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Statistics
Key Indicators - Tea
Item unit 2006 2007 2008
1. Production  Mn. kgs 310.8 304.6 318.4

   a. High grown

Mn. kgs 74.7 72.5 84.2

   b. Medium grown

Mn. kgs 51.5 54.4 49

   c. Low grown

Mn. kgs 184.6 177.7 185.2
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. Replanting hec. 1390.3 1482.3 1424.9
4. New Planting hec. 5.1 3.0 0
5. Prices        

   a. Colombo net

Rs./kg. 199.84 279.52 310.53

   b. Export f.o.b.

Rs./kg. 274.16 360.97 429.76
6. Cost of Production  Rs./kg. 161.99 210.75 231.49
7. Exports Mn. kgs 327.4 309.9 317.2
8. Export earnings Rs. mn. 91,667 112,834 137,585
  US$ mn 881.8 1020.0           1270.1
 
Source : Sri Lanka Tea Board
  Tea Small Holding Development Authority
  Department of Census & Statistics
 

 
Key Indicators - Rubber
Item unit 2006 2007 2008
 1. Production Mn. kg 109.2 117.6 129.2
 2. Area      

    a. Under cultivation

000 hec. 119.5 120.1 122.2

    b. Under tapping

000 hec. 96.8 93.2 93.5
 3. Yield kgs/ha 1,128 1,246 1,382
 4. Fertilizer Issues '000  MT 13.0 11.0 10.0
 5. Replanting hec. 4,353 5,192 6,105
 6. New Planting hec. 1,900 2,034 2,436
 7. Prices      

    a. Exports F.O.B.

Rs/kg 201.57 234.65 278.39

    b. Colombo RSS 1

Rs/kg 202.34 233.69 267.90
 8. Cost of Production Rs/kg 97.20 112.69 114.00
 9. Exports Mn.kgs 46.3 51.4 48.6
10. Domestic consumption Mn.kgs  63.1 73.9 80.1
11. Export earnings Rs. mn. 56,538 65,671 72,320
  US$ mn. 544 594 668

     a. Raw   Rubber

Rs. mn. 9,674 12,066 13,535

     b. End   Products

Rs. mn. 46,864 53,605 58,782
 
Source : Rubber Devalopment Department
 
Key Indicators - Coconut
Item unit 2006 2007 2008
1. .Production Mn.nuts 2,785 2,869 2,909

a. Desicated Coconut

Mn.kgs 45 43 38

b. Coconut Oil

Mn.kgs 38 76 59

c. Copra

Mn.kgs 51 117 104
2. Domestic nut consumption Mn.nuts  2,222 2,451 2,437
3. Total Extent '000 hec 395 395 395
4. Average Export Price (F.O.B.) Rs/nut 24.26 27.56 28.96
5. Fertilizer issues '000 MT. 47 25 29
6. Cost of production Rs/nut 5 6 8.80
7. Replanting  ha 3,865 2,528 2,468
8. New planting ha 4,101 2,955 3,683
9. Export earnings Rs.mn 19,661 24,096 28,093
  US$ mn 188 218 259
10. Kernel products Rs. mn 9,142 11,270 13,667
  US$ mn 87 102 126
11. Other products Rs. mn 10,519 12,826 14,426
  US$ mn 101 116 133
 
Source : Coconut Development Authority
  Department of Census & Statistics
  National Fertilizer Secretariat
 
     
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