Introduction Of Sri Lanka Maize

Maize is that the most significant coarse grain, that around 30,000 HA of surface area devoted yearly, the second highest region of land adjacent to rice. Our annual maize demand is concerning 200,000 mt from that we tend to import concerning 125,000 mt at a price of rupees 1169 million rupees, primarily for utilizing within the provender trade. native consumption is calculable at thirty three,000 tons and therefore the necessities for Thriposha and alternative industries concerning 8,000 tons and 5,000 tons severally. additionally to it we tend to import maize product like corn flakes, corn oil, corn starch and corn flour for various uses. nearly maize is used for production of over five hundred completely different product and bi-products worldwide