The government has officially announced the certified prices at which the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) will purchase paddy from farmers.
This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture – K.D. Lal Kantha and Deputy Minister – Namal Karunaratne during a special media briefing held today (Feb. 05).
who outlined the revised procurement rates.
The Minister said that the rates were decided after evaluating rice market trends and farmers’ production costs and that the government will only purchase dry paddy from the farmers.
Accordingly, the purchase rates are :
– Nadu paddy : Rs. 120 per kilogram
– Samba paddy : Rs. 125 per kilogram
– Keeri Samba paddy : Rs. 132 per kilogram
The Paddy Marketing Board is expected to begin purchasing paddy at these rates immediately.
