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It appears that Sri Lanka is the latest country in Asia to feel the pain from the skyrocketing price of rice this year. The government now has taken steps to put in place a price ceiling on rice prices, unfortunately this ceiling price is below the cost at which the rice can be imported into the country. Looks like another example of a government failing to understand basic economics. Here is the article about Sri Lanka’s capping of rice prices.

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