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Rambuttan sellers at Nittambuwa and Attanagalla along the Kandy Road say that buyers are fewer and a fruit bought between Rs. 2.50 to Rs. 3 wholesale from tree owners is difficult to sell at five rupees.
"The 1,000 fruits which I bought yesterday is still untouched," laments Premasiri from Attanagalla who buys his stocks from Malwana, Madukotuwa, Walgammulla and Nelligahamula.
Nalani who has sold only about 125 fruits for the day when we spoke to her attributes the drop in sales this year to a large harvest in areas notable for the fruit. Increased visibility of the fruit this year, and more sellers hitting the wayside, make buyers drive a bargain, says Nalini who gets her stocks largely from Attanagalla and Kirindiwela.
"Even sales to tourist are scarce this time," says Pushpakumari, a mother of two, who accuses local tour guides of driving a hard bargain. "Instead of encouraging their clients to buy our fruit which is of best quality, they openly say the price is too high, leaving us with a pittance."
(Pic by Sujatha Jayaratne)
by Randima Attygalle
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