The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Imports have been opened until 20 December, with discussions held with importers to bring in the maximum feasible quantity. Due to flood damage in the Eastern Province requiring over 70,000 acres to be replanted, only about 50,000 tons may be imported immediately, while a tender for 52,000 tons has been floated. The aim is to secure enough supply to stabilize the market while avoiding harm to farmers.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, we have opened imports until 20 December. We hope to bring the maximum possible. We discussed with importers. Floods caused heavy damage in the Eastern Province; over 70,000 acres had to be replanted. Therefore, only about 50,000 tons may realistically come now. There are issues with already opened volumes. A tender for 52,000 tons has been floated. We intend to bring a quantity sufficient to stabilize the market without harming farmers.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 December 2024. No. 1734424725051921. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19575