AreaSri Lanka

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date08/02/2017

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentPrice controls

DescriptionSet the Maximum Retail Price of Samba rice (excluding Keeri Samba and Suduru Samba) at LKR 80 per kilo (USD 530 per tonne), at LKR 70 per kilo (USD 464 per tonne) for Raw rice and at LKR 72 per kilo (USD 477 per tonne) in the case of Nadu rice. The price ceilings would be effective from 8 February 2017.

NotesExchange rate as of 1 April 2017.