The prices of bakery products including bread and buns will remain unchanged despite eggs imported from India, the All Ceylon Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ACSMEA) said.
In addition, the Association President Niruksha Kumara said that the imported 2 million eggs will only be enough for two days to make bakery and cake products.
He said the bakery industry is in a serious crisis due to the increase in the prices of ingrediants, electricity tariff and LP Gas. Therefore, he said the prices of products cannot be reduced for supplying eggs for lower prices only for two days.
Meanwhile, Southern Province’s Small and Medium-Scale Bakery Owners Association President Kamal Perera said many bakery owners have decided not to buy imported eggs since they are not aware of the expiry date.
He said the bakeries will have to be closed if the eggs imported from India is substandard, and therefore requested the authorities to take immediate action to uplift the local poultry sector.
Source – Ada
