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Venezuela to Stop Buying Rice From Guyana Amid Dispute Bert Wilkinson Friday, July 10, 2015 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) Venezuela has decided to stop buying much of Guyana s rice crop amid an escalating border dispute between the South American neighbors, the Guyanese finance minister said Thursday. Finance Minister Winston Jordan said Venezuelan officials informed him during a visit to Caracas that they will be acquiring rice from other suppliers, including Suriname, by the end of the year. Venezuela has in the past four years purchased about 40 percent of Guyana s rice production, or about 200,000 tons, paying for it with oil that amounts to about half of Guyana s daily supply needs. ....