Imported rice stocks to arrive in Sri Lanka next week
- 5opn1
- December 9, 2024
- Business News
- Imported rice
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The Essential Food Commodities Importers & Traders Association says that the first shipment of imported rice will arrive in the island this week.
A spokesperson of the association stated that several importers have already placed orders for rice stocks in accordance with the government’s instructions to import rice.He highlighted that the relevant rice stocks have been ordered from India and Pakistan and that the stocks are expected to arrive within the next week.
On December 03, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal to allow the import of rice without import control permits until 20 December 2024, in view of the current shortage of several rice varieties in the local markets.
Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa had said that the Cabinet considered the advisability of temporarily lifting the existing restrictions on the import of rice, in view of the current shortages of rice in the domestic market as well as the damage caused to paddy cultivation due to bad weather conditions
