The All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association states that a company that imports wheat flour has taken steps to increase the price of a kilogram of wheat flour by another 35 rupees.
The Chairman of the All Ceylon Bakery, N.K. Jayawardena stated that wheat flour is imported by only two companies and one of them has increased the price yesterday (17).
Accordingly, the wholesale price of a 50 kg bundle of wheat flour has now risen to Rs. 12,500 and some time ago it was below Rs. 4,000.
