This morning, the wholesale purchase price of a kilo of local big onions has increased to Rs. 400 and the wholesale purchase price of a kilo of foreign big onions has increased to Rs. 370.
The Dambulla Economic Center Trade Association says that this situation has arisen due to restrictions on the import of big onions from several countries that import onions. Wholesale traders say that the retail price of a kilo of big salt will increase to between Rs. 500-600.