Around 60,,000 Metric Tonnes Of Fruits Had Been Imported To Sri Lanka Last Year (2017)

Sri Lanka had  imported around 60,000 Metric tonnes of Fruits from foreign countries during last year(2017) although the country is rich with many fruits according to Minister Of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera .

Rs.9000 million had been spent to import the stock of fruits it has been revealed.

Government has recently decided to restrict importing of Fruits and Vegetables to Sri Lanka mainly by considering this situation and due to the depreciation of Sri Lankan Rupee against a US Dollar.