Welisara Dedicated Economic Centre: physical wholesale market in Welisara
Welisara Dedicated Economic Centre is a Sri Lankan distribution centre for agricultural products and food, with wholesale and retail activity.
AGR-200 · Physical wholesale market · Welisara, Sri Lanka · LKR
Welisara Dedicated Economic Centre is a Sri Lankan distribution centre for agricultural products and food, with wholesale and retail activity. The ministry report records opening on 7 October 2003 and 133 premises in its 2018 table. That count describes the facility's historical structure. It is not a current number of businesses or available stands. Anyone planning to sell there should separately establish participation terms and present opportunities, rather than treating a historical premises total as evidence that trading space can be obtained.
An audit report gives separate wholesale and retail vegetable prices for Welisara, including beans, leeks, carrots, capsicum, radish, tomatoes, aubergines, pumpkin and okra. An SKM outlet is also confirmed in A Block; the group describes a rice and grocery offer. The particular branch's assortment needs confirmation before ordering. Buyers should clarify whether a quotation is for a small retail quantity or a wholesale lot, since the two stages can have different prices and packing arrangements.
The economic-centre directory lists +94 11 298 1896 for Welisara. Before visiting, confirm opening hours, the relevant block and the selling business. A larger collection needs an agreed loading point, weighing process and purchase documentation. Dry goods require details such as bag weight, variety, packing date and storage condition, while vegetables also need freshness and transport suitability checks. A shared location does not imply identical terms across all sellers. Giving the carrier a business-specific contact can help resolve arrival questions quickly.
Growers and suppliers should establish the buyer, acceptance time, quality requirements and payment method before dispatch. Ask whether the offered amount includes packaging, transport or an intermediary's fee. A mixed delivery benefits from an item list with net weights and lot identification, plus an agreed procedure for any rejected portion. Historical infrastructure size does not replace a confirmed order. Regular business also requires a delivery pattern and a way to communicate changes in availability so the recipient can plan its own downstream sales.
Obtain a current offer from the selected business and retain its date, quantity and precise specification. When the directory is expanded, any newly verified live price channel should be recorded separately from this historical reference.
What is priced: Grains, oilseeds and pulses, Vegetables and potatoes
Where to find the prices
Sources
- parliament.lk — Ministry report 2018
- thambuttegamadec.lk — Economic-centre contact directory
- auditorgeneral.gov.lk — Historical wholesale and retail comparison
- skmmerchants.com — Verified SKM trading location
- skmmerchants.com — SKM group assortment
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
