A man loads onions on to a cart at the main market in Colombo
A man loads onions on to a cart at the main market in Colombo, December 8, 2009. Demand for goods is higher because of the holiday season, and analysts expect consumer price inflation to rise in the coming month. Sri Lanka's consumer price index rose from 209.4 in October to 211.0 in November. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA AGRICULTURE BUSINESS FOOD)