Milk powder scarcity threat

28 April 2011 09:44 am

Milk powder companies today warned that if they were not allowed to increase the price of milk powder at least by Rs.46, the country could expect a massive shortage of milk powder within the next few weeks.

At a joint news briefing held a short while ago, milk powder manufacturers said the minimum current price of Rs.244 of a 400g packed of milk powder should be raised to at least Rs.290.

“Although the price of milk powder has been increasing in the world market, locally we have not been able to keep up with the increasing prices. As a result we are no longer able to import milk powder,” the manufacturers said adding that if the Consumer Affairs Authority did not authorize a price revision for milk powder, a scarcity of milk powder could be expected within a few weeks. (Lakna Paranamanna)


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