Table 12b


 Rice: Acreage, by territories, 1960 and projections

 Territory 1960 1965 1970 1975

 Acres

Trinidad and Tobago 18,000 18,000 19,800 20,700
Jamaica 4,000 6,000 6,000 6,000
British Guiana 220,207 284,325 307,182 311,822


 Table 12c

 Estimated yield of rough rice and milling rate, by territories, averages and projections


 Item 1951-55 1956-60 1965 1970 1975
 actual actual

Trinidad and Tobago

Yield, lbs./acre 2,289 1,993 2,278 2,550 2,761
Milling rate % 63.2 63.1 63.5 65.0 66.0

Jamaica

Yield, lbs. /acre 2,278 2,032 2,200 2,300 2,350
Milling rate % 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 60.0

British Guiana

Yield, lbs./acre 2,089 2,051 2,251 2,250 2,400
Milling rate % 60.0 60 63 65.0 66.0


 Table 12d

 Rice: Total production 1/, by territories, 1960 and projections

 Territory 1960 1965 1970 1975

 Tons

 Trinidad and Tobago 10,285 11,624 14,651 16,840
 Jamaica 2,000 3,536 3,696 3,776
 British Guiana 119,707 195,084 232,278 250,308

 1/ Milled equivalent of rough rice.