Cabinet approves continued egg imports

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Colombo, July 30 (Daily Mirror) - The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to continue importing eggs.

This follows a Cabinet decision on March 18, 2024, after which the Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation has imported 224 million eggs to date.

Of these, 95% have been distributed to consumers at an affordable price of Rs. 37 per egg.

The allocated period for egg imports ended on April 30, 2024. In light of this, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal by the Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security to continue importing eggs.

This initiative aims to stabilize egg prices in the market and ensure an adequate supply for the upcoming Ramadan and Christmas celebrations, as well as for the bakery industry, including cake production.

Comments - 6

Suhada malli Tuesday, 30 July 2024 01:46 PM

Very disappointing. First time it was ok to teach the hoarders a lesson. By now a better strategy would have been to ensure the supportive supply chain Maize to make chicken feed, day old chicks etc is supplied at good rates and increase local supply.

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Ram P Tuesday, 30 July 2024 03:57 PM

Commission will be short lived and this will be the Grand "Commission" Finale

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Sambo Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:23 PM

The last chance to make a buck. Bless you.

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Navi Tuesday, 30 July 2024 08:45 PM

Why ? Has mahinda Amaraweera the bus conductor refused to lay local eggs? How can a bus conductor guide SL to self sufficiency in local eggs? So they are appointed to responsible posts to ruin the country.

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Concerned Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:23 PM

This is nuisance. Eggs should be priced backed to under lkr 25 for large brown and followed through for others. Whoever is discussing this from last 2 years have not done any justification other than filling their pockets. Local fellows are a big sideshow crooks. Someone stop talking and bringing this topic to news every time. Like many other items, consumers rights are not protected in the country. Neither is there price control mechanism of price increases. A green country that loots their own people for vegetables and fruits and let's the kothu man win every evening and then talk on the news about obesity increases among population. Come on Stop getting distracted Lankans...

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mina Wednesday, 31 July 2024 05:35 AM

Who gets commission out of this.

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