Cabinet nod to import Keeri Samba, eggs, maize

19 December 2023 01:45 pm Views - 698

Colombo, Dec. 19 (Daily Mirror)- The Cabinet granted approval to import 50,000 metric tons of GR11 rice, which is similar to Keeri Samba, and eggs to meet the shortfall in the market.

Accordingly, the private sector will be permitted to import 50,000 MTs of GR11 rice following a Cabinet Paper submitted by the Trade Minister.

Meanwhile, the Cabinet also granted approval to continue the import of eggs from India due to the increase in egg prices in the local market.

A total of 155 million eggs have been imported to the country so far and a further stock of 18 million eggs will be imported before December 31, 2023.

The Cabinet has also granted approval for the State Trading (General) Corporation to import 15,000 metric tons of maize to meet the demand for poultry feed production.