Dried chilli prices surge to Rs. 1,300 a kilo
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1 min readFrom 3 outlets- Daily Mirror and Sri Lanka Mirror attribute the dried chilli price rise to the suspension of imports from India.
- Sri Lanka Mirror reports that Customs held more than 100 containers because the chillies did not meet required standards; they are not to enter local markets and are being prepared for re-export.
- Sri Lanka Mirror says trade associations in India halted dried chilli exports to Sri Lanka in response to the situation.
- Sri Lanka Mirror reports imported potato and big onion prices rose by around 10%, which the association president attributed to El Niño conditions.
Daily Mirror and Sri Lanka Mirror report that dried chilli prices in Sri Lanka have reached as much as Rs. 1,300 per kilogram. Both attribute the increase to the halt in dried chilli imports from India, citing Essential Food Importers’ Association president S. Vinayaga Sundaram.
Sri Lanka Mirror reports that Sri Lanka Customs detained more than 100 containers of imported dried chillies over failure to satisfy the required standards. It says the Sri Lanka Standards Institution and food inspectors turned down the shipments; Customs spokesperson Chandan Punchihewa said they would not be allowed into local markets and arrangements were under way to send them back abroad.
Sri Lanka Mirror reports that Indian trade associations stopped sending dried chillies to Sri Lanka following the situation. The outlet also says imported potatoes and big onions became around 10% more expensive, with the association president attributing the rise to prevailing El Niño conditions.
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Hiru News (සිංහල)SI
ආනයනික අර්තාපල්, වියළි මිරිස් සහ ලොකු ඵෑණු මිල ඉහළටDaily MirrorEN
Dried chilli prices surge to Rs. 1,300 a kiloSri Lanka MirrorEN
Prices of potatoes, dried chillies and big onions rise
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