How did the Minister decide on the new egg prices?

How did the Minister decide on the new egg prices? Egg Producers Association President Sarath Rathnayake said that the production cost of an egg is much higher than the new price controls have been imposed. The transport cost itself is Rs. 4. The price control is below the production cost which is Rs. said Wijeya Alwise, Treasurer of the Association. But as at August the production cost is Rs. . So how can we sell an egg at Rs. 43? From where did the minister get these data? We come under the purview of the Department of Animal Production and Health. Another Rs. 4-5 should be added to the production cost but the minister says that the production cost is Rs. 38 and to sell an egg at Rs. 43. Daily Mirror Online Sri Lanka 24 Hours Online Breaking News Local News, International News, Politics, Finance, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Travel. Subscribe NOW to Daily Mirror Online: Website: Twitter: Instagram: Facebook: E-Paper: #DailyMirror #News #SLNews #TodaysNews #BreakingNews #NewsSL #LKNews #NewsLK #BeInformed #SriLanka #Colombo #DailyMirrorOnline #DailyMirrorSL #LKA #SriLankaNews