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Prima raises wheat flour prices | Daily FT

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“Prima Ceylon Ltd., yesterday announced that it has increased the price of wheat flour from last night”
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Two independent news sources (Daily Mirror and Newswire) confirm that Prima Company announced an increase in the price of wheat flour.
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“citing higher transport costs”
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Both Daily Mirror and Newswire explicitly state that the price increase was cited as being due to 'rising transportation costs' or 'higher transport costs'.
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web search NEUTRAL — With wheat grain prices in the world market shooting up by 25% within the past month, Prima Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd (PCPL) increased the price of a kilo of flour by Rs.
https://www.sundaytimes.lk/071007/News/news00016.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Prima Ceylon (Ltd) and Serendib Flour Mills (Ltd) yesterday announced that the price per kilogram of wheat flour would be increased by Rs.17.50. The price increase was effective from November 27.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/business-news/Wheat-flour-p…
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web search NEUTRAL — Prima announces highest-ever flour price hike of Rs. 40. All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association increase price of 450 g loaf of bread by Rs. 30 to Rs.42 per kilo is the highest wheat flour price increa…
https://srilankabrief.org/sri-lanka-steep-fuel-wheat-flour-p…
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“the price of a kilogram of Prima “milk” brand flour has been raised by Rs. 5”
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Daily Mirror and Newswire both report that the price of a kilogram of Prima 'Milk' brand flour was increased by Rs. 5.
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“the price of a kilogram of wheat flour, which previously stood at Rs. 220 has now increased to Rs. 225”
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While sources confirm a Rs. 5 increase for the 'Milk' brand, none of the provided evidence specifies the previous price as Rs. 220 or the new price as Rs. 225. One source mentions a different price range (Rs 90 to Rs 97.20) and another mentions a different increase (Rs 5.5), but the specific figures 220 and 225 are not found in the evidence.
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