Japan may export rice to Sri Lanka
Japan is mulling a request from Sri Lanka to export up to 200,000 tonnes of its imported rice supplies to help Colombo ease acute food shortages, a Japanese foreign ministry official said Monday.
"We are considering their request," said the official, who declined to be named.
"It is still unknown in what form we can provide foreign rice, for example, as grant in aid or by selling it at reasonable prices," the official said.
The World Bank said last week it was considering giving Sri Lanka a crisis loan to tackle galloping food prices as the island battles 30 percent inflation and over three decades of separatist war with Tamil Tiger rebels.
Japan is also considering selling 200,000 tonnes from its 1.5 million tonnes of imported rice to the Philippines, officials have said previously.
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"We are considering their request," said the official, who declined to be named.
"It is still unknown in what form we can provide foreign rice, for example, as grant in aid or by selling it at reasonable prices," the official said.
The World Bank said last week it was considering giving Sri Lanka a crisis loan to tackle galloping food prices as the island battles 30 percent inflation and over three decades of separatist war with Tamil Tiger rebels.
Japan is also considering selling 200,000 tonnes from its 1.5 million tonnes of imported rice to the Philippines, officials have said previously.
Read more,
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=120383
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