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Colombo, Dec. 18 (Daily Mirror) - The Sri Lanka State Trading Corporation (SLSTC) has taken steps to release 10 million imported eggs to the market today (18).
They said the stocks of eggs will be distributed among all Sathosa outlets with the approval of the Department of Animal Production and Health, starting today.
Accordingly, consumers can buy eggs through Sathosa outlets without a shortage.
Meanwhile, Trade Minister Nalin Fernando said yesterday that another 15 million eggs will be imported to Sri Lanka to meet the demand during the festive season.
"If the local egg producers show their demand while creating a shortage in the market, as a responsible government, we will show them what we can do. We will import eggs to meet the artificial shortage of eggs. So the local producers will have to release their hidden stocks to the market," the Minister said.
The SLSTC said they will take steps to refer the eggs for quality testing immediately.
The government has decided to import eggs till April next year to prevent inconvenience to consumers during this festive season.
Accordingly, eggs are to be imported from India in several stages.
RuwanL Monday, 18 December 2023 10:53 AM
This is a trick played by the minister. He creates panick buying in the egg market by saying there will be a shortage of eggs. Most of the people including me purchase additional eggs from the market creating a shortage! I normally purchase 1 pack but due to the rumor I purchased 2. There are others who purchased multiple boxes of eggs! Then the minister imports eggs from India of course with the commission going to his pocket!
DOT Monday, 18 December 2023 11:06 AM
Shame! If we cannot meet such demand by local suppliers. We have 9 provincial Agriculture ministries and National Ministry. And thos is not a rocket science either.
LankanLover Monday, 18 December 2023 11:37 AM
For the local producers if they have a demand deal with it, its not a competition of what you are capable of doing against them, you are in the seat have to do something beneficial to the local farmers not to use this circumstances and import good to fill your pockets. what kind of attitude our ministers has?
John Phillip Monday, 18 December 2023 01:02 PM
That’s 1 egg per person for 6 months
Siraj Monday, 18 December 2023 02:18 PM
Everything is expensive in the local market. Why the minister is in hurry to import just eggs. Meat is expensive, vegetables etc etc dam expensive. But minister is so concerned about eggs. Minister can’t even give a support to the Industry and grow the egg for industry so people will have an affordable price and supply. Level of our ministers will lead Sri Lanka to development may be by 3048.
suresh Monday, 18 December 2023 03:48 PM
An egg is sold at Rs.6 in super markets in India and they have surplus to export after feeding 1.2 Billion people
lalithanathan Tuesday, 19 December 2023 12:24 PM
India government has an egg mission as consumers of egg dwindled and excessive supply depressed prices.. Government went educational ads in newspaper saying that the eggs are nutrition requirement... Now government wants egg include in midday meal scheme.... Supply and demand... Learn srilanka instead of division of people on ethnicity
M T Farook Monday, 18 December 2023 03:58 PM
What about Rice? Keeri Samba ......
Robot Monday, 18 December 2023 04:42 PM
Lankan style last moment Running wild...
Dee Monday, 18 December 2023 05:14 PM
Thank you! We now have enough eggs for the season. The foolish folk who still talks about plastic eggs keep buying garbage at 55/-
Sambo Monday, 18 December 2023 08:12 PM
Please release this eggs asap and let the black market vendors sit on them until they get rotten. Blood suckers. We urge the public not to buy eggs for more than Rs.50
Adwani Tuesday, 19 December 2023 06:57 AM
Sri Lankans have attitude of inability to appreciate when something beneficial is done. Local egg producers are fools, they have weaned people from consuming eggs.
Mahesh Tuesday, 19 December 2023 07:28 AM
All we hear all the time is import of this and that and what are we exporting to balance the trade? We have so many ministers in cabinet- what are they doing except eying for tenders
melville perera Tuesday, 19 December 2023 07:50 AM
how old are the imported eggs before exporting. Life span of a fresh egg is two weeks. If they are flown from India how can they be priced at 35/- per egg? It takes about two weeks to clear a sea shipment from our ports!!! What about the time taken to transport from port to warehouse and to the selling outlet plus documentation. How fresh will they be finally? The case of the imported seed potatoes from Australia left to rot in warehouses is a classic example
Professor Weerawanse. Tuesday, 19 December 2023 02:18 PM
Buy the eggs are a luxury food for millions of poor people in the most wonderful country.
Quolp Tuesday, 19 December 2023 02:38 PM
Immediately, stop importing eggs from INDIA, where COVID is spreading rapidly, and consider another reliable country to buy eggs from, given the safety concern as a high priority.
Lalithanathan Tuesday, 19 December 2023 03:39 PM
Buy from China like how we bought fertilizer
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