Sri Lanka, Nov. 5 -- Vegetable supplies to the Katugastota Economic Centre have dropped by more than 50% due to heavy rains affecting cultivation in several parts of the country.

D.N. Silva, President of the Wholesale Traders' Association of the centre, said the drop in production of upcountry vegetables had led to a sharp decline in daily supplies.

He said continuous heavy rains had affected vegetable cultivation and reduced the quantity of vegetables reaching the centre by more than half.

The shortage has also caused vegetable prices to increase sharply, he said.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....