The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
The Minister stated that the question had been received only the previous afternoon and that the relevant data were held by multiple institutions. He said the guaranteed price of Rs. 120 per kilogram was based on the Hector Kobbekaduwa Institute’s estimated production cost of about Rs. 96 per kilogram plus a one-third margin, and undertook to provide a detailed, institution-certified breakdown in writing.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Question was formally submitted only at 3.00 p.m. yesterday. Different institutions hold the relevant data. As to the guaranteed price, the Hector Kobbekaduwa Institute’s estimate of cost per kg is around Rs. 96. A one-third margin over that cost informed the Rs. 120/kg guaranteed price. I will submit the detailed, institution-certified breakdown in writing.
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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, 9 July 2025. No. 1752660241032216. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9232