May 25, 2012
Sri Lanka makes first export of corn poultry feed
For the first time in its agricultural history, Sri Lanka was able to export huge amounts of corn for poultry feed; it is now looking at the possibility of making its own feed for export.
According Shahul Hameed, managing director of Wayamba Traders Company, Sri Lanka exported 50,000 tonnes of corn, mainly to be used for the manufacture of poultry feed, to Canada, Taiwan and Gulf countries.
He said that with peace and more lands being made available for agriculture, Sri Lanka achieved self-sufficiency in corn this year. "The country's demand is 180,000 tonnes per year and during harvesting of the first season the yield is 200,000 tonnes," he said. He added that they are now looking at manufacturing poultry food in Sri Lanka for exporting to these countries.
Wayamba Traders has a forward sales buying agreement with 2,220 farmers in the Anuradhapura district.
Wayamba Traders was established in 1993 as a sole trader proprietorship specializing in imports, exports and local merchandise of ago-commodities such as sesame seeds, black pepper, desiccated coconut, nutmeg, cinnamon, garcinia, soya beans, corn and other agricultural products.