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Put the Lime in the Coconut...

  • 17-12-2010 12:39pm
    #1
    Sykk
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    The Snapper wrote:
    What's hairy on the outside... Wet on the inside.. Begins with a C and ends with a T..

    A C...C....C.... Coconut! :pac:
    RTE wrote:
    Sri Lanka's authorities have been forced to step in to control the spiralling price of coconuts by setting a ceiling price and arranging imports to ease supply and demand.


    Coconut - A dietary staple in Sri Lanka
    Sri Lanka's authorities have been forced to step in to control the spiralling price of coconuts - a dietary staple - by setting a ceiling price and arranging imports to ease supply and demand.
    So important is the coconut to the national cuisine that shortages in the past have had serious political implications and even been held responsible for the downfall of several governments.
    Yesterday, the government set a ceiling retail price of 30 rupees (20c) per nut in a network of state-owned stores, but stocks quickly sold out and then reappeared at more than double the price on the black market.
    'The government has now decided to import coconuts from India and Malaysia to end the shortages,' a trade ministry official said.
    Coconuts have traditionally been a key Sri Lankan export, after tea and rubber, but the conversion of plantations for housing development and increased consumption has led to severe shortages in recent times.
    Sri Lanka's Central Bank said coconut production fell 4.4% in the third quarter of this year, after falling 19.3% in the corresponding period last year.

    This delicious story cracked me up... Anyone have any other light hearted news in comparison to all the doom and gloom!


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