Poultry vendors protest seeking a revision of fixed price for chicken

Monday, 22 June 2020 - 22:32

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Dealers in several cities including Galle and Mannar staged a protest today demanding a revision of the government's fixed price for a kilo of chicken.

Although the government has imposed a control price of Rs. 500 per kilo of chicken, the traders allege that when a kilo of chicken is released to the market it costs them 580 rupees.


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