MRPs for 16 essential items announced

Jul 14, 2016

Control prices of 16 essential items were announced by the Minister of Industry and Commerce Rishad Bathiudeen today 14 July morning.

The Gazette is expected tomorrow 15 July-prices are effective immediately.

The Items are:

1.     Chicken meat with Skin Rs 410  per Kilo - without Skin Rs 495 per Kilo

2.     Red Dhall  Rs 169 per Kilo

3.     Spratts (Thai) Rs 495 per Kilo -  Spratts (Dubai) Rs 410 per Kilo

4.     Gram-Chickpeas Rs 260 per Kilo

5.     Green moong/Green Grams Rs 220 per Kilo

6.     Canned Fish Regular 480 grams Rs 140     (105 Grams– Rs 70)

7.     White Sugar  Rs 95 per kilo

8.     White Flour Rs 87 per kilo

9.     Full cream milk powder - imported Rs 810  per Kilo   – Domestic Rs 735 per Kilo

10. Potatoes – Local – No control price        Potatoes – imported – Rs 120 per kilo

11. B Onions imported – Rs 78 per Kilo

12. Dried chillies – Rs 385 per Kilo

13. Dried Fish – Katta – Rs 1100 per Kilo       

14. Dried Fish – Salaya– Rs 425 per Kilo

15. Maldive fish –Rs 1500 per kilo

16. Sustagen – Rs 1500