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	Table 401 (Pro., Agr., Rice)
	Paddy: Production, Price and Cost etc.(1970-2002)
	pro 401e
		Extent　　　(1,000ha)						Purchases at
	Total				Fertiliser	Average	Guaranteed	Guaranteed
Year	Production	Cultivated	Harvested	New Varieties	Used	Yield	Price	Price
	(1,000 t)				(1,000 t )	(Kg/ha)	(Rｓ/Bushel*)	(1,000 t )
1970	1,616	760	719	536	90	2,644	14.00	546
1971	1,396	726	694	487	91	2,366	14.00	681
1972	1,312	727	639	507	82	2,416	14.00	550
1973	1,312	725	672	520	42	2,298	18.00	478
1974	1,602	825	797	667	118	2,353	33.00	436
1975	1,154	696	598	520	44	2,270	33.00	242
1976	1,253	724	636	559	74	2,315	33.00	269
1977	1,677	828	783	692	81	2,521	33.00	512
1978	1,891	876	840	685	114	2,613	40.00	675
1979	1,917	839	783	648	74	2,750	40.00	541
1980	2,133	845	816	683	145	2,927	50.00	211
1981	2,230	877	837	839	165	3,014	57.50	99
1982	2,156	845	747	763	141	3,260	57.50	84
1983	2,484	824	778	861	160	3,606	62.50	324
1984	2,420	990	886	989	171	3,076	62.50	169
1985	2,661	882	865	882	153	3,465	70.00	101
1986	2,588	895	835	859	197	3,500	70.00	154
1987	2,128	781	679	796	151	3,564	70.00	64
1988	2,477	868	816	843	204	3,413	80.00	105
1989	2,063	727	690	707	156	3,374	80.00	5
1990	2,538	857	828	689	144	3,453	110.00	31
1991	2,389	817	791	744	179	3,398	136.00	44
1992	2,340	803	766	627	208	3,428	136.00	7
1993	2,570	835	820	776	248	3,511	155.00	46
1994	2,684	930	897	777	270	3,363	155.00	120
1995	2,810	915	890	888	257	3,535	155.00	280
1996	2,061	749	660	734	237	3,513	155.00	1
1997	2,239	730	690	662	245	3,619	155.00	n.a.
1998	2,692	848	829	790	352	3,634	155.00	n.a.
1999	2,857	896	874	872	321	3,672	155.00	n.a.
2000	2,860	878	832	862	262	3,856	155.00	n.a.
2001	2,695	798	765	n.a	279	3,954	155.00	n.a.
2002	2,859	852	820	n.a	349	3,895	155.00	n.a.
© ２００7， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Compiled from Annual Report (various volumes), Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Key:
＊；1 bushel = 36 liters
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