The price of coconuts has increased due to the drought, Co-Cabinet spokesperson Dayasiri Jayasekera said yesterday.
He was answering a question posed by journalists at the weekly cabinet press conference at the Department of Government Information.
The Sports Minister said that 200,000 coconut trees were destroyed in his electorate due to the drought.
Once a tree is destroyed it takes 45 months to get a harvest.
The Minister said the present price of coconuts was discussed at the weekly Cabinet meeting.
He said the Plantation Ministry was taking steps to remedy the situation.
