Central Marketing Corporation.

 


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As the nation looks forward to the full impact of the Caricom Single Market and Economy (CSME), Agriculturalists (farmers) producers and policy makers must ready themselves for the great opportunities and challenges it will present. There will be among other factors, the free movement of goods between CARICOM member States.
“There are no import duties on goods of CARICOM origin. Tariffs and quantitative restrictions in all member States are removed. The treatment of intra-regional imports will be different from those coming from the rest of the world.”

……there will be agreed regional standards for the production of goods throughout the region.

……the market will no longer be 70,000 people but 6 million (14 million if Haiti is included).

……..Get Ready!

 
 
This Commentary covers the period January through to March 2005. Planting for 12 selected commodities on approximately 50 farms visited during three months period was just over 64 acres. This shows an increase of 25.80 acres over the acreage planted during the first quarter of last year.

Among the list of selected crops, onions and melons were widely planted and accounted for the largest acreage planted – 17.25 and 10.75 acres respectively.

Tomato, squash and cabbage were planted on 7.75, 5.60 and 5.25 acres respectively. Carrot, cucumber, pumpkin and sweet potato were planted at levels below the monthly requirement for the three months.

The average rainfall for the first quarter of the year was 2.76 inches. The highest rainfall for the quarter was recorded at Cades Bay the southern section of the island, while the lowest recorded at Radio Light house also in the southern section. Although production has apparently taken an upward thrust compared to the last quarter of 2004, rainfall may become a problem if the dry spell continues.

March rainfall figures in the southern sections of the island are recorded the lowest since the 1980’s.

January 2005 recorded the highest acreage planted for the first quarter with 30.75 acres.

 

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