Besides, a top official of the Trade Ministry said any substitute for Sri Lankan red rice could not be imported. “We also find a market imbalance in supply. Farmers appear to have cultivated ...

Sri Lanka has red rice stocks but they are only sold after 500 pm when the Consumer Affairs Authority closes, Deputy Minister ...

Sri Lanka's main (Maha) season rice harvest is projected at 2.56 million metric tonnes, based on cultivation up to December 2024, including re-cultivation after crop damage, the Department of ...

ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s red rice which disappeared from shop shelves after price controls were strictly enforced, was due to the ex-President Ranil Wickremesnghe distributing rice, Trade Minister ...

"In some regions of the country, such as the south, there is a shortage of red rice (a quality of rice ... Last December, the Sri Lankan government imported a total of 70,000 tons of rice from India ...

Yet specific to rice and Sri Lanka, the balanced position articulated by Dr. Gamani ... The monthly retail price fluctuation is across the main paddy and rice types (samba, nadu, red rice etc.) and it ...

Rice shortages in Sri Lanka have disrupted the Hindu Thai Pongal celebrations ... Preparing Pongal, a dish of red rice and coconut, is the core ritual of the festivities. However, the island nation's ...

Sri Lankan cuisine is diverse and packed with rich flavor, here’s how to make it from scratch with vegan ingredients.