The Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
The Minister stated that the cost of production for paddy changes over time and that the earlier Rs. 150 per kilogram figure reflected the exceptional period of fertilizer shortages and high input costs. He said the cost of production would be recalculated for the Yala season, that the Paddy Marketing Board price may change from Rs. 120, and that support measures and subsidies would be adjusted to maintain stability while reflecting increased costs.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 COP changes over time. The Rs. 150/kg figure related to a period with severe fertilizer shortages and very high costs. That cannot be a perpetual guaranteed price. For Yala, we will recompute COP; the PMB price may not remain Rs. 120. We will align support and subsidies to maintain stability and reflect increased costs.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 5 May 2026 ·No. 23546 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19822