Sri Lankan government has decided to import 3,000 metric tons of chicken to meet the shortage in the market.
Chicken price has escalated despite price control as the traders have raised prices of the products with value addition.
Sri Lanka presently produces only 9,000 metric tons of chicken per annum while the annual consumption is 12,000 metric tons.
The Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando says that the government will maintain the monopoly of importing chicken to protect the local producer and to regulate the market.
The imports are to be made from Brazil. Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) is to market the imported chicken via its network of outlets.
CP
Chicken price has escalated despite price control as the traders have raised prices of the products with value addition.
Sri Lanka presently produces only 9,000 metric tons of chicken per annum while the annual consumption is 12,000 metric tons.
The Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando says that the government will maintain the monopoly of importing chicken to protect the local producer and to regulate the market.
The imports are to be made from Brazil. Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) is to market the imported chicken via its network of outlets.
CP
