Sri Lanka, Sept. 29 -- Rice mill owners appear to be divided on selling rice at a controlled price with some agreeing to supply at a controlled price while others have refused saying it will result in them suffering losses.
A leading rice mill owner Dudley Sirisena said on Saturday (28 that it was not possible to purchase Nadu paddy for Rs.122 a kilo and to sell rice at Rs220 a kilo.,Rice producers in the Polonnaruwa District and the All Ceylon Rice Mill Owners Association decided to supply rice for the control price to support the ongoing programme of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
He pointed out that the prevailing shortage of Nadu rice in the market was due to the poor output of Nadu paddy. He said farmers had reduced the cultivat...