Milling the paddy stocks of the Paddy Marketing Board into rice and releasing them to the market
- At the 34th meeting of the Food Policy and Security Committee held on 202607-22, it was recommended that the paddy stocks of the Paddy Marketing Board be milled into rice and released to the market through the Cooperative Wholesale Establishment with the aim of facilitating the paddy purchasing process by the government. Accordingly, based on the said recommendations, the Cabinet approved the joint proposal made by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation; and the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development to take the following steps:
- Converting 30,000 metric tons of paddy from the paddy stocks of the Paddy Marketing Board into rice by the Cooperative Wholesale Establishment.
- Calling for Expressions of Interest by the Cooperative Wholesale Establishment from the rice mill owners registered under the Paddy Marketing Board to mill 30,000 metric tons of paddy into rice and supply them in 5kg, 10kg, 25kg and 50kg bags.
- Determining the paddytorice conversion ratio and the appropriate price for rice by the Pricing Committee appointed by the Cabinet decision dated 2025-12-15, comprising of Officials from the Paddy Marketing Board, Cooperative Wholesale Establishment, Lanka Sathosa Limited, National Post Harvest Management Institute and Hector Kobbekaduwa Agricultural Research and Training Institute.
- Releasing the rice produced as above to the market by Lanka Sathosa Limited, the Cooperative Network and private parties.
