Country: Sri Lanka Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. KEY HIGHLIGHTSSri Lanka’s economy recorded a 4.8% growth in Q1 2025, slightly lower than the 5.1% growth seen in Q1 2024.At the retail level, prices of most rice varieties declined, except for imported raw white and local raw red rice.Vegetable prices also fell, reflecting a similar downward trend in wholesale markets. In contrast, retail fruit prices increased, aligning with higher wholesale prices.Fish and egg prices showed a declining trend, while prices of dry fish and meat registered an increase.For the 2025 Yala season, paddy production is forecasted at 1.99 million metric tons, based on the sown extent as of end-May 2025—a 0.6% increase compared to the previous Yala season.