[Sri Lanka] - 16,000 MT of rice imported within 2 weeks

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Around 16,000 metric tonnes of rice has been imported to Sri Lanka since 3:30 p.m
today (18 ), following the relaxing of import limitations on rice.Additional Director General of Customs and Customs Media Spokesperson,
Seevali Arukgoda, stated that this overall consists of 6,000 metric tonnes of Red Raw Rice and 10,000 metric tonnes of Nadu
Rice.Accordingly, since the limitations on rice imports were lifted on December 04, a total of 16,000 metric tonnes of rice has been
imported into the country so far.