 In 1988 the government set a 1991 production goal of 240,000 tons and an export goal of 100,000 tons.In the first quarter of 1990, however, exports fell to a record low of 16,000 tons, for an annual rate of less than 70,000 tons.Half of these exports came directly from private farmers, the other half from the Guyana Rice Milling and Marketing.