Despite the duty-free import of 13,968 tons of rice from India over the past three months, prices have not decreased in the ...

It is a double whammy for the JVP; both rice consumers and paddy farmers are demanding that their competing interests be addressed. Rice growers are threatening to march on Colombo and stage what they ...

The terms and conditions of the contracts for giving paddy to rice millers for custom milling have been allegedly violated in the district. According to the terms and conditions, the mills that make ...

But, since 1.5 kilo of paddy is needed to produce a kilo of rice, the cost will be Rs 225. “The cost exceeds the control price of Rs 220. As the Consumer Affairs took action against merchants selling ...

Benapole Port Director Shamim Hossain said, "In the last three months, 13,968 tonnes of rice were imported through Benapole with duty-free facilities. We are making arrangements to quickly release ...