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If chicken was to be imported, Rodesha would’ve gotten tender?

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Trade Minister Nalin Fernando, who boasted that chicken can be imported from India for Rs.850, and the ministry officials have realised that the production cost of a kilogram of local chicken is over Rs.1,000, internal ministry sources said.

This has been revealed during a recent discussion held among the minister, officials and local poultry businessmen.

Later, as usual, the minister had placed the blame on the officials for making wrong calculations, it was reported.

The local poultry business men have requested that they be given import licenses if chicken is to be imported based on the minister’s proposal. The minister has withdrawn the proposal due to this request.

Meanwhile, it was reported that Rohan Fernando’s Rodesha Group of Companies which supplies chicken to military bases was to get the tender if chicken is to be imported from India.

Rodesha is the company with the largest freezer storage facilities.

Meanwhile, the Poultry Producers Association has agreed to sell a kilo of chicken with skin at a price of Rs.1,250 from September 02.

Had the producers failed to come to this decision, there was a risk of further decrease in government revenue due to the import of chicken from India.

At present, poultry producers indirectly pay almost Rs.216 as indirect taxes when producing one kilo of chicken.

However, such a large amount cannot be levied as a tax when importing chicken.

Following the import of eggs from India, the special commodity tax of Rs.50 imposed by the Ministry of Finance on an egg was reduced to one rupee by the Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation Limited from February 21.

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Thriposha company to launch new cupcake range

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The Sri Lanka Thriposha Company Limited has successfully resumed operations under the government’s restructuring initiative aimed at transforming loss-making state enterprises into profit-generating institutions.

According to Chairman Amal Niroshana Attanayake, as of June 16, the previously idle machines at the Thriposha factory are now operating around the clock. The first batches of Thriposha product packets have already been produced, and the once-empty warehouses are now being restocked, signaling the return of a 24-hour production cycle.

The Chairman announced that the company is preparing to distribute Thriposha nationwide in the coming days, ensuring that pregnant mothers, lactating mothers, and infants will once again have access to this vital nutritional supplement.

Additionally, under Attanayake’s leadership, the company will soon launch a new line of nutritious and flavorful Thriposha cupcakes, available in chocolate, banana, vanilla, strawberry, and mango flavors.

Consumers will be able to purchase these new products starting next week at the company’s Ja-Ela head office outlet.

(dailynews.lk)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by dailynews.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Customs urges to re-export substandard salt imports

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Sri Lanka Customs has recommended the re-export of 05 containers of imported salt after they failed to meet national quality standards.

According to Customs Spokesperson Seewali Arukgoda, all salt containers brought into the country are subject to rigorous standards testing. The five containers in question were found to be non-compliant with Sri Lanka Standards Certification requirements.

According to Customs, approximately 2,000 containers of salt have been imported under the relevant import permit.

Earlier, The Sri Lanka Salt Manufacturers Association has announced that salt will now be sold under newly set Maximum Retail Prices (MRP), following an agreement with the Consumer Affairs Council.

This move comes after import restrictions were relaxed, and sufficient salt stocks have arrived in the country. The MRPs are as follows :

1 kg granular salt – Rs.180
1 kg salt powder – Rs.240
400 g salt powder – Rs.120

The Association stated that while distribution has begun, it may take a few days for the packaged salt to reach outlets islandwide. Consumers can expect to purchase salt at regulated prices once full distribution is in place.

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Kunming-Colombo freight service takes off

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In a boost to bilateral trade, China’s S.F. Airlines launched its inaugural Kunming-Colombo cargo flight yesterday, marking a new chapter in Sri Lanka’s logistics connectivity with Yunnan Province.

S.F. Airlines deployed a Boeing 747-200 aircraft for the inaugural flight, which arrived at BIA from Kunming at 10:50 a.m. yesterday (26), carrying 22 metric tons of cargo.

S.F. Airlines – a major Chinese logistics carrier.

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