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Table  444(Pro., Agr., Planta.)
Coconut: Production, Price and Cost etc.(1970-2002)
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  Total Fertiliser Cost of Average Price (R/Nut) Production by Types (Nuts Mn) Exports Domestic Nut
Production Used Production Colombo Export (f.o.b) Desiccated Oil Copra Fresh Nuts Consumption
  (Nuts Mn.) (1000t) (R/Nut)           (Nuts Mn) (Nuts Mn)
1970 2,510 65 0.08 0.10 0.27 373 829 76 n.a. 1,126
1971 2,610 59 0.08 0.12 0.27 374 1,008 86 n.a. 1,142
1972 2,963 49 0.08 0.14 0.21 333 1,032 217 n.a. 1,165
1973 1,935 39 0.10 0.25 0.34 258 488 14 n.a. 1,178
1974 2,031 40 0.10 0.56 0.86 292 520 2 n.a. 1,196
1975 2,398 41 0.11 0.32 0.46 354 960 7 n.a. 1,216
1976 2,330 31 0.16 0.45 0.47 313 800 6 n.a. 1,236
1977 1,821 29 0.21 0.92 1.47 206 393 1 n.a. 1,256
1978 2,207 43 0.33 0.85 1.85 283 641 5 n.a. 1,278
1979 2,393 50 0.37 1.00 2.40 272 803 5 n.a. 1,303
1980 2,026 56 0.40 1.48 3.13 217 500 1 n.a. 1,326
1981 2,258 38 0.55 1.80 2.45 276 605 10 2 1,350
1982 2,521 30 0.57 1.60 3.32 286 820 19 9 1,367
1983 2,312 36 0.60 2.25 3.65 295 663 18 6 1,373
1984 1,942 50 0.63 2.41 4.75 221 295 12 4 1,404
1985 2,958 41 0.64 2.67 2.55 362 1,038 37 10 1,425
1986 3,039 32 0.66 2.94 1.46 428 1,146 48 18 1,451
1987 2,291 42 0.73 3.20 2.64 350 573 44 16 1,368
1988 1,936 42 0.81 3.46 4.00 155 276 29 12 1,449
1989 2,484 39 0.85 3.72 3.36 319 597 41 16 1,477
1990 2,532 28 1.11 3.98 3.63 376 598 36 22 1,530
1991 2,184 29 1.70 4.25 4.82 335 260 38 24 1,552
1992 2,296 34 1.97 4.51 6.47 365 242 29 25 1,635
1993 2,164 35 2.03 4.77 6.31 269 176 24 22 1,668
1994 2,622 31 1.84 5.03 5.67 380 480 32 25 1,687
1995 2,755 34 2.02 5.29 6.08 465 516 50 27 1,716
1996 2,561 39 2.18 5.56 9.42 425 328 39 17 1,720
1997 2,631 34 2.26 5.82 9.63 524 289 42 18 1,744
1998 2,552 36 2.40 6.08 8.31 361 334 44 17 1,779
1999 2,828 39 2.75 6.34 9.95 544 308 64 23 1,799
2000 3,096 34 3.27 - 7.35 712 391 84 29 1,849
2001 2,769 30 3.65 - 7.05 408 566 81 28 1,786
2002 2,392 37 3.85 - 12.06 246 265 71 22 1,810
© 2007 KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source:
Compiled from Annual Report (various volumes), Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Revised:  2007(y)/03(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka