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Wheat to be imported as corn substitute

23 Sep 2020

Approval has been granted by the Cabinet of Ministers yesterday (22) to import wheat under temporary import licenses as a substitute for corn. In order to control the escalation of prices of chicken and eggs due to the total stoppage of corn import as the raw material for the production of poultry food, an appropriate programme is to be implemented by responsible institutions for the provision of required lands, seeds, fertilizer and technology to increase the corn cultivation in the country. The proposal was tabled by the Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardana in order to ensure the continuous supply of food items to the market without shortage.


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