5:43 AM
Ajith
Giving up the self-imposed price control on chicken, Sri Lanka government has decided to import 3000 metric tons of chicken to balance the shortage in the market and to regulate the escalating prices.
Sri Lanka presently produces only 9000 metric tons of chicken per annum while the annual consumption is 12,000 metric tons.
The Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando says that the government will maintain the monopoly of importing chicken to protect the local producer and to regulate the market.
The imports are to be made from Brazil. Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) is to market the imported chicken via its network of outlets.
Sri Lanka's poultry industry is highly dependent of imported inputs that cause inevitable escalation of production cost.
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Accountant of CWE Mr. Maril Perera wrote a letter to Council General of Brazil in Colombo on 05th July 2010 and cc to his Ministry secretary asking following
� �therefore wish to request you kindly to send a list of prominent suppliers of frozen poultry meat (Broiler chicken) enabling us to contact them for the purpose of effect the import of frozen poultry meat immediately from Brazil.��
So still the authorities exchanging the based on list of prominent suppliers, normally within 40-50 days chick become a Broiler chicken. Then why we are import. If government could give them to incentive the local frames will do the much needed chicken before end of next month. Think. The government immediate solution only sent a letter and informs to Minister this is happening. But process is very slow. Our consumers are hope, govt. will import low price chicken from Brazil? This is the reality.
Gamini Sarath Godakanda
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