52, 000 MT Rice Stock in the Market

Locally milled rice is coming to the markets and has also inked an agreement with Indian private suppliers for immediate rice supply to Colombo.

 On the directions of President Maithripala Sirisena, we released 52, 000 MT of locally milled rice to the market last weekend. These rice stocks were milled from the paddy obtained from the Paddy Marketing Board. The Indian rice orders will give us a very competitive price.

We are also going ahead with the Indian rice orders, which stock  is expected to arrive during late September, Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen yesterday (29).