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Statistics
Key Indicators - Tea
Item unit 2008 2009 2010
1. Production  Mn. kgs 318.4 291.1 331.4

   a. High grown

Mn. kgs 84.2 73.0 79.1

   b. Medium grown

Mn. kgs 49 44.8 56.1

   c. Low grown

Mn. kgs 185.2 173.3 196.2
2. Extent *        

   a.Total Extent 

'000 hec. 212.7 212.7 212.7

   b.Extent in bearing 

'000 hec. 181.4 181.4

181.4

3.Yeild

kg/ha

1421.0 1,312.0 1,478.0
4. Replanting hec. 1424.9 1418.0 1,683.0
5. New Planting hec. 0.0 0.0 2.5
6. Prices        

   a. Colombo net

Rs./kg. 310.53 361.5 370.61

   b. Export f.o.b.

Rs./kg. 429.76 470.1 494.68
7. Cost of Production  Rs./kg. 231.49 269.0 313.17
8. Exports** Mn. kgs 317.2 289.7 314.6
9. Export earnings Rs. mn. 137,585 136,180.0 155,608.2
  US$ mn           1270.1 1,184.8  1,376.3        
 
Source : Sri Lanka Tea Board
  Tea Small Holding Development Authority
  Department of Census & Statistics
* Extent & extent in bearing based on the Census of Agriculture in 2002
** With re-exports
 
Key Indicators - Rubber
Item unit 2008 2009 2010
 1. Production Mn. kg 129.2 136.9 153.0
 2. Area      

    a. Under cultivation

000 hec. 122.2 124.3 125.6

    b. Under tapping

000 hec. 93.5 95.3 96.7
 3. Yield kgs/ha 1,382 1,437 1,582
 4. Fertilizer Issues '000  MT 10.0 - N/A
 5. Replanting hec. 6,105 6,361 5,942
 6. New Planting hec. 2,436 1,230 2,888
 7. Prices      

    a. Exports F.O.B.

Rs/kg 278.39 202.30 338.23

    b. Colombo Auction RSS 1

Rs/kg 267.90 212.13 402.71
 8. Cost of Production Rs/kg 114.00 118.56 119.80
 9. Exports Mn.kgs 48.6 55.99 51.50
10. Domestic consumption Mn.kgs  80.1 84.9 107.2
11. Export earnings Rs. mn. 72,320 55,627 83,224
  US$ mn. 668 484 736

     a. Raw   Rubber

Rs. mn. 13,535 11.327 19,256

     b. End   Products

Rs. mn. 58,782 44.300 63,968
 
Source : Rubber Devalopment Department
 
 
     
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Last update 17.05.2012.