Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera says that due to the lack of rice reserves in the country, rice has to be Import.  

He mentioned that if there was a reserve of rice, the paddy mill owners would not have the ability to determine the price of rice.

Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera stated in a press conference held at the Presidential Media Center that no effective proposal has been made to control the rapid increase in the price of vegetables.
(lknews.lk)