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| Table 493A (Pro., Agr., General) | |||||||||||
| Principal Crops (Province) (2004 - 2008) | |||||||||||
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| Province Item | Western | Central | Southern | Northern | Eastern | North | North | Uva | Sabara- | All | |
| Western | Central | gamuwa | Island | ||||||||
| Tea | |||||||||||
| Estimated Production (kt) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 10.6 | 98.3 | 89.1 | - | - | - | - | 29.3 | 80.9 | 308.1 | |
| 2005 | 10.3 | 98.3 | 88.7 | - | - | - | - | 31.8 | 78.6 | 317.2 | |
| 2006 | 18.5 | 94.5 | 90.4 | - | - | - | - | 35.5 | 71.9 | 310.8 | |
| 2007 | 14.5 | 92.4 | 89.1 | - | - | - | - | 39.0 | 69.5 | 305.2 | |
| 2008 (a) | 21.7 | 96.9 | 91.0 | - | - | - | - | 40.1 | 68.7 | 318.0 | |
| No.of Factories operated (b) | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 23 | 224 | 211 | - | - | - | - | 72 | 123 | 653 | |
| 2006 | 20 | 225 | 243 | - | - | - | - | 89 | 112 | 689 | |
| 2007 (c) | 47 | 227 | 219 | - | - | - | - | 88 | 111 | 692 | |
| 2008 (c) | 50 | 233 | 224 | - | - | - | - | 87 | 113 | 707 | |
| Rubber | |||||||||||
| Estimated Production (kt) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 34.1 | 2.8 | 9.5 | - | - | 1.9 | - | 0.9 | 45.5 | 94.7 | |
| 2005 | 37.3 | 2.7 | 8.4 | - | - | 2.1 | - | 1.8 | 52.1 | 104.4 | |
| 2006 | 39.1 | 2.8 | 8.7 | - | - | 2.1 | - | 1.9 | 54.5 | 109.2 | |
| 2007 | 42.1 | 3.0 | 9.4 | - | - | 2.3 | - | 2.0 | 58.7 | 117.6 | |
| 2008(a) | 46.3 | 3.3 | 10.4 | - | - | 2.5 | - | 2.2 | 64.5 | 129.2 | |
| Coconut | |||||||||||
| Estimated Area (kha) | |||||||||||
| 2002 | 61.7 | 19.2 | 47.7 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 179.7 | 20.8 | 13.4 | 31.4 | 417.0 | |
| Estimated Production (Million Nuts) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 483.1 | 113.3 | 295.1 | 85.0 | 60.1 | 1,234.1 | 53.6 | 31.1 | 201.8 | 2,557.0 | |
| 2005 | 409.0 | 126.0 | 322.5 | 69.1 | 76.8 | 1,036.0 | 142.3 | 93.7 | 215.6 | 2,515.0 | |
| 2006 | 515.2 | 114.7 | 376.1 | 69.3 | 84.0 | 1,226.8 | 153.0 | 86.2 | 233.9 | 2,859.2 | |
| 2007 | 489.5 | 117.5 | 349.1 | 71.8 | 86.3 | 1,206.6 | 158.6 | 97.3 | 221.0 | 2,797.7 | |
| 2008(a) | 461.0 | 134.0 | 334.0 | 75.1 | 95.0 | 1,242.0 | 170.0 | 146.0 | 214.0 | 2,871.1 | |
| Average Producer Price (Rs/100nuts) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 993.33 | 958.94 | 1,007.87 | 1,171.98 | 1,046.21 | 1,048.00 | 862.96 | 881.96 | 891.74 | 972.67 | |
| 2005 | 1,198.28 | 1,303.81 | 1,279.08 | 1,339.74 | 1,388.71 | 1,174.63 | 1,105.09 | 687.13 | 1,161.70 | 1,246.64 | |
| 2006 | 1,062.25 | 1,098.06 | 1,142.50 | 2,076.33 | 1,304.46 | 1,020.34 | 1,002.70 | 556.25 | 1,084.36 | 1,198.20 | |
| 2007 | 1,513.27 | 1,438.68 | 1,540.93 | 3,555.83 | 1,598.58 | 1,406.39 | 1,252.58 | 1,478.07 | 1,508.72 | 1,686.63 | |
| 2008(a) | 2,241.75 | 2,101.85 | 2,209.70 | 3,473.51 | 2,390.85 | 2,020.05 | 1,892.11 | 1,988.71 | 2,182.30 | 2,271.24 | |
| Paddy | |||||||||||
| Production (kt) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 95.8 | 140.7 | 258.5 | 159.9 | 786.1 | 174.6 | 628.1 | 195.1 | 189.0 | 2,627.8 | |
| 2005 | 115.4 | 149.6 | 273.5 | 200.7 | 797.5 | 369.3 | 934.1 | 204.2 | 201.8 | 3,246.2 | |
| 2006 | 103.7 | 149.7 | 279.7 | 184.0 | 839.4 | 442.8 | 916.8 | 213.8 | 212.1 | 3,341.9 | |
| 2007 | 93.6 | 148.0 | 313.2 | 146.0 | 649.6 | 424.9 | 998.8 | 256.8 | 200.1 | 3,131.1 | |
| 2008(a) | 133.1 | 193.4 | 362.1 | 139.3 | 830.1 | 587.8 | 1,102.8 | 294.3 | 232.3 | 3,875.2 | |
| Net Extent Harvested (kha) | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 35.1 | 36.3 | 64.4 | 45.4 | 190.8 | 48.2 | 129.0 | 46.1 | 47.7 | 643.0 | |
| 2005 | 40.5 | 40.9 | 71.7 | 57.1 | 202.1 | 111.0 | 193.4 | 50.0 | 52.5 | 819.2 | |
| 2006 | 34.2 | 41.4 | 78.1 | 52.7 | 198.1 | 121.7 | 190.6 | 51.3 | 50.6 | 807.7 | |
| 2007 | 29.6 | 38.7 | 72.0 | 42.2 | 140.0 | 107.0 | 178.5 | 59.4 | 46.6 | 713.9 | |
| 2008(a) | 43.2 | 51.8 | 88.7 | 42.5 | 179.2 | 165.7 | 230.9 | 70.6 | 53.0 | 925.5 | |
| Yield - Kg/ha | |||||||||||
| 2004 | 2,731 | 3,871 | 4,013 | 3,524 | 4,120 | 3,623 | 4,870 | 4,234 | 3,963 | 4,087 | |
| 2005 | 2,850 | 3,660 | 3,816 | 3,516 | 3,945 | 3,327 | 4,829 | 4,085 | 3,844 | 3,963 | |
| 2006 | 3,035 | 3,615 | 4,166 | 3,491 | 4,237 | 3,638 | 4,809 | 4,168 | 4,193 | 4,137 | |
| 2007 | 3,162 | 3,826 | 4,349 | 3,458 | 4,640 | 3,973 | 5,036 | 4,326 | 4,298 | 4,386 | |
| 2008(a) | 3,084 | 3,733 | 4,085 | 3,278 | 4,633 | 3,547 | 4,775 | 4,170 | 4,387 | 4,187 | |
| © 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) | Revised: 2010(y)/02(m)/28(d) | ||||||||||
| Source : | Chief Editor: | ||||||||||
| Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2009 | Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) | ||||||||||
| Key: | The Former Head, Department of Management Studies | ||||||||||
| (a) Provisional | University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||
| (b) Registered | |||||||||||
| (c) Estimates | |||||||||||