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Rice mill owners: Govt. urged to enforce controlled prices 

08 Oct 2020

By Skandha Gunasekara The Rice Mill Owners’ Association of Sri Lanka has called on the Government to strictly enforce the recently stipulated control price for rice.  Rice Mill Owners’ Association of Sri Lanka President B.K. Ranjith said the Government should ensure the control price for rice is implemented.  “The authorities need to intervene and enforce this. They should use the Army if they don’t have the manpower, but they have to somehow enforce the control price for rice.” He said that millers were being forced to buy paddy at exorbitant rates, resulting in the price of rice skyrocketing.  “Some paddy manufacturers are hoarding stocks and selling it above the control price. As a result, currently, a kilo of rice is above Rs. 100 in the market.”


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