சில அத்தியாவசிய சமையல் பொருட்களின் விலை அதிகரிப்பு

Daily Mirror and Sri Lanka Mirror report that dried chilli prices in Sri Lanka have reached as much as Rs. 1,300 per kilogram. Both attribute the increase to the halt in dried chilli imports from India, citing Essential Food Importers’ Association president S. Vinayaga Sundaram.

Sri Lanka Mirror reports that Sri Lanka Customs detained more than 100 containers of imported dried chillies over failure to satisfy the required standards. It says the Sri Lanka Standards Institution and food inspectors turned down the shipments; Customs spokesperson Chandan Punchihewa said they would not be allowed into local markets and arrangements were under way to send them back abroad.

Sri Lanka Mirror reports that Indian trade associations stopped sending dried chillies to Sri Lanka following the situation. The outlet also says imported potatoes and big onions became around 10% more expensive, with the association president attributing the rise to prevailing El Niño conditions.

Written automatically by AI from the outlets’ own reports, and not reviewed by an editor. It can be wrong — the original report is the authority.