Area
Sri Lanka
Commodity Group
Rice
Commodity
All
Date
10/04/2020
Policy Category
Consumption and marketing
Policy Instrument
Price controls
Description
Lowered maximum retail prices on steamed and raw Samba (white/red, excepting Suduru Samba) and steamed Nadu rice (white/red, excepting Mottaikarupan and Attakari) to LKR 90 (USD 0.47) per kg. Ceilings of LKR 125 and 85 (USD 0.45 and 0.66) per kg were also set on prices of Keeri Samba and white/red raw rice, respectively, effective 10 April 2020.
Notes
Exchange rate as of 15 May 2020.
