The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 19 August 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Gambling Regulatory Authority Bill, Public Debt Management Act Regulations, and Foreign Exchange Act Regulations

Agriculture

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The Minister stated that rice imports had been liberalized and were carried out by private entities. He clarified that Sathosa did not divert imported rice for animal feed, and that all rice purchased by Sathosa was sold for human consumption.

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¶ 01 Rice imports were liberalized; private entities imported them. Sathosa never sent its rice to animals; what Sathosa bought was sold to people.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 19 August 2025 ·No. 1755860432040633 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 August 2025. No. 1755860432040633. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6678