Traders say that the price of rice in the local market is rising unexpectedly.
Therefore, the Cabinet has approved the importation of rice required to provide rice to the people at reasonable prices.
The Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardena has proposed to import rice to ensure that there are sufficient stocks of rice in the open market.
The proposal made by the Minister of Trade, to proceed with the relevant activities, was approved by the Cabinet and accordingly, requested to import 200,000 metric tons of Nadu rice and 100,000 metric tons of GR 11 Short Grain Rice rice as a substitute for Samba rice.
