Table1 14

Statistical Information on Plantation Crops
2018
Ministry of Plantation Industries & Export Agriculture,

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February 2020
CONTENT
Index V-XII
Charts, Maps, Overviews XIII-XIV Abbreviations
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Weights & Measures Conversion Table XVI
Exchange Rates Conversion Table XVII
1. TEA SECTOR
(Area, Production, Price, Export & World Scenario)
Table Page
1.1 Key Indicators: Tea 01
Review: Key Indicators of Tea 02
Tea Area
1.2 Extent under Tea by status of cultivation - 2013/14 04
1.3 Tea Extent by ownership 2007 – 2018 05
1.4 Increasing Tea Smallholdings & Extent – by district 06
1.5 Tea Smallholdings & Extent by District- 2005 07
Review: Tea Smallholdings & Extent by District 08
1.6 Rainfall and sunshine information 09
Review: Monthly average rainfall and sunshine 10
1.7 Rainfall figures in TRI stations 11
1.8(i) Fertilizer: Annual usage for Tea Sector 12
1.8(ii) Fertilizer: Annual use of products for Tea Sector in 2018 13
1.9 Area Replanted & New Planted Tea 14
1.10 Tea Growing Incentives for Small Holding Sector 15
Review: Area Replanted & New Planted for tea and 16
Incentives for tea small holdings
Tea Production
1.11 Made Tea Production by Category, 2010-2018 18
1.12 Monthly Tea Production under Different Categories-2018 19
Review: Monthly Tea Production by category wise 20
Table P
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1.13 Tea Production by Elevation ### g
1.14 (i) Geographical Distribution – High Elevation Tea
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( Geographical Distribution – Medium Elevation ###Tea
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(iii) Geographical Distribution – Low Elevation Tea 25
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Review: Geographical Distribution of High,
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Medium & Low Elevation Tea Production 26
1.15 Tea Production by Different Type 27
1.16 Made Tea Production by Sector 28
1.17 Monthly Tea Production by Leaf Ownership – 2018 29
Review: Monthly Tea Production by Leaf Ownership 30
1.18 Made Tea Production by Type of Manufacturer 31
1.19 Tea Production, Export & Local Consumption 32
1.20 Cost of Production of made Tea 34
Tea Prices
1.21 Green Leaf Price to Small Holders – 2018 36
1.22 Average Colombo Auction Prices by Elevation 37
1.23 Average Tea Prices & Quantity Sold at Colombo
Auction – 2018 39
1.24 Monthly average Auction Prices by Manufacturer – 2018 40
Review: Monthly average Auction Prices by 41
Manufacturer - 2018
1.25 Monthly tea Auction Prices at Main Auction Centers 42
1.26 Average FOB Tea Prices by Category 43
Tea Exports
1.27 Quantity & Value of Tea Exports by Category 46
1.28 Monthly Export Quantity & Value by Category – 2018 47
Review: Export Quantity & Value of Tea by Category 48
1.29 Sri Lanka Tea Exports by Destination, 2007-2018 50
Review: Sri Lanka Tea Exports by Destination 52
1.30 Tea Imports & Value Added Re Exports 53
Review: Tea Imports & Value Added Re Exports 54
1.31 Tea Imports for Re export – Country wise 55
1.32 Cess Collection from Tea Exports, 2007-2018 5
Table 6
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World Tea Scenario a
1.33 World Tea Planted Area 58 g
Review: World Extent of Tea Planting 59 e
1.34 Country wise World Tea Production 60
1.35 World Tea Production by Type of Manufacture 61
Review: World Tea Production 62
1.36 World Main Tea Exporters by Destination – 2018 63
1.37 World Tea exports and value of exports 64
Review: World Tea Export Earning 65
1.38 World Tea consumption in selected countries 66
Review: World Tea consumption 67
2. RUBBER SECTOR
2.1 Key Indicators: Rubber 72
Review: Key Indicators of Rubber 73
Rubber Area
2.2 Rubber Area by Ownership 2007 – 2018 76
2.3 Rubber Holdings & Extent by District-2013/14 77
2.4 Rubber Holdings & Extent by District- 2010 78
Review: Rubber Lands by District, 2010 & 2013/14 Censuses 79
2.5 Small Holding Extent by Size Class – 2010 80
2.6 Small Holding Extent by Size Class and by District – 2010 81
2.7 Smallholding Area of Immature and Mature – 2010 82
2.8 Estate Sector Area of Immature and Mature – 2010 83
Review: Immature & Mature Rubber Extent by District 84
2.9 Clonal Composition of Small Holding Extent- 2010 85
2.10 Smallholdings & Extent under Different Clones 86
by District – 2010
2.11 Estate Sector Extent by Different Clones by district – 2010 87
Review: Clonal Composition by District & Sector
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2.12 Expected rainfall in rubber growing areas ###
Table P
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2.13 Expected rainfall in areas where rubber is recently introduced
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2.14 Monthly distribution of rainfall in rubber growing areas
### - 2018
2.15(i) Fertilizer: Annual use of products and nutrients for ###
Rubber
2004-2014
2.15(ii) Fertilizer: Annual use of products for Rubber Sector,###
2015-2018
2.16 Rubber Area Re Planted & New Planted ###

Review: Rubber area Re Planted & New Planted ###
2.17 Plants Issuance & Target of RDD Nurseries ###
2.18 Plants Issued from Rubber Nurseries ###
Review: Plants Issuance of RDD Nurseries and Private
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Nurseries
2.19 Planting Incentives Paid to Small Holders 100
Rubber Production
2.20 Comparison of Production, Export & Consumption 102
Review: Rubber Production, Export & Consumption 104
2.21 Production by Different Type 2007-2018 105
2.22 Monthly Production by Type – 2018 106
Review: Raw Rubber Production by different types 108
2.23 Rubber Production by Type of Management 109
2.24 Cost of Production – Smallholding Sector 110
2.25 Cost of Production – Estate Sector 111
Review: Rubber Cost of Production - Smallholding & Estates 112
Rubber Prices
2.26 Colombo Auction Price by Type 114
2.27 Monthly Rubber Auction Prices – 2018 116
2.28 FOB prices on monthly Raw Rubber Exports – 2018 117
Review: Auction Prices & FOB Prices on Raw Rubber 118
Rubber Exports/Imports
2.29 Raw Rubber Export Quantity & Value 120
2.30 Monthly Export Quantity and Value – 2018 121
Review: Raw Rubber Export Earnings 123

2.31 Raw Rubber Exports by HS Code – 2018 124
Table Page
2.32 Raw Rubber Exports by Destination 125
Review: Raw Rubber Exports by Type & Destination 126
2.33 Rubber Imports by Type, 2007 – 2018 127
2.34 Raw Rubber Imports by HS Code – 2018 128
Review: Imports of Raw Rubber 129
2.35 Rubber Finished Products Import by HS Code – 2018 130
Review: Rubber Finished Product Import 131
2.36 Export Income from Product Categories 132
2.37 Rubber Finished Products Export by HS Code – 2018 134
Review: Rubber Finished Products Export 135
2.38 Monthly Cess Collection on Rubber 136
Review: Monthly Rubber Cess Collection 137
World Rubber Scenario

2.39 Extent of World Rubber Plantation 140
2.40 World Rubber Production 141
2.41 Key Rubber Indicators of ANRPC Countries – 2018 142
Review: World Rubber Extent & Production 143
3. COCONUT SECTOR
3.1 Key indicators – Coconut 148
Review: Key Indicators of Coconut 149
3.2 Estimated Extent of Coconut Smallholding &
Estates by District 152

Review: Total Coconut Land area by District 2014 153
No of Holdings and estimated extent of King Coconut by District 154
3.3
3.4(i) Issuance of Fertilizer and Seedlings 155

3.4(ii) Fertilizer: Annual use of products for Coconut Sector 156
3.5 Rainfall in Coconut triangle 157
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3.6 Average Yield 158
Review: Coconut Average Yield 159
Table Page
3.7 (i) Coconut Growing Incentives, 2003 -2009 160

3.7 (ii)(a)Distribution of plants by various programmes, 2012-2018 161
3.7(ii)(b)No. of Plants Distributed by District, 2016-2018 162
3.7(ii)(c)Distribution of inputs and seedlings under subsidy 163
3.7 (iii) Subsidy Payments, 2012 -2018 163
3.8 (i) Estimated Extent Planted under Table No: 3.7(ii) 164
3.8(ii) Total Re/New & under Planted Extent of Coconut 164
3.9 Coconut Conversion Table 166
3.10 Coconut Production and Domestic Consumption 167
3.11 Mid Year Population and Domestic Consumption 169
3.12 Production of DC, Copra, Coconut oil, Virgin Coconut
Oil and Poonac 170
3.13 Cost of Production in Estate Sector 171
3.14 (i) Wholesale Prices of Fresh Nuts & Coconut Oil 174
3.14 (ii) Monthly Average Local Market Prices of DC, Coconut Oil, Poonac & Fresh Nuts
175
3.15 Quantities offered and Prices of Copra at CDA Auction
2012 -2018 176
3.16 Local Market Prices of Coir Fiber - 2017, 2018 177
3.17 Export Value of Different Products in (Rs Mn) 180
3.18 Export Value of Different Products in USD (’000) 181
3.19 Export of Coconut Products by Different type – 2017, 2018 182
Review: Export of Coconut by Different type 184
3.20 Export Quantity and Values by Category 185
3.21 Export of Shell Products – 2017, 2018 186
3.22 Monthly Export Quantity and Value by Category in 2018 187
3.23(i) & (ii) Imports of Fats Oil by Sri Lanka 188
Review: Imports of Oils and Fats to Sri Lanka 190
3.24 Vegetable Oils & Fats Imports by Sri Lanka 2018 191
3.25 Top 20 Importers of Sri Lankan Desiccated Coconut 192
3.26 Coir Fibre Exports, 2007 -2018 193
3.27 Monthly Export of Coir Fibre Pith - 2018 194
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3.28 Distribution of World Coconut Planted Area 198
3.29 Country Wise world Coconut Production 199
Table Page
3.30 World Exports of Desicated Coconut 200
3.31 World Export of Coir and Coir Products 201
3.32 World Export of Shell Charcoal & Achieved Carbon
by Selected Countries 202
3.33 Volume and of Exports of Tea, Rubber and Coconut 203
4. SUGAR SECTOR
(Area, Production, Price, Import)
4.1 Key Indicators: Sugar 207
4.2 Sugarcane; Extent by District
2013/2014 Economic Census 208
4.3 Annual Sugar Production 209
4.4 Cost of Sugar Production 211
4.5 Movement of Sugar Import 212
4.6 Sugar Consumption 213
4.7 Annual Average Sugar Prices 214
5. CASHEW SECTOR
(Area, Production, Export, Import)
5.1 Extent of Cashew Cultivation by District 217
5.2 Extent & Bearing Extent of Cashew 218
5.3 Cashew Production & Yield, 2006-2018 219
5.4 Cashew Kernel Production & Consumption 221
5.5 Quantity & Value of Cashew Exports 222
5.6 Quantity & Value of Imports 223
6. ESTATE SECTOR
(RPCC & State Plantations)
Extent & Employment
6.1 Status of RPCC & State Plantations - 2017, 2018 227

6.2 Land Utilization of RPCC & State Plantations, 2006 – 2018 228
Table Page
6.3 Staff, Labour Force & Wage for RPCC, State Plantations 229
Review: Extent & Labour Force in Estate Sector 230
6.4 Extent Cultivate in RPCC & State Plantations 231
6.5 Extent in Bearing in RPCC & State Plantations 232
Review: Extent Cultivate & Bearing in Estate Sector 233
6.6 Area Tea/Rubber Replanted & New Planted 234
Tea Extent & Production

6.7 Tea Extent in Estate Sector – 2018 235
6.8 Tea Production in Estate Sector – 2018 236
6.9 Tea Extent, Production & Yield in Estates, 2006 – 2018 238
Review: Tea Extent, Production & Productivity 239
Rubber Extent & Production

6.10 Rubber Extent in Estate Sector – 2018 240
6.11 Rubber Production in Estate Sector – 2018 241
6.12 Rubber Extent, Production & Yield in Estates, 2006 – 2018 243
Review: Rubber Extent, Production & Productivity 244
Coconut Extent & Production

6.13 Coconut Extent & Production in Estate Sector – 2018 245
6.14 Coconut Production & Yield in Estate Sector, 2006 – 2018 246
Review: Coconut Production in Estate Sector 247
Oil Palm Extent & Production

6.15 Oil Palm Extent & Production in Estates Sector 248
6.16 Oil Palm Industry 250
Review: Oil Palm Extent & Production in Estate Sector 251
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6.17 Forestry Extent in Estate Sector – 2018 252
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CHARTS
Chart 1 Average rainfall and sunshine – 2018 09
Chart 2 Tea – Total Production, 2007-2018 21

Chart 3 Tea – Yield, 2007-2018 33
Chart 4 Tea Colombo Auction Average Prices, 2007-2018 38
Chart 5 Tea Export income by Category-2018 49
Chart 6 Rainfall distribution on rubber growing areas 92
Chart 7 Rubber Total Production 103
Chart 8 Rubber Production by Different Types - 2018 107
Chart 9 Colombo Auction Average Prices RSS – 1 115
Chart 10 Rubber Export Values by Different Types - 2018 122
Chart 11 Coconut – Total Production 168
Chart 12 Annual Sugar Production 210
Chart 13 Sugar Imports, 2006 - 2018 212
Chart 14 Cashews – Production and Yield 2006 - 2018 220
Chart 15 Tea Production in Estate Sector -2018 237
Chart 16 Rubber Production in Estate Sector - 2018 242
Chart 17 Fresh fruit Production in Oil Palm Sector -2018 249
MAPS
Map 1 Extent of Tea Plantation by District XXI

Map 2 Extent of Rubber Plantation by District 71
Map 3 Extent of Coconut Plantation by District 147
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OVERVIEWS
Overview 1 Tea Area 03
Overview 2 Tea Production 18
Overview 3 Tea Prices 35
Overview 4 Tea Exports 45
Overview 5 Tea World 57
Overview 6 Rubber Area 75
Overview 7 Rubber Supply (Production) 101
Overview 8 Rubber Prices 113
Overview 9 Rubber Export & Import 119
Overview 10 Rubber World 139
Overview 11 Coconut Area 151
Overview 12 Coconut Production 165
Overview 13 Coconut Prices 173
Overview 14 Coconut Exports & Imports 179
Overview 15 Coconut World 197
ABBREVIATIONS
ANRPC Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries APCC Asian and
Pacific Coconut Community
CDA Coconut Development Authority CIF Value Cost, Insurance and Freight
Value COP Cost of Production
CRI Coconut Research Institute
CTC Cut Tear & Curl; A Tea Manufacturing Method DC Desiccated
Coconut
DCS Department of Census & Statistics
DRC Dry Rubber Content
FOB Free on Board; Fob Price to calculate Export Value GDP Gross
Domestic Product
Ha Hectares
HS Code Harmonized System code
IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IRSG International
Rubber Study Group
ITC International Tea Committee
JEDB Janatha Estate Development Board
KTFL Kalubovitiyana Tea Factory Ltd
Kg/ha Kilogram per hectare
Mn kg Million Kilogram
MT Metric Tons
NFS National Fertilizer Secretariat
NR Natural Rubber
RDD Rubber Development Department
RPCs Regional Plantation Companies
RSS Ribbed Smoked Sheet
Rs Sri Lankan Rupees
RTD Ready To Drink
SDR Special Drawing Rights
SLSPC Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation SLTB Sri Lanka Tea Board
SPEnDP Small Holder Plantations Entrepreneurship Development Project
TIEP Temporary Import for Export Purpose
TRI Tea Research Institute
TSF Tea Shakthi Fund
TSHDA Tea Small Holdings Development Authority TSHFL Tea Small
Holdings Factory Limited
TSR Technically Specified Rubber; A method of Raw Rubber Processing
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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES CONVERSION TABLE
Imperial to Metric Metric to Imperial
1Inch = 2.540 Centimeters 1 Centimetre = 0.3937 Inches
1 Feet = 0.3048 Meters 1Metre = 3.281 Feet
1Yard = 0.9144 Meters 1 Metre = 1.094 Yards
1 Mile = 1.609 Kilometers 1Kilometre = 0.62137 miles
1Acre = 0.4047 hectares 1Hectare = 2.471 Acres
1Pound = 453.6 Grams 1 Gram = 0.002205 Pounds
1 Ounce =28.35 Grams 1 Gram = 0.03527 Ounces
1 Pound = 0.4536 Killograms 1 Killogram = 2.205 Pounds
1 Lb/Acre =1.121 Kgs/Ha 1 Kg/Ha = 0.892 Lb/ Acre
1 Long Ton Mile =1.635 Mt Kms 1 Mt Km = 0.612 Long Ton Mile
1 Pint = 0.75 Litres 1 Litre = 1.76 pints
1 Imperial Gallon = 4.55 Liters 1Litre = 0.219 Imperial Gallons
EXCHANGE RATE
1 US DOLLAR = Sri Lankan Rupees
Year/Month Annual Year End Monthly Average
Average - 2018
2005 100.50 102.12
2006 103.96 107.71
2007 110.62 108.72
2008 108.33 113.14
2009 114.94 114.38
2010 113.06 110.95
2011 110.57 113.90
2012 127.60 128.35
2013 129.11 130.83
2014 130.56 131.02
2015 135.94 143.45
2016 145.60 148.88
2017 152.46 153.15
2018 162.54 180.10
January 153.80
February 154.86
March 155.73
April 156.14
May 157.90
June 159.07
July 159.34
August 160.35
September 164.42
October 171.22
November 176.85
December 180.10
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Tea Sector
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Distribution of Tea Extent by District - 2014
Table No.1.1
KEY INDICATORS: TEA
Item Unit 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
1.Production Mn Kg 340.0 338.0 328.8 292.57 307.72
1.1 High grown ” 75.8 78.9 75.4 64.42 64.64
1.2 Medium grown ” 56.1 49.2 51.0 44.51 45.65
1.3 Low grown ” 208.1 209.9 202.4 183.64 197.42
2.Extent
Total Extent ‘000 Ha 202.4 203.1 202.8 202.0** 201.1**
Extent in Bearing ‘000 Ha 193.5 194.6 194.2 193.0** 192.1**
3.Yeild Kg/Ha 1,757.2 1,736.5 1,692.6 1,516.2 1,602.2
4.Replanting Ha 1,748.0 1,293.0 1,226.0 1,060.0 944.0
5.New Planting Ha 267.0 410.0 495.0 115.0 225.0
6.Prices
6.1 Colombo Auction Rs/Kg 444.42 461.86 402.14 468.62 617.91
6.2 Export f.o.b* ” 623.91 649.52 593.11 639.88 807.44
7.Cost of Production Rs/Kg 422.67 475.11 458.84 466.98 475.29
8.Exports* Mn Kg 319.70 327.34 306.94 288.78 288.98
9.Export Earnings* Rs Mn 199,440 212,588 182,046 184,778 233,338
US$ Mn 1,544.7 1,628.28 1,339.18 1,269.07 1,530.51
Source: Sri Lanka Tea Board
Tea Small Holdings Development Authority Department of Census & Statistics
* Including re – exports
**Provisional
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Key Indicators of Tea
(Table No 1.1)
The national tea production was 303.94 Mn Kg in 2018. Compared to previous year
the production has decreased by 3.78 Mn Kg. The High, and Medium grown have
increased by 0.5%, 3.2% but the Low Grown has decresed by 2.8% respectively in
2018. The Low Grown production has
contributed the major share for the national production.
Replanting and new planting were increased by 338 ha and 228.68 ha respectively,
compared to the year 2017. Besides that there was a slight increase in the total extent
and slight decrease in the extent in bearing in 2018 against the previous year. The
average yield per hectare indicated a 0.5%
decrease in the current year.
While the Colombo auction price (average) recorded a decrease upto Rs

580.71 per kg, the export FOB recorded 1.6% increase compared to the
previous year (2017). The cost of production remain almost the same level with very
slight increase of 2% compared to 2017.
In 2018, export earnings was reported a decrease of 0.7% in rupee terms of

which absolute figures were Rs 1,588 Mn. The total export quantity has very slightly
decreased by 6.62 mn kg compared to the previous year.
2018
303.94
64.97
47.13
191.84
200.0
1,90.6**
1,594.4
1,282.0
453.68
580.71
820.75
483.79
282.36
231,750
1,425.80
TEA AREA
Overview - 2018
Extent in Hectares
Smallholdings Estates Total
2005 118,274 95,288 213,562
2018 122,448 77,553 200,001
Mature* 116,671 73,963 190,634
Immature* 5,777 3,590 9,367
*Estimated
Holdings of Tea
No. of smallholdings - 397,223 (2005)
Average holding size - < ½ ha – 51% of extent
- > 5 ha – 16% of extent
No. of estates - 293 in RPCs & 35 in States
Size of holding - Mostly 20 ha & above
Tea Growing Districts - 14

Highest extent - Nuwara Eliya
Lowest extent - Kurunegala
Replanting Extent & Rate to Cultivated Area:

Past 5year average - 1,161 ha (0.6%) - 1,284 ha (0.6%) National Rate Prevailed
for - Smallholdings - 1,027ha (0.8%)
- Estates - 257 ha (0.3%)
Replanting Incentives:
Subsidies to smallholders (2018) - Rs.423 Mn
Plants infilled 5 year average - 461,997
Table No.1.2
EXTENT UNDER TEA BY STATUS OF CULTIVATION – 2013/14
Acres
Smallholding & Estate(both) Sectors
Disrtict Abandoned Land Prepared Total

Extent for the Extent of
VP Seedling Nursery
Cultivation Tea
Colombo 1,568 74 36 53 22 1,753

Gampaha 544 41 117 26 66 794
Kalutara 29,734 426 311 1,588 100 32,159
Kandy 37,609 15,054 10,787 17,429 179 81,058
Matale 5,708 3,060 1,273 3,697 35 13,773
Nuwara Eliya 78,132 38,411 10,142 8,711 1,246 136,643
Galle 65,135 440 2,431 3,338 187 71,531
Matara 55,106 2,442 1,825 4,943 589 64,905
Hambantota 1,492 125 13 72 11 1,714
Kurunegala 294 69 141 64 30 598
Badulla 30,853 32,964 12,367 18,951 911 96,046
Monaragala 551 478 453 390 10 1,882
Ratnapura 94,230 6,428 4,321 8,491 380 113,849
Kegalle 26,571 948 943 1,658 105 30,225
Total 427,527 100,958 45,160 69,412 3,873 646,930
Source: Department of Census and Statistics – Economic Census - 2013/14

TEA EXTENT BY Table No.1.3
OWNERSHIP Ha
Year Estate Sector Small Holding Total

Sector
2007 90,752 119,492 210,244
2008 92,108 119,768 211,876
2009 88,624 120,009 208,633
2010 84,119 120,500 204,619
2011 85,440 120,664 206,104
2012 82,065 120,955 203,020
2013 81,141 121,267 202,408
2014 81,684 121,429 203,113
2015 81,099 121,740 202,839
2016* 80,055 121,967 202,022
2017* 78,968 122,169 201,137
2018* 77,553 122,448 200,001
Source: Tea Small Holdings Development Authority Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs)
State Plantations
*Provisional
In terms of the definition of Smallholding sector, tea land consists of below 4 ha
or 10 acres is come under the purview of the Tea Small Holding Authority while
the Tea Commissioner in Sri Lanka Tea Board
manages the smallholding sector in the range of 4 ha to 20 ha.
Since 2007 a gradual decrease of total tea extent was recorded upto 2018. The
decline was approximately 4.9% between 2007 & 2018 while
total extent declined by 0.6% in 2018 compared to 2017.
Estate sector tea extent ownership has sharply declined since 2007 onwards
due to various factors. This has declined of an average rate of 1,020 ha per
annum throughout. In 2018, extent of Estate Sector has
increased by 1,415 ha.
Table No.1.4
INCREASING TEA SMALLHOLDINGS & EXTENT BY DISTRICT
District 1983 Census 1994 Census 2005 Census

No of Extent No of Extent No of Extent
Holdings (Ha) Holdings (Ha) Holdings (Ha)
Colombo - - 13 14 491 236
Gampaha - - - - 9 2
Kalutara 1,843 881 8,494 2,566 38,263 7,587
Kandy 40,388 19,269 14,198 9,733 30,747 12,486
Matale 1,631 1,694 705 1,305 1,408 1,190
Nuwaraeliya 13,763 6,559 10,892 7,053 17,547 5,971
Galle 36,479 13,603 56,547 17,855 90,524 25,325
Matara 27,964 13,342 44,051 16,886 67,613 22,971
Hambantota 609 207 1,186 306 2,533 492
Kurunegala 224 124 135 42 151 99
Badulla 13,171 7,030 15,287 6,899 29,679 7,863
Monaragala - - 77 25 637 67
Ratnapura 17,713 9,818 49,161 17,789 97,984 28,232
Kegalle 6,080 3,242 5,906 2,446 19,637 5,753
Total 159,865 75,769 206,652 82,919 397,223 118,274
Source: Tea Smallholdings Development Authority
Table No.1.5
TEA SMALL HOLDINGS & EXTENT BY DISTRICT - 2005
Different Class Size of hectare
District <1/2 ha 1/2- < 1 ha 1 - < 2 ha 2 - < 5 ha >5 ha Total
Holding Ex.Ha Holding Ex.Ha Holding Ex.Ha Holding Ex.Ha Holding Ex.Ha Holding
Colombo 423 75 35 25 22 27 8 25 3 94 491
Gampaha 9 2 - - - - - - - - 9
Kalutara 35,793 5,441 1,927 1,268 396 497 112 312 35 305 38,263
Kandy 25,457 5,329 3,345 2,258 1,094 1,407 559 1,599 292 5,465 30,747
Matale 1,011 229 166 121 81 106 78 231 72 985 1,408
Nuwaraeliya 15,270 2,936 1,663 1,082 302 387 177 536 135 2,264 17,547
Galle 79,432 15,361 8,296 5,640 1,840 2,372 743 2,121 213 1,933 90,524
Matara 58,470 12,140 6,835 4,647 1,296 1,654 720 2,116 292 4,860 67,613
Hambantota 2,373 426 141 91 14 17 5 12 - - 2,533
Kurunegala 111 30 23 15 8 10 5 15 4 110 151
Badulla 26,989 4,953 1,747 1,191 574 737 267 737 102 1,402 29,679
Monaragala 551 122 72 53 11 14 3 10 - - 637
Ratnapura 87,070 17,674 7,910 5,317 1,880 2,419 875 2,539 249 2,492 97,984
Kegalle 17,333 3,264 1,680 1,142 400 508 163 479 61 700 19,637
Total 350,292 67,982 33,840 22,850 7,918 10,155 3,715 10,732 1,458 20,610 397,223
% 88.2 51.4 8.5 17.3 2.0 7.7 0.9 8.1 0.4 15.6 100
Source: Tea Small Holdings Development Authority – Small Holder Tea Census -2005
Tea Small Holdings & Extent by District
(Table No. 1.4 & 1.5)
Three censuses conducted on smallholdings sector in terms of the tea extent had shown
significant improvement. The cumulative figure of holdings and extent were rapidly
increased during the 10 year period of 1994 to 2005, compared to the period of 1983
to 1994. The main contributory factor was commitment provided for the smallholders
through government subsidy program and the extension work. Smallholdings
extent has increased significant amount in the districts such as Ratnapura, Matara,
Galle & Kalutara. During the past 20 year period, the total extent had declined in the
Kandy, Matale & Nuwara Eliya districts due to various factors.
As shown in table 1.5, the total extent of 132,329 ha in the year 2005 includes the
abandoned/ neglected tea extent of smallholding over and above 118,274 ha of
maintained tea lands. Subject to such an over stated extent 51% of extent was of
the size of < ½ ha holdings. Some 84% of smallholdings are of extent below
the size class of 5 ha. As smallholder tea lands were expanded in recent past since
1990s in Kalutara & Kegalle districts the abandoned tea lands were minimum in these
districts in relation
to other districts according to the census of 2005.
Total
Ex.Ha
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16,058
1,672
7,205
27,427
25,417
546
180
9,020
199
30,441
6,093
132,329
100
Table No.1.6
MONTHLY AVERAGE RAINFALL AND SUNSHINE HOURS PER DAY IN 2018 -
THALAWAKELE
Average Tea Production

Month Rainfall (mm) sunshine (Mn kg)
hrs/day
January 35.0 6.6 24.54
February 166.9 6.8 21.18
March 192.2 5.9 28.61
April 365.5 5.8 28.02
May 482.3 3.3 32.54
June 274.9 3.9 23.27
July 137.0 4.5 23.92
August 197.4 4.3 21.56
September 241.9 5.4 19.39
October 437.4 3.9 29.71
November 343.3 4.8 24.89
December 141.2 4.9 26.31
Source: Tea Research Institute
Chart 1
Average Rainfall and Sunshine Hours per Day During 2018
(Thalawakele)
Monthly Average Rainfall and Sunshine in 2018

(Table No. 1.6)
Tea production mainly depends on weather and specially, intensity of the rain (210mm) and
favorable sunshine hours per day (5hrs/day) act as catalyst shoot formation. On the
other hand, timely fertilizer application, pruning, and plucking boost the yield compared to
lesser care of field practices. In 2018, the tea production was 303.9 mn kg while the
average tea production per month was 25.3 mn kg. Generally, the peak tea production
starts at March
and extends up to May in Sri Lanka.
Based on that situation in February 2018 production started with 21.18 mn kg. Tea
production was gradually increased from February to May and declined from July to
September. The highest production of the year was
32.54 mn kg in May while lowest recorded as 19.39 mn kg in September.
Table No.1.7
MONTHLY RAINFALL FIGURES IN TRI STATIONS IN 2018
(Unit: mm)
Thala- Ratna- Kottawa

Month wakele pura Kandy (Galle) Deniyaya Passara
January 31.7 45.8 22.0 9.4 39.8 61.5

February 141.2 165.2 40.9 332.1 240.3 81.6
March 112.4 213.1 38.4 250.4 297.3 241.3
April 226.7 436.4 276.0 321.1 705.9 226.9
May 343.1 634.4 505.5 469.4 565.9 380.8
June 256.7 484.5 199.5 223.3 437.1 48.4
July 272.1 188.1 77.5 118.3 77.5 88.6
August 444.9 203.2 187.4 97.7 181.7 69.5
September 172.4 326.8 205.5 204.7 246.9 295
October 334.2 433.4 489.5 487 451.6 428.5
November 161.6 540.6 273.1 251.8 453.1 379.8
December 45.7 180.4 194.4 172.1 157.0 97.4
Source: Tea Research Institute
Table No.1.8(i)
FERTILIZER: ANNUAL USE OF PRODUCTS AND NUTRIENTS FOR TEA 2004-2014
Mn kg
Year Products Nutrients
SA Urea TSP IRP ERP MOP Kiez NPK Dol Other Total N P K
2004 43.8 70.6 0.600 1.70 21.4 32.80 3.8 0 1.8 2.00 178.5 41.70 6.700 19.70
2005 37.0 75.7 0.060 0.80 21.8 34.50 3.4 0 2.0 2.50 177.8 42.60 6.300 20.80
2006 49.9 56.3 0 0 20.3 28.80 3.2 0.01 2.0 4.20 164.7 36.40 20.600 17.40
2007 41.5 57.8 0.140 0.80 18.9 28.80 2.9 0 2.0 4.20 157.0 35.40 19.200 17.40
2008 18.0 65.0 0.010 0.30 16.4 25.00 2.1 0 1.8 3.20 131.8 33.70 4.700 15.10
2009 10.3 112.5 1.160 0.70 23.2 34.40 1.7 0 1.0 2.80 187.8 53.90 7.300 20.60
2010 26.3 95.3 0.019 0.48 23.9 36.70 2.9 0 2.6 4.90 193.1 49.20 6.835 22.02
2011 25.1 91.0 0.018 0.46 22.9 35.03 2.8 0 2.6 4.70 184.6 47.03 6.549 21.00
2012 28.9 105.1 0.100 0.50 25.6 40.40 3.2 0 3.0 5.50 212.3 54.25 7.354 24.24
2013 27.7 100.4 0.250 0.90 24.8 36.90 4.1 0 2.1 6.55 203.7 51.88 7.311 22.14
2014 42.3 79.5 0.335 n.a 34.3 39.34 9.2 n.a n.a n.a 205.0
(1)
24.36 13.889 23.60
Source: National Fertilizer Secretariat (1) Total of SA, Urea, TSP, ERP, MOP & Kiez
n.a – data not available
SA = Sulphate of Ammonia MOP = Murate of Photash N = Nitrogen
TSP = Triple Superphosphate KIEZ= Kiezarite P =
IRP = Imported Rock Phosphate NPK = Nitrogen, Phosphrous, Potasium Phosphrous
K = Potasium
ERP = Eppawala Rock Phosphate DOL = Dolamaite Mg=
Magnesium
Mn kg
Nutrients
Mg Total
1.300 69.4
1.200 70.9
1.000 75.4
0.800 72.8
0.500 54.0
0.500 82.3
1.164 79.2
1.140 75.7
1.308 87.2
1.362 82.7
2.200 64.0
N = Nitrogen
P =
Phosphrous
K = Potasium
Mg=
Magnesium
Table No.1.8 (ii)
FERTILIZER: ANNUAL USE OF PRODUCTS FOR TEA SECTOR IN 2015-18
Fertilizer Quantity(Mt)
2015 2016 2017 2018
Urea Straight 5,940.41 8,041.13 7,470.34 4,623.00
Mixture 84,198.25 43,073.35 66,071.64 67,528.82
TSP Straight 309.05 356.83 320.55 56.72
Mixture 61.07 20.05 39.44 9.40
MOP Straight 1,418.52 1,690.28 1,321.15 850.62
Mixture 40,856.67 21,173.13 30,808.78 32,009.06
SA Straight 635.9 816.76 598.80 564.55
Mixture 37,589.72 21,908.36 26,565.85 24,472.62
Kieserite Straight 111.7 284.12 483.79 204.09
Mixture 5,828.17 5,385.92 8,580.06 8,255.42
ZnSo4 Straight 533.6 348.65 396.28 538.04
Mixture 105.8 7.78 8.80 21.89
CAN Straight - 3.55 10.78 -
Mixture - - 123.58 -
CES Straight 521.57 312.34 535.62 635.98
Mixture 104.26 40.61 52.91 101.07
DAP Straight 293.95 46.69 83.80 53.72
Mixture 262.68 52.22 147.54 87.02
SOP Straight 32.01 4.08 36.88 24.80
Mixture 84.95 39.62 50.30 394.40
Borate Straight 6.02 8.11 52.84 15.80
Mixture 25.2 1.87 5.11 2.74
SSP Straight - - 104.15 12.4
Mixture - - 0.09 0.05
MAP Straight - - - -
Mixture - - - -
ERP/HERP Straight 588.08 536.49 1,153.63 462.78
Mixture 28,971.65 15,079.03 20,401.31 22,036.95
DOLOMITE Straight 2,984.02 2,407.47 2,746.19 2,240.92
Mixture 393.35 180.60 348.51 383.88
NPK Straight 0.03 19.07 128.40 119.54
Mixtures Mixture 11.75 1.02 - -
OTHERS Straight 29.05 48.67 25.86 317.92
Mixture 129.13 102.65 143.91 151.02
TOTAL Straight 13,403.89 14,924.22 15,470.71 10,720.87
Mixture 198,622.66 107,066.20 153,346.65 155,454.3
Grand Total 212,026.55 121,990.43 168,817.36 166,175.2
Source: National Fertilizer Secretariat
Table No.1.9
AREA REPLANTED AND NEW PLANTED TEA
Replanting New Planting Infilling (No. of
(Hectare) (Hectare) Plants)
Smallholder
Year Small Estate Small Estate Sector
holder Sector holder Sector
Sector (RPCs & Sector (RPCs &
State) State)
2007 1,024 454 0 3 516,471
2008 881 544 0 0 519,607
2009 777 641 0 0 431,699
2010 847 836 0 3 424,227
2011 772 1,079 28 3 504,322
2012 937 895 239 16 766,991
2013 1,220 528 263 4 497,592
2014 761 532 401 9 271,015
2015 806 420 475 20 308,950
2016 741 319 109 6 367,876
2017 748 196 202 23 564,145
2018 1,027 257 435 19 798,000
Source: Tea Small Holdings Development Authority
Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) State Plantations
Table No.1.10
TEA GROWING INCENTIVES FOR SMALLHOLDING SECTOR
Rs Mn
Year Infilling/
Replanting New Planting Crop Rehabilitation Total
Rs Mn % Rs Mn % Rs Mn % Rs Mn
2007 172.89 97.59 4.13 2.33 0.15 0.08 177.17
2008 194.59 97.57 - - 4.84 2.43 199.43
2009 178.17 98.21 - - 3.25 1.79 181.42
2010 177.85 98.03 - - 3.58 1.97 181.43
2011 187.64 96.15 1.19 0.61 6.33 3.24 195.16
2012 226.83 83.79 23.12 8.78 14.36 5.43 264.40
2013 351.87 86.77 42.14 10.46 11.24 2.77 405.52
2014 258.09 77.98 66.98 20.24 5.91 1.78 330.98
2015 420.07 75.74 128.12 23.10 6.43 1.16 554.62
2016 487.88 89.94 46.73 8.62 7.80 1.44 542.41
2017 460.59 85.93 63.71 11.89 11.70 2.18 536.00
2018 422.69 75.47 121.68 21.73 15.69 2.80 560.06
Source: Tea Small Holdings Development Authority
Area Replanted and New Planted for Tea and Incentives for Tea
Smallholding Sector
(Table No: 1.9 & 1.10)
The government continuously provides financial incentives to encourage replanting, new
planting and infilling in the small holder sector in Sri Lanka. In the year 2011, the government
has decided to provide financial subsidies for small holders at the rate of Rs. 150,000 per
hectare to enhance the new planting extent. As a result of that in 2012, the newly
planted extent has increased by 8 folds than 2011. Since 2006, financial incentives for
new planting has not been provided as a result during this period only few new plantings
were recorded as the past commitments. New planting was not
reported at all during 2008 to 2010 period.
Table 1.9 provides the information of replanting, new planting and infilling of tea
in both sectors. Fertilizer subsidy, Tea replanting subsidy up to Rs. 350,000 per hectare and
new planting subsidy up to Rs. 250,000 per hectare were related to the rapid growth of
small holders’ tea cultivation since 2011 to 2013. The number of tea plants given for
rehabilitation was increased in 2011 to 2013 period. In the year 2018, extent of 1,284 ha and
454 ha replanted & new planted respectively. Some 798,000 plants of tea
were provided under crop rehabilitation infilling scheme.
Table 1.10 highlights the value of three incentive schemes introduced for the development of
tea cultivation. Key portion (89%) of incentive payments were incurred for replanting.
During the period of 2007 to 2018 total investment in tea growing incentives for
smallholding sector was increase to Rs 560.06 mn from Rs.177.17 mn by around 3 fold.
TEA PRODUCTION
Overview - 2018
 In 4 Place next to China, India & Kenya

th
Total Production in million Kilogram – 303.9 mn Kg (303,944 mt)

 By Elevation:  Yield Kg per Hectare 1,594.4 Kg/ha –
High - 64.97 - 21% National
Medium - 47.13 - 16%
Low - 191.84 - 63%
 By Type:  By Sector:
Orthodox - 277.3 - 91 % Smallholder - 228.1 - 75%
CTC - 24.0 - 8 % Non Smallholder - 75.9 - 25%
Green Tea - 2.6 - 1%
 By Manufacturing Factory: Private  By Leaf Ownership:

- 199.3 - 65.6% Own leaf - 75.9 - 25 % Bought
RPCs - 98.8% - 32.5% leaf - 228.05 - 75 %
State - 5.8 - 2%
Top six production Districts

Ratnapura - 22.4%, NuwaraEliya - 19.7%,
Galle - 14.2%, Matara - 11.9%,
Kandy - 11.8%, Badulla - 8.7%,
Other (Kalutara, Kegalle, Matale…etc) - 11.3%.
MADE TEA PRODUCTION BY CATEGORY - TIME SERIES DATA, 2010 - 2018
Category 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Qty % Qty
(1) Elevationwise
- High 79. 78. 73. 75.8 78. 75. 64. 64.64 21.01 64.97
- Medium 1 2 7 56.1 9 4 4 45.65 14.84 47.13
- Low 56. 52. 52. 208. 49. 51. 44. 197.4 64.16 191.8
1 6 6 1 2 0 5 2 4
196 196 202 209 202 183
(2) By Type
.2 .7 .1 .9 .4 .7
- Orthodox 309.7 301.9 302.1 314.0 314.5 306.4 271.9 283.25 92.05 277.33
- CTC 18.4 22.6 23.3 22.3 20.3 19.5 18.3 21.81 7.09 24.02
- Green Tea 3.3 3.0 3.0 3.7 3.2 2.9 2.4 2.66 0.86 2.60
(3) By Leaf Ownership

- Smallholders (Bought 230.1 229.0 234.2 245.4 247.5 239.6 218.1 232.42 75.53 228.05
leaf)
- Non Smallholders 101.3 98.5 94.2 94.6 90.5 89.2 74.5 75.30 24.47 75.89
(Own leaf)
-RPCs 96. 94. 90. 91.1 88. 87. 72. 73.21 23.79 73.54
-State 9 4 2 3.5 9 0 9 2.09 0.68 2.35
4.4 4.1 4.0 1.7 2.2 1.6
(4) By Manufacturer
- Private Factories 183 185.8 200.6 207.3 210.3 205.0 189.7 202.95 65.95 199.33
- RPC Factories .1 134.1 119.9 125.3 122.7 118.1 99.3 100.15 32.54 98.84
-State Factories 136 7.6 7.9 7.4 5.0 5.7 3.6 4.63 1.5 5.77
.1
12.
Total Production 331.4 327.5 328.4 340.0 338.0 328.8 292.6 307.72 100.0 303.94
2
Note: Leaf ownership of state denotes own leaf from JEDB, SLSPC, Tea Shakthi and TRI
Table
No.1.11
Mn kg
2018
Qty %
64.97 21.3
47.13 8
191.8 15.5
4 1
63.1
2
277.33 91.2
24.02 4
2.60 7.90
0.86
228.05 75.03
75.89 24.97
73.54 24.2
2.35 0
0.77
199.33 65.5
98.84 8
5.77 32.5
2
1.90
303.94 100.00
Manufacturer of private Factories includes Cooperative and TSHFL Factories.
State manufacturer denotes the factories belong to JEDB, SLSPC, Tea Shakthi, TRI & Kalubowitiyana Ltd.
MONTHLY TEA PRODUCTION UNDER DIFFERENT CATEGORIES - 2018 Table No.1.12
Mn kg
Total
Category Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Qty
(1) Elevation
- High 5.18 5.03 6.26 7.46 7.40 4.78 3.82 3.69 4.06 7.16 4.92 5.20 64.97
- Medium 3.28 3.19 4.09 4.87 5.36 3.63 3.59 3.02 3.25 5.08 3.84 3.94 47.13
- Low 16.09 12.96 18.26 15.68 19.77 14.85 16.52 14.86 12.08 17.48 16.13 17.17 191.84
(2) By Type
- Orthodox 22.42 19.25 26.13 25.59 29.87 21.29 22.05 19.68 17.54 26.65 22.85 24.01 277.33
- CTC 1.96 1.74 2.18 2.17 2.41 1.75 1.71 1.70 1.66 2.81 1.86 2.08 24.02
- Green Tea 0.16 0.20 0.30 0.26 0.26 0.22 0.17 0.18 0.19 0.25 0.18 0.22 2.60
(3) By Leaf Ownership
- Smallholders (Bought 18.48 15.39 21.54 19.62 24.13 17.66 19.15 17.12 14.55 21.38 18.96 20.08 228.05
leaf)
- Non Smallholders 6.06 5.80 7.07 8.40 8.41 5.60 4.78 4.44 4.84 8.34 5.93 6.23 75.89
(Own leaf)
- RPCs 5.90 5.64 6.86 8.07 8.11 5.42 4.64 4.30 4.68 8.07 5.78 6.07 73.54
- State 0.16 0.16 0.21 0.32 0.30 0.19 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.27 0.15 0.16 2.35
(4) By Manufacturer
- Private Factories 16.24 13.42 18.67 16.67 20.92 15.44 16.81 15.24 12.68 18.43 16.72 18.08 199.33
- RPC Factories 7.91 7.38 9.37 10.77 10.96 7.37 6.68 5.92 6.34 10.66 7.71 7.78 98.84
- State Factories 0.39 0.39 0.57 0.58 0.65 0.45 0.43 0.40 0.37 0.63 0.46 0.45 5.77
Total Production of each 24.54 21.18 28.61 28.02 32.54 23.27 23.92 21.56 19.39 29.71 24.89 26.31 303.94
Category
Made Tea Production by Category
(Table No 1.11 & 1.12)
The elevation wise tea production in 2018 shows the contribution of the high, medium and
low grown tea production that has maintained almost same pattern as in 2017. There
is a continuous increasing trend in production of low grown tea, between 2010 and
2014. Other two categories have shown slight fluctuations during the same period. From
2015 to 2016 it has shown a decrease in the three elevations. In 2017, minor increase
in the three elevations than the year 2016.
In 2018, low grown production decreased by 2.8%, while medium and high grown
productions were slightly increased.
In general tea production of smallholders has shown a decrease in the current year (2018)
also. In 2018, the State institutions green leaf ownership has increased from 2.09 mn
kg to from 2.35 mn kg.
The production of state factories was increased by 1.14 mn kg in 2018 compared to
2017. The production of both private sector factories and RPC factories were decreased by
3.62 mn kg and 1.31 mn kg respectively in 2018.
The highest monthly tea production was in May (32.54 mn kg) while the
lowest was recorded in September (19.39 mn kg).
Chart 2
Source: Sri Lanka Tea Boa rd
Table No.1.12
Mn kg
Total
%
21.38
15.51
63.12
91.24
7.90
0.86
75.03
24.97
24.20
0.77
65.58
32.52
1.90
100.00
Chart 2
TEA PRODUCTION BY Table No.1.13
ELEVATION Mn kg
Year High % Medium % Low % Total

Grown Grown Grown
2007 72.5 24 54.4 18 177.7 58 304.6
2008 84.4 26 49.0 15 185.3 58 318.7
2009 73.0 25 44.8 15 173.3 60 291.1
2010 79.1 24 56.1 17 196.2 59 331.4
2011 78.2 24 52.6 16 196.7 60 327.5
2012 73.6 22 52.6 16 202.1 62 328.4
2013 75.8 22 56.1 17 208.1 61 340.0
2014 78.9 23 49.2 15 209.9 62 338.0
2015 75.4 23 51.0 15 202.4 62 328.8
2016 64.42 22 44.51 15 183.64 63 292.57
2017 64.6 21 45.7 15 197.4 64 307.7
2018 64.97 21 47.13 16 191.84 63 303.94
Table 1.13 highlights the tea production by elevation and there are three elevations in
the tea growing area such as high grown (above 4,000 ft.), medium grown (2,000 –
4,000 ft.) and low grown (below 2,000ft). In the year 2007, elevation wise
contribution of tea production was 24%,18% and 58% for high grown, mid grown
and low grown respectively. However, in the year 2018 the contribution has
changed as 21%,16% and 63% respectively. Low grown share increased from 58%
to 63% due to the favorable weather, soil, good agricultural practices of the farmers
etc. Compared to previous year, in 2018 the production share of low grown
decreased by 2.82% while medium grown increased by 3.1% and
High grown remained the same.
Table No.1.14 (i)
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF TEA PRODUCTION -2018 HIGH
ELEVATION- TEA LANDS ABOVE 4000 FEET
Elevation Administrative Agro-Climatic District Tea Production

District Kilograms
High Nuwaraeliya Agarapatana 5,638,596
Bogawantalawa Hatton/Dickoya 5,592,467
Kandy/Matale/Kurunegala Kotmale 5,460,989
Mathurata 367,849
Nanuoya/Lindula/Talawakelle 83,599
Nuwaraeliya 1,326,933
Patana/ Kotagala Pundaluoya 8,136,454
Pussellawa/Hewahata Ramboda 3,179,740
Udapussellawa/ Halgranoya Upcot/ 4,490,214
Maskeliya 2,891,082
1,320,055
1,947,092
2,269,070
6,161,318
Sub total 48,865,456
High Badulla Bandarawela/Poonagalla 2,314,354

Demodara/Haliella/Badulla 3,677,214
Ella/Namunukula 203,427
Haputale Koslanda/Haldummulla 3,031,368
Madulsima 2,768
Malwatte/ Welimada 2,213,162
Udapussellawa/Halgranoya 2,177,550
1,160,983
High Kegalle Kandy Kegalle Kandy/Matale/Kurunegala 472,

Madulkelle/Knuckles/Ranga 567
328,
490
Sub total 1,323,663
522,
Total Production (High Grown) 606
64,969,944
Table No.1.14 (ii)
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF TEA PRODUCTION -2018 MEDIUM ELEVATION
–TEA LANDS BETWEEN 2000-4000 FEET
Administrative Tea
Elevation District Agro-Climatic District Production
Kilograms
Medium Badulla Bandarawela/Poonagalla 824,827
Demodara/Haliella/Badulla Ella/Namunukula 4,497,547
Haputale Madulsima Malwatte/Welimada 1,253,296
Passara/Lunugalla 470,316
430,768
1,071,813
3,002,366

Medium Matale Hunnasgiriya/Matale/Yakdesa 382,766
Madulkelle/Knuckles/Rangala 715,899
Kandy/Matale/Kurunegalla -
Sub total 1,098,665
Medium Kandy Gampola/Nawalapitiya/Dolosbage 10,442,336
Hunasgiriya/Matale/Yakdes Kadugannawa 185,537
Kandy/Matale/Kurunegala Kotmale 1,292,655
Madulkelle/Knuckles/Rangala 2,033,666
Nilambe/Hantane/Galaha 323,621
Pussellawa/Hewaheta 2,708,392
1,535,574
3,361,143

Medium Nuwara Eliya Gampola/Nawalapitiya/Dolosbage Hatton/Dickoya 1,971,88
8
Kotmale 1,503,01
380,338
5
Agarapathana 762,461
Maturata 243,315
Nanuoya/Lindula/Talawakele 604,241
Nuwara Eliya 313,493
Patana/Kotagala -
Pundaluoya 630,768
Pussellawa/Hewaheta 1,593,163
Ramboda -
Udapussellawa/Halgranoya 420,466
Watawala/Ginigathhena/Norton Bridge 1,750,987
Medium Ratnapura Balangoda/Rakwana 1,776,198
Morawake Ratnapura 216,163
81,639
Sub total 2,074,000
Kegalle Agarapahana 1,125
Sub total 1,125
Matara Deniyaya 349,201
Sub total 349,201
Total Production (Medium Grown) 47,130,981
Table No.1.14 (iii)
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF TEA PRODUCTION -2018 LOW ELEVATION –
TEA LANDS BELOW 2,000 FEET
Elevation Administrative Agro-Climatic District Tea Production
District Kilograms
Low Colombo Kelani valley 809,728
Galle Galle 42,744,346
Kalutara 458,697
Hambantota Matara 119,262
Kalutara Kalutara 21,332,154
Galle 55,214
Kandy Gampola/Nawalapitiya/Dolosbage 5,434,243
Kadugannawa 4,878,272
Kandy/Matale/Kurunegala 2,166,726
Galle 501,929
Kegalle Kegalle 3,764,219
Kelani Valley 5,705,209
Ratnapura 788,563
Matale Hunnasgiriya/Matale/Yakdessa 338,039
Matara Deniyaya 13,993,380
Galle 575,056
Matara 14,931,376
Kalutara 93,970
Morawaka 5,683,333
Ratnapura 421,666
Nuwara Eliya Kelani Valley 827,540
Ratnapura Balangoda 4,686,541
Balangoda/Rakwana 5,760,146
Kegalle 1,683,751
Kelani Valley 1,434,142
Koslanda/Haldumulla 561,993
Kalutara 924,534
Ratnapura 51,169,281
Total Production (Low Grown) 191,843,309
Geographical Distribution of High, Medium & Low Elevation to Tea
Production
(Table No: 1.14 (i), (ii) & (iii))
Tea production had been disseminated geographically in three elevations according to
the altitude i.e high, medium and low elevation. In addition to that the tea production has
been classified by agro - climatic districts and administrative districts as well.
Though, there were physically demarcated boundaries, there was certain overlapping
taken place under the given
criteria.
As far as the geographical distribution of tea production was considered, the highest
production of high grown tea recorded from the Nuwara - Eliya district, it was 75.2%(49
mn kg). Rest was from Badulla (22.75%), Kegalle, & Kandy districts. As the agro climatic
regions, the highest tea production was reported from Nannoya/ Lindula/ Thalawakelle and
it was over 8.1 mn Kg(12.5%).
District wise production picture provided by the medium and low elevation are totally
different from the high elevation of tea production. It spread in
several district similarly and not centralized to a certain district.
Medium grown tea is concerned, Kandy district contributed 21.9 mn kg (46.43%),
Badulla 11.6 mn kg (24.51%) and Nuwara – Eliya 10.2 mn kg (21.6%). Rest was
from Ratnapura, Matale, Kegalle and Matara districts (7.5%). According to agro -
climatic districts Gampola/ Nawalapitiya/ Dolosbage lead by the medium elevation
tea production. This was nearly
12.4 mn kg, or 26.34% of medium grown total.
Majority of low elevation tea production has come from Ratnapura administrative
district and in the year 2018, it was reported more than 66 mn kg or 34.4% of Low grown.
Ratnapura agro - climatic district produced over
52.4 mn kg and followed by Galle agro - climatic district which produced
over 43.9 mn kg(22.9%).
With respect to the agro - climatic districts of high, medium and low elevations are
concerned, the highest tea production was recorded by Ratnapura agro - climatic
district, which belong to low elevation zone in Sri
Lanka.
Table No.1.15
TEA PRODUCTION BY DIFFERENT TYPE
Mn kg
Black Tea Green
Year Tea % Total
Orthodox % CTC %
2007 284.90 94 16.20 5 3.50 1 304.60
2008 298.95 94 16.53 5 3.22 1 318.70
2009 273.00 94 15.80 5 2.30 1 291.10
2010 309.70 93 18.40 6 3.30 1 331.40
2011 301.90 92 22.60 7 3.00 1 327.50
2012 302.10 92 23.30 7 3.00 1 328.40
2013 314.02 92 22.30 7 3.70 1 340.02
2014 314.50 93 20.33 6 3.20 1 338.03
2015 306.4 93 19.5 6 2.9 1 328.8
2016 271.9 93 18.3 6 2.4 1 292.6
2017 283.25 92 21.8 7 2.7 1 307.7
2018 277.33 91 24.02 8 2.6 1 303.9
Note : Orthodox Category includes Bio, Instant & Reclaimed Teas
Until the year 2004, Sri Lanka produced two types of black tea, namely Orthodox
and Cut Tear and Curl (CTC), the ratio was 94% and 6% respectively. Since
the year 2004 the Green tea became popular and it was reported, 2.6 mn kg in
2018 and also it was 1% of total tea production. However, the demand for Sri
Lankan black tea is significant despite the increasing trend for green tea in world tea
market. However, the production of CTC tea in the domestic tea industry has
shown an
increase from 15.80 to 24.02 mn kg at the end of the decade.
No.1.16 Table
Mn kg
MADE TEA PRODUCTION BY SECTOR
Year Small % Estate Sector % National

Holder Production
Sector RPCs State
2007 205.7 67.5 94.1 4.8 32.5 304.6

2008 214.8 67.4 98.3 5.6 32.6 318.7
2009 201.9 69.4 84.7 4.5 30.6 291.1
2010 230.1 69.4 96.9 4.4 30.6 331.4
2011 229.0 69.9 94.4 4.1 30.1 327.5
2012 234.2 71.0 90.2 4.0 29.0 328.4
2013 245.4 72.2 91.1 3.5 27.8 340.0
2014 247.5 73.2 88.9 1.7 26.8 338.0
2015 239.6 72.9 87.0 2.2 27.1 328.8
2016 218.1 74.5 72.9 1.6 25.5 292.6
2017 232.4 75.5 73.2 2.1 24.5 307.7
2018 228.1 75.0 73.5 2.4 25.0 303.9
In the year 2018, small holding sector and Estate sector have contributed
228.1 mn kg (75.1%) and 75.9 mn kg (25%) to the national production of
303.9 mn kg. Compared to the year 2017, the production of two sectors showed a
slight fluctuation. However, in the year 2007, the contribution of the two sectors
recorded 67.5% and 32.5% respectively to the total production. The ever highest
performance was recorded in 2017 by the small holding sector while Estate sector
recorded highest production in 2008.
Effective financial incentives, subsidized inputs for cultivation, extension services and
fertilizer subsidy provided by the Government were the main attributing factors for
the increased volume of production in the small holding sector. High cost of labour,
low rate of replanting and new planting were some causes for the slow growth of the
production in the Estate sector.
Table No.1.17
‘000 Kilogram
MONTHLY TEA PRODUCTION – 2018 COMPOSITION OF LEAF OWNERSHIP
Institution Leaf Jan Feb Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Ownership
Regional Plantation Own 5,901 5,638 6,859 8,074 8,108 5,418 4,635 4,302 4,683 8,070 5,782 6,070
companies (RPC)* Bought 2,012 1,738 2,513 2,692 2,855 1,951 2,047 1,617 1,657 2,585 1,931 1,705
State- JEDB, SLSPC Own 108 110 156 213 236 147 106 104 113 201 100 105
Bought 1 0.28 1 1 - - - - - - - -
State- Tea Shakthi Own - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bought 123 141 216 203 222 167 184 159 128 238 218 196
State- Tea Research Own 29 26 25 33 30 18 13 17 20 34 18 25
Institute Bought 35 28 44 42 50 32 32 28 34 42 27 28
Private Tea Factories Own 818 561 751 454 731 417 437 495 300 552 621 374
(Individuals) Bought 14,765 12,310 17,133 15,536 19,353 14,400 15,706 14,138 11,888 17,164 15,467 17,003
Private- Tea Smallholding Own - - - 49 - - - - - - - -
Factory Limited (TSHFL) Bought 344 287 425 321 448 317 350 311 274 369 325 366
Private- Co operatives Own 27 21 29 26 32 21 25 21 20 31 30 31
Bought 284 239 332 281 357 288 294 280 200 317 274 309
State - MPI Own 0.32 0.34 1 0.30 - - - - - - 2 -
Kalubowitiyana Tea Bought 97 83 124 92 114 89 95 91 70 112 97 94
Factory LTD
Total Production: 24,543 21,183 28,608 28,018 32,535 23,267 23,925 21,564 19,387 29,714 24,893 26,307
of which
Own leaf 6,882 6,356 7,820 8,849 9,137 6,022 5,217 4,940 5,136 8,888 6,554 6,605
Bought leaf 17,661 14,827 20,788 19,169 23,398 17,245 18,708 16,624 14,252 20,826 18,339 19,702
Leaf Ownership:
Small holders : Qty. 18,478 15,388 21,539 19,623 24,130 17,662 19,145 17,119 14,552 21,377 18,960 20,076
(Bought leaf) % 75 73 75 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non Small holders : Qty. 6,065 5,795 7,069 8,396 8,405 5,604 4,780 4,445 4,836 8,337 5,933 6,231
(Own leaf) % 25 27 25 30 26 24 20 21 25 28 24 24
* Elkaduwa PLC included
Monthly Tea Production by Composition of Leaf Ownership – 2018

(Table No. 1.17)
Composition of leaf ownership of the tea production is concerned, the own leaf which
belongs to the factory owners and bought leaf which is collected from outside lands.
When the factory owned establishments do not have sufficient tea leaves for
factories, they use outside lands leaves for regular operations. According to such
situation, 73% of tea leaves supplied to the tea factories from outside lands and only
27% from their own. As the results,
private factories have bought 185 mn kg in 2018, which is 97% of their use.
Out of these tea producers, the highest production of own leaf was brought by the
Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) which was 73.5 mn kg in 2018. Janatha
Estate Development Board (JEDB) and Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation
(SLSPC) used their own leaf as majority for made tea production in 2018. RPCC
factories were supplied 26% of the tea leaves from smallholders and balance 74%
from their own leaves to the production
in 2018.
Table No.1.17
‘000 Kilogram
Total
Qty %
73,540 74
25,303 26
1,699 100
3 -
- -
2,197 100
287 41
421 59
6,510 3
184,865 97
49 1
4,136 99
314 8
3,456 92
5 0.47
1,159 99.53
303,944 100
82,405 27
221,540 73
228,050 75
75
75,895 25
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Table No.1.18
MADE TEA PRODUCTION BY TYPE OF MANUFACTURER
Mn kg
State Fac. (JEDB,
SLSPC, TSF, TRI
RPC & Private National
Year % %
Factories Kalubovitiya na Factories Production
factories)
%
2007 126.3 41.5 20.5 6.7 157.9 51.8 304.6
2008 131.0 41.1 19.9 6.3 167.8 52.6 318.7
2009 115.4 39.6 11.3 3.9 164.4 56.5 291.1
2010 136.2 41.1 12.2 3.7 183.1 55.2 331.4
2011 134.1 40.9 7.6 2.3 185.8 56.7 327.5
2012 119.9 37.0 7.9 2.0 200.6 61.0 328.4
2013 125.3 37.0 7.4 2.0 207.3 61.0 340.0
2014 122.7 36.3 5.0 1.5 210.3 62.2 338.0
2015 118.1 35.9 5.7 1.7 205.0 62.4 328.8
2016 99.3 33.9 3.6 1.2 189.7 64.8 292.6
2017 100.1 32.5 4.6 1.5 202.9 66.0 307.7
2018 98.84 32.5 5.8 1.9 199.3 65.6 303.9
Three types of manufacturers are engaged in production process of made tea such as RPC
factories, State own factories and Private sector factories. In the year 2018, RPC factories
which depend on 74% own leaf & 26% bought leaf
showed a decline in share of production from 41.5% (2007) to 32.5% (2018).
Between 2007 and 2018 private factories, which many depend on the bought leaf,
had increased the share of production from 51.8% to 65.6% comparatively. The
share of State factories (JEDB, SLSPC, TSF, TRI & Kalubovitiyana Factory Ltd.)
is around 1.9% in the current year which is a increase of 0.4% compared to
2017. On the other hand, performance of the RPCs and State factories had shown a
continues declining trend towards the
manufacturing of tea from 2007 to 2018.
Table No.1.19
TEA PRODUCTION, EXPORT & LOCAL CONSUMPTION
Mn kg
Yield Exports Local
Year Production (kg/ha) (without % Consumption %
re-exports)
2007 304.6 1,356.0 294.3 96.6 27.3 9.0
2008 318.7 1,421.0 301.2 94.5 27.6 8.7
2009 291.1 1,312.0 279.9 96.2 27.8 9.5
2010 331.4 1,478.0 305.8 96.2 27.9 8.4
2011 327.5 1,662.0 303.2 92.6 28.0 8.5
2012 328.4 1,663.0 306.0 93.0 27.8 8.5
2013 340.0 1,757.2 311.1 91.5 27.5 8.1
2014 338.0 1,736.5 317.9 94.0 27.5 8.1
2015 328.8 1,692.6 298.9 90.9 27.9 8.1
2016 292.6 1,516.2 280.9 96.0 28.1 9.6
2017 307.7 1,602.2 278.2 96.0 28.9 9.4
2018 303.9 1,594.4 271.8 96.3 n.a. -
International Tea Committee (ITC) Bulletin
n.a. – not available
In the year 2018 tea production has decreased by 3.8 mn kg compared to previous
year. The quantity exported from national tea production remained around 94% on an
average term throughout the decade. This excludes the quantity which is used for
blending with the imported tea for the purpose of re-export. In 2018, exported quantity
(without re-exports) decreased by 6.4
mn kg compared to the year 2017.
On average terms around 9.4 % of the total tea production is used for local consumption
in 2017. The equation of the quantity of production to export plus local consumption is
not always matched due to the adjustment of stock
remaining at the year end.
In 2018, the national tea yield per hectare has decreased (by 0.5%) compared
to 2017.
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Table No.1.20
COST OF PRODUCTION OF MADE TEA
Year Cost of Production
Rs/kg
2005/06 161.98
2006/07 210.75
2007/08 231.49
2008/09 269.00
2009/10 313.17
2010/11 355.02
2011/12 390.89
2012/13 422.70
2013/14 430.86r
2014/15 478.23r
2015/16 458.84
2016/17 466.98
2017/18 475.29
2018/19 483.79
Source: Sri Lanka Tea Board Department of Census and Statistics
r - Revised data
Since 2005, cost of production per kg of made tea has rapidly increased due to
the cost of green leaf, transportation cost for green leaf, power (electricity &
Fuel), factory labour, packaging materials, machinery maintenance, etc up to
2014/15. Above given factors are negatively affected for the cost of production of the
tea industry during that period. There was a decrease in COP by 3% in 2015/16. Since
then, again COP gradually increased upto Rs.
483.79 in 2018/19.
TEA PRICES
Overview - 2018
 Average Green Leaf Prices Realized to Smallholder

Uva Western Uva Western Low Grown
High High Medium Medium
Rs per Kg 77.55 86.09 77.59 74.83 87.78
 Colombo Auction Average Sale Price and Quantity Sold:
High Medium Low All
Grown Grown Grown
Rs per Kg 563.93 514.56 600.76 579.66
Mn Kg 53.73 46.75 184.25 284.73
 Colombo Auction Average Sale Price by Factory Type
RPCs JEDB/ TSHFL Co- TS TRI Private
SLSPC operatives Fund
Rs/Kg 574.17 427.57 612.92 631.03 525.68 628.72 591.02
 Major Auction Centers  Tea Export Prices (FOB)
By category
Average Unit Price Averag
US$/Kg e
Rs/Kg
Kolkata Black Tea
2.46
Cochin -Bulk 736.03

1.81
Guwahati 2.13 -Packets 765.02

Chittagong 3.12 -Tea bags 1,473.11
Mombasa 2.43 -Instant tea 1,319.49
Jakarta - -Green Tea 1,698.62
Colombo 3.60 Average FOB 810.41
Malawi 1.84 (Without re-
export)
GREEN LEAF PRICE TO SMALL Table No.1.21
HOLDERS Rs/Kg
BY ELEVATION -2018
Month Uva Western Uva Western Low

High High Medium Medium Grown
January 85.57 95.98 82.19 83.10 95.97
February 86.21 96.69 83.45 83.04 93.57
March 86.39 88.84 86.13 80.88 91.88
April 81.35 82.54 84.49 77.91 92.57
May 77.84 80.63 79.06 76.26 91.36
June 69.54 73.78 71.72 68.92 84.81
July 73.10 80.18 73.17 67.36 81.16
August 77.55 89.78 70.62 68.45 78.32
September 73.27 89.60 70.47 68.48 79.29
October 78.84 93.64 77.46 78.47 86.39
November 75.10 81.95 80.13 73.03 89.96
December 72.31 86.89 78.31 72.36 86.56
Average 77.55 86.09 77.59 74.83 87.78
In the year 2018, the high and medium grown elevations were divided into four sub green
leaves categories, as done in 2016. The highest prices paid to smallholders for green leaves in
Uva High category was Rs 86.39 per kg in March while lowest was recorded as Rs 69.54 in
June.
For western high category, the maximum price level was reported in February, as
Rs.96.69. Usually, low grown tea green leaf was paid higher than the other
categories. The highest average price was recorded for low grown tea leaves, and it was
Rs. 87.78. The monthly highest, Rs.95.97 paid in January 2018.
Uva Medium started the year with the price of Rs.82.19 and reached its peak in
March as Rs.86.13 and declined gradually upto Rs.70.47 in September.
The lowest average price was reported by Western Medium as Rs.74.83. Out of all categories,
highest monthly price was recorded by Western Medium as Rs.83.10 in January while
lowest price recorded by Western Medium as
Rs.67.36 in July.
Table No.1.22
AVERAGE COLOMBO AUCTION PRICES OF TEA BY ELEVATION
Rs/kg
Year High Medium Low All
Elevations
2007 253.41 245.72 299.35 279.52
2008 276.06 272.73 336.61 310.53
2009 320.93 315.86 389.11 360.67
2010 337.83 330.88 393.40 370.61
2011 329.95 319.77 381.27 359.89
2012 375.53 351.08 407.14 391.64
2013 402.98 398.65 469.91 444.42
2014 420.36 410.13 488.06 461.86
2015 388.38 362.57 416.32 402.14
2016 449.62 420.64 486.74 468.62
2017 601.18 562.75 637.20 617.91
2018 571.44 517.65 600.23 580.57
All elevation average sales prices were recorded as Rs 617.91 per kg in 2017. This was
the highest average since 2007 to 2017. The average Colombo auction price recorded
around 99% increase in the decade
while all three elevations also recorded the highest ever price in 2017.
The average Colombo auction price in all three elevations were

decresed by 6% in 2018 compare with the year 2017.
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Table No.1.23
MONTHLY AVERAGE TEA PRICES & QUANTITY SOLD AT COLOMBO TEA
AUCTION - 2018
High Medium Low All Elevations

Month Grown Grown Grown
Mn kg Rs/kg Mn kg Rs/kg Mn kg Rs/kg Mn kg Rs/kg
January 5.16 635.26 4.71 565.72 20.34 656.99 30.22 639.05
February 4.18 639.24 3.33 568.32 15.01 640.14 22.53 629.35
March 4.28 596.24 3.26 560.21 13.70 628.75 21.24 611.68
April 3.56 555.60 2.58 546.41 11.23 634.51 17.38 605.26
May 6.86 537.80 5.43 524.83 19.34 625.68 31.62 589.30
June 5.75 487.58 4.69 474.08 16.39 580.61 26.83 542.05
July 5.54 523.86 5.25 469.92 19.07 556.49 29.85 535.22
August 3.37 575.65 3.57 470.08 14.29 535.59 21.23 530.92
September 3.05 565.07 3.01 465.84 13.90 541.38 19.96 533.63
October 4.33 603.68 4.06 534.29 15.23 590.74 23.62 583.40
November 4.25 536.60 3.75 509.84 14.12 615.06 22.11 582.15
December 3.40 549.47 3.10 501.65 11.62 592.32 18.13 568.76
Total Qty
(Mnkg)
And
53.73 563.96 46.75 514.56 184.25 600.76 284.73 579.66
Average
Price
(Rs/kg)
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Table No.1.2
MONTHLY AVERAGE COLOMBO AUCTION PRICES OF TEA BY MANUFACTURER – 201
Rs/
MONTH RPCs TSHFL Co- TRI PRIVATE Tea JEDB/

operatives FACTORIES Shakthi SLSPC
January 633.62 672.82 674.08 700.64 647.00 577.60 491.56
February 636.85 653.17 664.62 690.23 632.67 598.18 507.37
March 606.12 652.59 661.91 663.48 622.48 580.37 512.44
April 580.32 634.18 677.14 633.90 624.07 572.96 530.72
May 563.57 642.19 669.44 630.93 612.20 518.11 469.96
June 514.91 602.29 617.77 583.94 566.16 488.78 439.53
July 528.64 564.88 591.69 585.81 546.86 490.57 395.12
August 559.80 535.33 560.50 639.97 528.58 459.58 378.39
September 556.76 554.61 561.10 610.86 535.59 476.19 357.61
October 601.70 595.66 610.45 631.50 584.04 546.90 435.40
November 561.03 611.86 640.57 586.43 603.28 560.82 394.31
December 562.38 627.64 633.35 583.98 584.09 508.99 388.19
Average 574.17 612.92 631.03 628.72 591.02 525.68 427.57
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Monthly Average Colombo Auction Prices of Tea by Manufacturer
(Table No 1.24)
In terms of the table no 1.24 Co-operative factories has recorded the highest average price in
2018 also. This was followed by TRI, TSHFL and Private Tea Factories respectively.
RPC factories and Tea Shakthi Factories were below the national average. JEDB &
SLSPC factories reported the lowest auction price which was below Rs.156.93 per kg
compared to national average of 2018. The auction prices of state owned factories
(JEDB/SLSPC)
and TS Fund factories were below the national average through out the year.
The type of manufacturers are concerned, Sri Lanka has tea manufacturers in terms of the
supply chain of tea production. Some manufactures are required to concern on
their raw materials quality, modernizations of factories and methods followed by the
other competitors in order to relation in the market and to obtain a good price. On the
other hand it is the responsibility of the Tea Research Institute to share the experience
with other stake holders (RPC’S, Tea Sakthi, & JEDB /SLSPC) in the market for the
better prices.
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Table No.1.24
Y MANUFACTURER – 2018
Rs/kg
AVERAGE
642.19
633.71
616.84
608.83
593.37
546.95
539.46
537.17
540.73
588.96
587.37
575.33
584.50
Table No.1.25
MONTHLY AUCTION PRICES OF TEA AT MAIN AUCTION CENTERS 2017 and 2018
US$/kg
Kolkata Cochin Guwahati Chittagong Mombasa Jakarta Colombo

Month
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
January 2.12 2.25 1.77 1.95 1.7 2.01 1.9 2.65 2.84 2.78 - - 3.99 4.18
February 1.76 1.87 2 1.93 1.6 1.66 1.65 2.28 2.86 2.82 - - 3.96 4.10
March 1.67 1.71 2.08 1.94 1.63 1.52 1.61 2.26 2.73 - - - 4.23 3.96
April 2.19 2.30 2.09 1.89 2.35 2.38 2.51 2.58 2.72 2.52 - - 4.28 3.89
May 2.59 2.64 1.84 1.77 2.13 2.20 2.27 2.59 2.75 2.46 - - 4.12 3.76
June 2.77 2.75 1.76 1.74 2.42 2.40 2.51 2.78 2.89 2.39 - - 3.92 3.44
July 2.82 2.76 1.71 1.71 2.37 2.38 2.66 3.15 2.81 2.33 - - 3.86 3.39
August 2.73 2.55 1.77 1.88 2.41 2.29 2.53 3.31 2.75 2.23 - - 3.98 3.35
September 2.63 2.38 1.74 1.89 2.35 2.08 2.65 3.42 2.86 2.23 - - 4.18 3.29
October 2.62 2.31 1.75 1.71 2.34 2.02 2.72 3.49 3.12 2.25 - - 4.23 3.44
November 2.6 2.35 1.75 1.74 2.24 2.05 2.75 3.56 2.83 2.19 - - 4.09 3.35
December 2.48 2.39 1.76 1.80 2.17 1.96 2.78 3.24 2.66 2.13 - - 4.07 3.19
Average 2.46 2.46 1.81 1.81 2.16 2.13 2.45 3.12 2.81 2.43 - - 4.07 3.60
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Malawi
2017 2018
1.67 1.81
1.78 1.89
1.82 1.87
1.77 1.85
1.79 1.82
1.89 1.86
1.85 1.87
1.92 1.96
1.98 1.85
2.15 1.80
1.94 1.78
1.83 1.73
1.84 1.84
Table No.1.26
TEA AVERAGE FOB PRICES BY CATEGORY (WITHOUT RE-EXPORT)
Rs/kg
Black Tea Instant Green Average
Bulk Packeted Tea Tea Tea Price
Year Other
Tea Tea bags
2007 313.08 349.13 605.37 661.48 713.89 526.38 360.97

2008 378.53 415.86 722.13 898.98 810.18 597.38 429.76
2009 410.53 457.58 785.70 826.62 865.79 650.27 470.24
2010 437.15 475.24 792.91 803.38 891.11 781.59 494.59
2011 442.66 473.32 912.47 861.26 976.98 - 500.64
2012 495.29 516.16 1,084.01 884.50 1,112.46 - 552.26
2013 557.81 569.51 1,097.64 1,026.70 1,253.15 - 613.23
2014 579.44 598.42 1,099.24 1,102.23 1,213.04 - 640.19
2015 515.35 551.67 1,151.32 1,022.96 1,230.90 - 583.10
2016 551.37 591.25 1,199.13 1,215.57 1,386.60 - 627.44
2017 736.96 758.45 1,382.51 1,250.83 1,538.90 - 799.35
2018 736.03 765.02 1,473.11 1,319.49 1,698.62 - 810.41
Note: Volume of “Other” category which was appeared previously absorbed in to main categories
from 2011
TEA EXPORTS
Overview - 2018
Quantity Unit Price Export Earnings

(Mn Kg) (FOB Rs/Kg) (Rs mn) ($ mn)
Export 271.80 810.41 220,252 1,355.06

Re export 10.59 1,086.00 11,499 70.74
Total 282.36 820.75 231,750 1,425.80
 Category wise Export(with re-exports)
Bulk Tea 123.54 733.96 90,676 557.87
Packeted Tea 135.41 783.38 106,076 652.61
Tea Bags 23.41 1,494.93 34,999 215.33
Total/Average 282.36 821.00 231,750 1,425.80
Black Tea 275.26 800.67 220,395 1,355.94
Instant Tea 2.48 1,319.71 3,274 20.14
Green Tea 4.62 1,749.25 8,081 49.72
Total 282.36 820.75 231,750 1,425.80
 Major Destinations – in mn Kg (52% share)

Iraq Turkey Russia Iran Libya
38.35 35.45 30.29 23.55 13.40
Tea Imports (mn kg) Tea Re-exports
CTC 4.18 Quantity(mn kg) 10.59
Green Tea 2.06 Value (Rs mn) 11,499
Specialty White & 1.16
Decafinated
Total 7.40
Value Rs mn 2,771.28
 Tea Export Cess Collected:
Rs. 2,230.77 mn (Bulk Rs.10/= & Value Added Rs. 4/= per Kg)
Table No.1.27
TEA EXPORT VOLUME & VALUE BY DIFFERENT CATEGORY (WITHOUT RE-EXPORT)
Black Tea Instant Tea Green Tea Other
Year Bulk Tea Packeted Tea Tea Bags
Mn kg Rs mn Mn kg Rs mn Mn kg Rs mn Mn kg Rs mn Mn kg Rs mn Mn kg Rs mn
2007 179.8 56,317 72.7 25,392 22.0 13,313 1.5 988 3.5 2,470 14.7 7,737
2008 178.0 67,387 84.3 35,051 20.3 14,652 1.3 1,183 3.9 3,184 13.4 8,007
2009 164.6 67,554 75.5 34,542 18.7 14,686 1.4 1,125 3.9 3,370 15.9 10,337
2010 176.8 77,275 89.8 42,662 25.7 20,405 1.8 1,423 2.8 2,494 8.9 6,963
2011 125.0 55,316 149.9 70,611 23.9 21,778 1.9 1,630 2.5 2,442 - -
2012 129.5 64,137 152.0 78,457 20.6 22,334 1.6 1,372 2.4 2,715 - -
2013 129.3 72,118 153.8 87,602 23.2 25,477 2.0 2,003 2.9 3,604 - -
2014 125.9 72,943 161.3 96,583 25.5 27,988 2.2 2,424 2.9 3,569 - -
2015 131.8 67,920 143.3 79,071 19.2 22,139 2.1 2,170 2.4 2,993 - -
2016 124.4 68,585 132.4 78,286 19.6 23,530 2.0 2,443 2.5 3,388 - -
2017 123.4 90,966 132.4 100,442 17.81 24,619 2.1 2,651 2.4 3,697 - -
2018 120.3 88,524 129.4 98,977 17.28 25,454 2.5 3,272 2.4 4,026 - -
Note: From 2011 onwards Tea export under “Other” category not exist as in previously since it was absorbed into main categories
Bulk Tea: Quantity more than 10kg in a pack
Total
Mn kg Rs mn
294.3 106,217
301.2 129,464
280.0 131,613
305.8 151,222
303.2 151,777
306.0 169,015
311.2 190,804
317.8 203,507
298.9 174,293
280.9 176,232
278.2 222,376
271.8 220,252
into main categories

Table No.1
TEA MONTHLY EXPORT VOLUME AND VALUE BY CATEGORY - 2018
(WITH RE-EXPORT)
Black Tea
Instant Tea Green Tea Re-Exported Tea Total
Bulk Tea Packeted Tea Tea Bags
Mn kg Rs mn Mn kg Rs mn Mn kg Rs mn Mn kg Rs mn Mn kg Rs mn Mn kg Rs mn Mn kg Rs mn
Month
January 9.28 6,952.86 9.56 7,396.88 1.28 1,803.03 0.08 95.31 0.15 247.61 0.65 697.33 21.00 17,193.01
February 9.08 6,914.04 9.98 7,877.16 1.36 1,942.77 0.30 395.37 0.17 294.49 0.87 883.58 21.75 18,307.42
March 10.75 7,889.77 12.27 9,596.57 1.61 2,357.27 0.26 337.95 0.26 398.78 0.99 987.60 26.13 21,567.95
April 8.68 6,364.73 9.74 7,712.22 1.23 1,729.38 0.14 187.11 0.20 287.68 0.89 836.01 20.88 17,117.12
May 9.73 7,236.40 10.58 8,295.43 1.46 2,040.75 0.20 264.02 0.20 306.99 0.90 994.06 23.08 19,137.65
June 9.89 7,420.71 11.84 9,189.86 1.74 2,395.47 0.33 401.39 0.15 279.94 0.80 929.13 24.74 20,616.50
July 10.72 7,615.68 11.41 8,242.73 1.49 2,239.16 0.22 271.94 0.22 401.21 1.15 1,182.42 25.21 19,953.13
August 10.60 7,472.80 10.60 7,481.32 1.43 2,160.23 0.09 125.62 0.19 348.50 0.94 1,023.03 23.86 18,611.50
September 11.58 8,232.87 11.39 8,121.53 1.44 2,125.02 0.28 366.90 0.18 359.28 0.81 938.52 25.68 20,144.13
October 9.98 7,367.67 10.58 8,362.70 1.44 2,294.95 0.21 275.41 0.22 389.52 0.93 1,085.32 23.36 19,775.57
November 8.84 6,663.42 9.98 7,831.72 1.34 2,189.30 0.21 299.85 0.21 344.23 0.74 915.88 21.32 18,244.40
December 11.14 8,392.63 11.44 8,868.89 1.47 2,176.22 0.18 251.10 0.21 367.41 0.91 1,025.82 25.35 21,082.06
Total 120.27 88,523.59 129.38 98,977.01 17.28 25,453.54 2.48 3,271.97 2.37 4,025.64 10.59 11,498.69 282.36 231,750.45
*RTD includes both exports &re-exports Source: Sri Lanka Tea Board
Bulk Tea: Quantity more than 10kg in a pack
Export Quantity and Value of Tea by Category

(Table No. 1.27 & 1.28)
Out of total tea exports around 98% was black tea, and rest is instant tea and green tea in
2018. The black tea were exported by three major types which were bulk tea, packeted tea
and tea bags. Until 2010, bulk tea was the major type exported by both in volume and
value, but now, the packeted tea has come forward.
From 2015 to 2018, the total quantity of exports had declined. That had taken place
mainly due to the decrease of black tea. From 2017 to 2018, the
total quantity of exports had declined by 2.3%.
As shown by the table no 1.28, the maximum tea export volume was reported in
month of March in 2018. Minimum was in month of April. The maximum value of export
was reported in March, while minimum recorded in April.
Maximum bulk tea export is taken place in September, and packeted tea in March. Highest
tea bags quantity was exported in June. Instant tea export recorded quantity range of
0.08 - 0.33 mn kg throughout the year, and does not show much variation. Highest re-
exported quantity was also reported in
month of July.
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Chart 5
Table No.1.28
2018
RTD*
Liters Rs mn
2,140.5 2.62
1,782 0.71
7,175.4 6.36
1,440 1.51
42 0.02
3,421 4.13
1,405.6 0.48
1,532 1.85
1,247.2 0.74
2,877.22 2.94
3,376 3.12
7,175.8 6.08
33,614.72 30.55
Chart 5
SRI LANKA TEA EXPORT BY DESTINATION (Excluding Re- Exports)
COUNTRY 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
RUSSIA 48.7 45.4 42.4 44.4 49.1 47.2 45.7 43.55 36.10 34.08 32.79
IRAN 31.7 31.0 27.7 29.1 30.9 38.1 38.4 29.26 29.56 33.60 27.04
IRAQ 9.0 11.6 9.8 13.1 22.6 23.5 22.3 24.44 31.04 32.41 34.94
TURKEY 14.5 15.9 15.7 19.3 19.2 23.1 32.2 44.73 33.68 27.06 37.81
UAE 43.7 45.2 30.9 31.1 21.8 11.6 17.5 19.22 22.92 17.83 15.23
LIBYA 9.3 7.2 8.1 10.7 7.4 16.3 6.5 12.42 9.90 12.62 10.83
SYRIA 27.3 26.1 29.5 28.2 28.8 24.7 21.0 12.85 10.94 11.96 7.28
AZERBAIJAN 1.4 2.7 3.1 10.4 12.0 10.6 10.8 11.1 11.16 10.54 12.27
JAPAN 10.3 10.2 9.5 11.2 11.6 9.5 8.8 8.98 8.35 7.67 7.82
CHINA 0.8 0.9 0.8 1.4 2.4 3.0 4.1 4.8 7.20 7.46 9.47
CHILE 6.4 7.2 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.95 6.86 6.54 7.00
GERMANY 5.5 5.9 4.9 5.7 6.2 5.6 6.6 6.25 6.85 6.53 6.68
UKRAINE 7.4 7.7 6.9 7.7 8.1 8.0 5.3 6.36 3.97 4.63 3.76
HONGKONG 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.2 5.1 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.78 4.56 4.42
USA 3.0 2.7 2.8 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.7 4.51 3.78 4.52 4.04
SAUDI ARABIA 8.5 7.3 4.8 4.2 4.7 4.5 3.5 4.69 4.36 3.99 4.13
JORDAN 5.9 14.3 13.4 17.7 7.3 9.4 7.6 6.65 5.57 3.88 4.58
KUWAIT 2.5 7.5 10.1 11.6 9.1 7.3 16.0 12.1 8.68 3.49 2.36
LEBANON 1.8 1.8 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.8 3.4 2.45 3.45 4.09
TAIWAN 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.6 2.0 1.9 2.2 2.9 3.53 3.06 4.09
EGYPT 1.5 1.1 1.3 1.5 2.4 3.6 2.0 2.81 4.18 3.05 1.36
BELGIUM 0.2 0.04 0.1 1.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.83 2.54
NETHER LANDS 2.4 4.5 3.8 2.6 2.6 2.1 2.2 3.0 1.54 2.57 2.63
Table No.1.29
Mn kg
2017 2018
32.79 30.29
27.04 23.55
34.94 38.35
37.81 35.45
15.23 10.70
10.83 13.40
7.28 9.91
12.27 10.55
7.82 7.33
9.47 9.16
7.00 7.46
6.68 5.90
3.76 3.34
4.42 4.57
4.04 4.64
4.13 5.29
4.58 4.59
2.36 2.16
4.09 3.53
4.09 4.24
1.36 2.01
2.54 3.42
2.63 2.78
AUSTRALIA 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.2 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.34 2.37
POLAND 3.2 2.1 2.6 2.1 2.5 2.4 2.8 2.6 2.37 2.17
Table No.1.29
COUNTRY 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
SOUTH AFRICA 0.8 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.9 2.3 1.8 2.00 2.04
IRELAND(Republic) 1.3 0.2 1.3 1.3 - 1.5 - 2.1 1.99 1.82
ALBANIA - - 0.1 0.25 0.41 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.63
ISRAEL 1.8 2.0 1.6 1.4 1.5 - 1.5 2.0 1.42 1.38
FINLAND 6.4 2.1 1.9 0.6 0.3 - 1.2 2.2 1.14 1.21
INDIA 0.9 0.3 1.4 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.9 3.45 1.08
UK 3.1 2.4 2.2 1.8 1.3 1.7 0.8 1.06 1.15 0.96
ITALY 2.0 1.6 1.7 3.2 1.7 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.51 0.96
PAKISTAN 0.7 1.4 1.6 1.0 1.5 4.5 0.6 0.09 3.28 0.96
KYRGYSTAN 0.3 0.2 0.25 0.35 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.91
NEW ZEALAND 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.01 0.88
OTHERS 22.4 21.86 20.15 18.7 19.39 18.0 20.5 17.58 14.84 14.17
TOTAL 294.3 301.2 280.0 305.8 303.2 306.0 311.2 317.8 298.9 280.87
Sri Lanka Tea Exports by Destination
(Table No. 1.29)
Top thirty tea importing countries from Sri Lanka shared 93% of total exports of
Sri Lankan own made tea in the year 2018, which exclude re export blended
component of 10.59 mn kg. With a few exceptional cases the import quantity of each
country presented is more than 1 mn kg. The balance 6% of export quantity was exported
to other 100 odd tea consuming countries of which annual volume of exports between
10,000 kg and one million kg. Compared to previous year exports, a decrease of 2.3%
was recorded in the
current year.
As far as the top 30 export destinations are concerned, in 2009 the year which
world economic recession was severely affected total tea imports declined to 280
mn kg. However, since then upto 2014, the level of total exports from Sri Lanka
was increased gradually upto 317.8 mn kg. Since then gradual decline is shown upto
2018.
Since 2007 to 2013, even in 2010 the top five tea export destinations of Sri Lanka were
Russia, UAE, Syria, Turkey and Iran. However, in 2012 & 2013 Iraq came into this
category replacing the status of UAE. In 2013 also these 5 countries continued their
position in purchasing Ceylon Tea. Since 2014 Turkey, Russia, Iran, Iraq and UAE
were the top 5 tea importing Countries from Sri Lanka. These top five importers along
shared 49% of total tea exports from Sri Lanka at present. The improving export
markets in the recent past are Iraq, Libya, Ukraine, Kuwait, Chile & Azerbaijan.
However, the importers who reduced purchase of Sri Lankan tea in the past few years are
UAE, UK, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. As well as 2015 and 2016, top five tea
export destinations of Sri Lanka were Russia, Turkey, Iraq, Iran and
UAE in 2018 also.
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2.67 2.12
2.33 2.11
Table No.1.29 (contd)
Mn kg
2017 2018
1.76 1.72
1.94 2.17
1.92 1.78
1.36 1.34
0.98 0.40
0.28 0.84
1.21 0.95
0.90 1.40
0.13 0.04
0.71 0.77
1.02 0.83
13.83 12.69
278.20 271.78
Table No.1.30
TEA IMPORTS AND RE- EXPORTS
Imports Re-Exports
Value added Re-Exports Bulk Re-Exports Total Re-Exports
Year
Qty Value Total Qty Value Total Qty Value Total Qty Value
Mn kg Rs Mn Mn kg Rs Mn Mn kg Rs Mn Mn kg Rs Mn
2007 13.7 4,210 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 15.3 6,617
2008 14.8 7,730 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 18.6 8,121
2009 10.0 2,980 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 9.8 4,570
2010 12.2 3,768 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 18.6 11,568
2011 11.4 3,770 12.2 9,673 7.2 3,405 19.4 13,077
2012 6.2 2,230 11.6 10,173 2.3 1,242 13.9 11,415
2013 5.0 1,913 7.8 8,163 0.7 473 8.5 8,636
2014 6.1 1,836 8.2 8,464 1.3 617 9.5 9,081
2015 4.9 1,772 7.0 7,267 1.0 485 8.0 7,752
2016 4.7 1,617 7.0 8,135 0.9 411 7.9 8,546
2017 7.7 2,964 8.0 9,360 2.8 1,603 10.79 10,963
2018 7.4 2,771 7.8 9,795 2.8 1,704 10.59 11,499
n.a. – not available, the break down and total figure only.
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Tea Imports and Re-Exports
(Table No.1.30)
In order to fulfill the demand of overseas customers’ taste the local tea exporters
import other origin teas under TIEP (Temporary Import for Export Purpose) scheme which
is implemented by Sri Lanka Customs and Sri Lanka Tea Board. Further, importation of
other origin teas to Sri Lanka for re- export in value added form after blending with
local tea is regulated due to maintain tea quality. Under this scheme exporters earn
substantial volume of
foreign exchange.
The quantity of tea imported for re-exportation has decreased by 0.2 mn kg in 2018,
comparing with 2017. Therefore, the re-exportation also slightly decreased in 2018.
But, from 2013 to 2017 the re-exportation has increased.
Both value added re-exports and Bulk re-exports have shown an increasing trend, and the
majority of the imports are exported as value added re- export. The value of imported other
origin teas peaked at Rs 7,730 mn, in 2008 and dropped continuously down to Rs 1,617
mn in 2016. But the value of the total re-exports shows a peak in 2011, that was Rs
13,077 mn. Although the value of imported other origin teas have reduced from 2008 to
2011 by Rs
3,960 mn, the value of re-exports has increased by Rs 4,956 mn.
In 2018, the value of tea imports is Rs 2,771 mn, and the value of re- exports is
Rs. 11,499 mn. The imported value is just 24% by re-exports. But
in 2008, this was 95%. This value has come down regularly.
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Table No.1.31
TEA IMPORT FOR RE - EXPORT PURPOSE – COUNTRYWISE MT
2017 2018
Country CTC Green Speciality White Decaff- Total CTC Green Specialt White
tea Tea Tea Tea einated Tea tea Tea y Tea Tea
USA - - 24.03 - - 24.03 - - 2.08 -
China 36.45 1,794.80 690.10 10.68 1.50 2,533.53 22.00 1,982.00 219.29 16.80
Germany - 7.50 0.93 - 0.99 9.42 - 3.14 1.60 0.25
India 3,078.57 25.94 856.78 0.75 12.41 3,974.45 3,298.26 4.06 798.07 -
Ruwanda 3.98 - - - - 3.98 13.10 - - -
Japan - 9.87 0.46 - - 10.33 - 3.51 97.99 -
Kenya 914.95 - - - 3.00 917.95 814.23 - 15.70 -
Malawi - - - - - - - - - -
Nepal - - - - - - - - - -
Taiwan - - 0.31 - - 0.31 - - 0.08 -
Vietnam 25.30 106.20 - - - 131.50 - 65.50 - -
United Kingdom - - 5.00 - 8.28 13.28 - - - -
Myanmar 0.65 4.88 - - - 5.53 - 5.28 - -
Uganda - - - - - - - - - -
Netherland - - - - - - - - - -
Switzerland - - - - - - - - - -
Tanzania 0.94 - - - - 0.94 - - - -
Hong kong - - - - - - - - - -
Indonesia 54.35 - - - - 54.35 0.10 - - -
South Korea - - - - - - - - 0.16 -
Ethiopia - - - - - - 28.63 - - -
Total 4,115.18 1,949.18 1,577.61 11.43 26.18 7,679.59 4,176.32 2,063.15 1,134.97 17.05
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2018
Decaffe- Total
inated Tea
- 2.08
- 2,239.75
- 4.99
9.42 4,109.81
- 13.10
- 101.50
- 829.93
- -
- -
- 0.08
- 65.50
- -
- 5.28
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- 0.10
- 0.16
- 28.63
9.42 7,400.91
Table No.1.32
CESS COLLECTION FROM TEA EXPORTS
Export Cess Collection Value of Exports
Year Quantity Rs Mn Rs Mn US $ Mn SDR Mn
Mn kg
2007 294.2 1,146.6 106,217.0 960.2 627.1
2008 301.2 1,186.0 129,464.0 1,195.1 756.1
2009 279.9 1,103.1 131,613.5 1,145.0 742.7
2010 305.8 1,193.9 151,222.0 1,337.5 876.6
2011 303.2 2,057.8 151,776.5 1,372.7 869.6
2012 306.0 2,051.4 169,015.0 1,324.5 865.1
2013 311.1 2,240.2 190,803.9 1,477.8 972.5
2014 317.8 2,283.0 203,506.7 1,558.7 1,025.9
2015 298.9 2,046.2 174,293.4 1,282.2 916.6
2016 280.9 1,993.9 176,232.2 1,210.4 870.8
2017 278.2 2,527.2 222,376.0 1,458.6 1,051.5
2018 271.8 2,230.8 220,251.8 1,355.1 958.1
Note: Excludes re- export quantity of which cess is not entitled.
Cess on tea exports was increased to Rs. 4 per kg in 2006 against the previous rate of Rs.2.50
per kg which was implemented since 1997. The increase of the Cess rate became around 1% of
tea export value since 2007. In 2011, the cess rate for bulk tea which is considered to be above
10 kg packs of made tea was increased up to Rs 10/= per kg while remaining Rs.4/= per
kg on all other value added categories. As a result cess income was almost doubled compared
to previous year(2010).
Cess collections for 2018 was lower than 2017 by 11.7%. In 2018, the export quantity
also decresed by 2.3%, the export earnings decreased by 1% compared to 2017.
TEA WORLD
Overview - 2018
 Tea Extent (Hectares) – 4,805,707

Asia Africa Other
4,334,747 379,650 91,310
Of which
China 3,030,000 Kenya 234,300 Argentina 41,400
India 601,000 Uganda 45,000 Georgia 35,000
Sri Lanka 202,540 Rwanda 23,000
Vietnam 134,000 Tanzania 22,600
Indonesia 115,300 Malawi 18,700
 Tea Production (Thousand Metric Tons) – 5,897
Asia Africa Other
5,056 733 108
85.74% 12.43% 1.83%
 Production by Type (Thousand Metric Tons) – 5,265
Orthodox CTC Green Tea
Total 1,222 2,079 1,964
Asia 91.57% 64.65% 99.85%
Africa 0.41% 35.02% -
Other 8% 0.35% 0.10%
 Export Quantity & Value – Top 4 Exporters
Sri Lanka China India Kenya
000’ Mt 272 365 251 475
% to Total 15.2 20.4 14.1 26.6
Value $mn 1,356 1,780 743 1,390
 Tea Consumption (Kg per head/year)
Higher end Lower end Moderate
Turkey 3.04 France 0.21 Sri Lanka 1.35
Libya 2.80 Indonesia 0.36 Chile 1.11
Afghanistan 1.37 South Africa 0.35 China 1.48
Table No.1.33
DISTRIBUTION OF WORLD TEA PLANTED AREA- COUNTRYWISE EXTENT
Hectares
Country 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Asian Region
China 2,649,840 2,791,390 2,902,700 2,948,500 3,030,000
India 566,660 566,660 577,480 590,000 601,000
Sri Lanka 187,935 188,000 202,839 202,540 202,540
Indonesia 118,899 114,892 117,268 116,500 115,300
Vietnam 131,000 134,000 134,000 134,000 134,000
Turkey 77,400 77,500 77,000 77,000 77.300
Japan 44,800 39,300 43,100 42,400 41,600
Bangladesh 56,000 56,846 59,000 59,000 59,300
Myanmar 78,700 79,000 80,000 80,000 81,000
Nepal 26,165 26,000 26,400 27,000 27,300
Taiwan 11,906 11,780 11,814 11,765 11,750
Iran 22,000 24,000 24,400 24,700 24,000
Other Asia (Korea
& Malaysia) 6,880 6,800 6,830 6,850 6,880
Sub Total - Asia 3,978,185 4,116,168 4,262,831 4,320,255 4,334,747

African Region
Kenya 203,006 209,426 218,538 232,742 234,300
Malawi 18,600 18,600 18,600 18,600 18,700
Rwanda 16,999 17,221 19,000 21,500 23,000
Tanzania 22,721 22,722 22,722 22,609 22,600
Uganda 33,700 36,000 37,500 43,940 45,000
Other Affrica
(Eight Countries) 35,280 35,320 35,700 36,020 36,050
Sub Total - Africa 330,306 339,289 352,060 375,411 379,650
South America
Argentina 40,730 40,750 41,000 41,000 41,400
Other (Brazil,
Peru, Ecuador) 7,830 7,530 7,550 7,550 7,490
Sub Total - South

America 48,560 48,280 48,550 48,550 48,890
CIS Region
Georgia 34,000 34,000 34,000 34,000 35,000
Other (Azerbaijan,
Russia) 2,420 2,430 2,450 2,420 2,460
Sub Total - CIS 36,420 36,430 36,450 36,420 37,460

Oceania
Australia & Papua
New Guinea 4,780 4,800 4,930 4,950 4,960
Total Extent 4,398,251 4,544,967 4,704,821 4,785,586 4,805,707

Source: International Tea Committee (ITC) Bulletin & Web Sites of the Tea Producing Countries
Note: Tea planted extent given is as at end of the each year.
World Extent of Tea Planting

(Table No.1.33)
At present world tea extent is 4,805,707 ha which was 4,398,251 ha in 2014. Asian region
dominates the tea planted area sharing about 90.2% of world tea extent. African continent
shares about 7.9% while rest of the tea growing world, South America, CIS region and
Oceania together contribute 1.9% of the world tea extent. Since the year 2014, tea extent
increasing by 356,562 hectares or 9% in Asia, in African region extent increase recorded by
only
49,344 hectare, which is 15% .
In Asia, the major five tea growers (China, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia & Vietnam)
possessed over 85% of the world tea extent and 94% of Asian region at present.
This is due to a substantial extent enhasment under extensive new planting programe in
China at the rate of around 118,000 ha annually. A segment status of tea extent is highlighted
for rest of the Asian
countries in the period from 2014 to 2018.
As a dominant tea grower, Kenya owned 62% of tea extent in Africa at present.
Since 2014 Kenya expanded tea extent from 203,006 ha to 234,300 ha (15%) through its
ambitious new planting scheme targeted to increase tea production rapidly. Apart from
Uganda all other tea growers in Africa
showed stagnant tea extent from 2014 to 2018.
In South America, Argentina is the main tea grower which recorded almost same extent of
tea land in the decade. In CIS region Georgia possesses 34,000 ha and 35,000 at present
of tea extent. Tea land extent of other South American countries, other CIS countries and
Oceania recorded insignificant quantity and no significant expansion. Currently
world tea extent is dominated by 9 Asian countries (including top five growers) and
Kenya with
4,576,340 hectares or 95% of world extent.
Table No.1.34
COUNTRYWISE WORLD TEA PRODUCTION
Metric Tons
Country 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Asia
China 2,095,717 2,248,999 2,404,947 2,496,412 2,616,000
India 1,207,310 1,208,660 1,267,360 1,321,760 1,338,630
Sri Lanka 338,032 328,964 292,574 307,720 304,006
Indonesia 144,369 132,615 137,015 134,000 131,000
Vietnam 175,000 170,000 180,000 175,000 163,000
Turkey 246,458 258,541 253,312 255,404 252,000
Japan 81,330 76,400 77,100 78,800 81,500
Bangladesh 64,480 67,378 85,050 78,949 82,134
Myanmar 20,400 20,000 20,500 21,000 21,400
Nepal 23,187 23,000 23,000 24,200 24,800
Taiwan 15,200 14,405 13,018 13,443 13,300
Iran 13,600 13,000 20,700 21,400 21,000
Other (Korea &
Malaysia) 6,800 6,900 6,900 7,100 7,300
Sub Total -Asia 4,431,883 4,568,862 4,781,476 4,935,188 5,056,070

Africa
Kenya 445,105 399,211 473,011 439,858 492,999
Malawi 45,855 39,447 43,127 45,582 50,588
Rwanda 24,751 25,410 25,628 27,887 28,000
Tanzania 36,115 31,658 29,112 31,814 35,170
Uganda 65,373 58,588 55,736 53,887 71,567
Other (8 Countries) 51,283 53,609 54,350 54,830 54,700
Sub Total - Africa 668,482 607,923 680,964 653,858 733,024
South America
Argentina 82,313 82,000 84,000 82,000 80,000
Other
(Brazil,Ecuador,Peru) 9,800 9,300 9,800 9,180 9,050
Sub Total S. America 92,113 91,300 93,800 91,180 89,050
CIS Region
Georgia 4,600 4,600 4,800 5,000 5,400

Other (Azerbaijan, Russia) 3,790 3,890 4,000 4,020 4,230
Sub Total CIS 8,390 8,490 8,800 9,020 9,630

Oceania
Australia & PNG 8,100 8,300 8,600 8,740 8,870
Grand Total 5,208,968 5,284,875 5,573,640 5,697,986 5,896,644

Source: International Tea Committee (ITC) Bulletin
Web Sites of the Tea Producing Countries
Table No.1.35
WORLD TEA PRODUCTION BY TYPE OF MANUFACTURE
Thousand Metric Tons
2017 2018
Country Black Tea Green Total Black Tea Green Total
Orthodox CTC Tea Orthodox CTC Tea
Asian Region
China 227 - 1,679 1,906 262 - 1,722 1,984
India 111 1,190 20 1,321 110 1,209 20 1,339
Sri Lanka 282 22 3 307 278 23 3 304
Indonesia 95 11 28 134 94 10 27 131
Vietnam 66 12 97 175 64 9 90 163
Turkey 255 - - 255 252 - - 252
Japan - - 79 79 - - 81 81
Bangladesh 7 71 0 78 8 74 0 82
Myanmar 21 - - 21 21 - - 21
Nepal 6 18 - 24 6 19 - 25
Taiwan 1 - 13 14 1 - 13 14
Iran 21 - - 21 21 - - 21
Korea - - 5 5 - - 5 5
Malaysia 2 - - 2 2 - - 2
Sub Total -Asia 1,094 1,324 1,924 4,342 1,119 1,344 1,961 4,424
African Region
Burundi - 11 - 11 - 11 - 11
Kenya 4 436 - 440 5 488 - 493
Malawi - 46 - 46 - 50 - 50
Rwanda - 28 - 28 - 28 - 28
Tanzania - 32 - 32 - 35 - 35
Uganda - 54 - 54 - 72 - 72
Zimbabwe - 16 - 16 - 15 - 15
Camaroon - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5
Other Africa - 23 - 23 - 24 - 24
Sub Total-Africa 4 651 - 655 5 728 - 733
CIS 9 - 1 10 10 - 1 11
South America
Argentina 80 - 2 82 80 - 2 82
Other 9 - 0 10 8 - 0 8
Sub Total South
America 89 - 2 92 88 - 2 90
Papuwa New
Guniea - 7 - 7 - 7 - 7
Others - - - - - - - -
Grand Total 1,196 1,982 1,927 5,106 1,222 2,079 1,964 5,265
World Tea Production
(Table No. 1.34 & 1.35)
In 2018, world tea production contributed a record level of 5.9 million metric tons for the first time in
the history. This is a 13% growth compared to 2014 and 3.5% growth over the previous year. The
share of tea production during 2014-18 has recorded within the range of 85% - 86% for Asia, 13%
to 11% for Africa and 2.1% to 1.8% for rest of the world. Compared to 2017, total tea production
increased by 198,658 metric tons which was caused mainly by an increase in tea production of
119,588 mt in China and India (16,870 mt). Since 2014, Bungladesh & Iran increased
its productions by 27% and 54% respectively. Since 2014 to 2018, Taiwan and Sri Lanka
decreased its productions by 12.5% & 10.1% respectively.
In 2018, major tea producing countries in Asia such as China, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia,
Vietnam and Turkey had shared 81.5% or 4.8 mn mt of the world tea production and 95% of
Asian tea production. This indicates the positive trend throughout the decade. Tea production in
China has increased rapidly with an annual growth of 6% resulting in more than 25% increase of the
production since 2014 and owned by 44% of global share currently. Indian production growth rate was
slightly below the growth rate of China. India owned global share by 23%.
Kenya dominates the African region producing 8.4% of world production and 67% of African share.
Argentina which is the main producer in South America, produces 1.4% of world production in
comparison to Sri Lanka where the share is remained 5.2% currently. It is significant fact that
Kenya has increased its production by 10.8% since 2014 and has currently surpassed Sri Lanka
which was similar status at
beginning of the decade.
At present, the shares of three types of manufacturing of world tea production are Orthodox (23%),
CTC (40%) and Green tea (37%). Asian region produces all three types showing Green tea (44%),
CTC (30%) and Orthodox (25%) of Asian total in 2018. Also China, Vietnam, Japan & Indonesia
are prominent in Green tea production while CTC is the main production in India and Bangladesh.
Orthodox production is dominated by Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Turkey & Vietnam. Tea production
in African region is confined to CTC (99.3% of region total) and Kenya production alone is
about 67% of African CTC or 488,000 mt in 2018. In South American region, Argentina
produces Orthodox exclusively. Overall China dominates Green Tea manufacturing producing
88% of total Green Tea while 81.6% of total CTC is produced by India & Kenya. Orthodox
type is concerned, five main producers (Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia, Turkey and Argentina) share
966,000 mt or 79% of global
Orthodox total.
Table No.1.36
WORLD SELECTED TEA EXPORTERS SHOWING OF DESTINATION- 2018
Importing Country Exporting Country – Quantity Export in Metric Tons
Sri India Indon- Vietnam Kenya Argentina
Lanka esia
United Kingdom 821 15,615 1,623 800 47,302 1,965
Germany 5,794 9,854 3,279 300 903 1,448
Greece 661 - - - - -
Italy 1,385 - - - 5 -
Netherlands 2,714 3,814 396 20 2,907 1,014
Poland 2,070 6,080 2,860 1,100 6,218 2,741
Russia & CIS 46,467 63,001 8,401 18,400 28,979 1,812
Canada 446 1,658 150 - 565 -
USA 4,643 9,527 2,946 6,600 4,812 48,618
Chile 7,432 - 414 350 1,648 9,709
Kuwait 2,149 791 - - - -
Saudi Arabia 5,224 4,571 435 2,200 5,253 -
UAE 10,407 20,859 1,808 4,500 34,770 -
Hongkong 4,568 286 236 - - -
Iran 23,545 30,780 287 1,100 4,035 -
Iraq 38,563 3,436 - 2,200 - -
Japan 7,334 3,188 765 - 2,465 -
Jordan 4,585 175 - - - -
Lebonon 3,529 - - - - -
Pakistan 36 15,812 4,136 12,000 177,770 -
Syria 9,906 307 - - - -
Turkey 35,448 1,741 250 400 2,429 -
Egypt 2,007 11,611 200 440 73,756 -
Libya 13,323 - - - - -
Tunisia 5 3,601 - - - -
Australia 2,049 2,429 1,744 - 8 -
Malaysia 339 - 8,896 4,200 - 1,162
Afganistan - 756 763 14,500 10,294 -
Indonisia - 937 - 9,000 - -
Taiwan 4,150 - 1,596 18,000 - -
Senegal - - - - - -
Yeman 90 - - - 14,294 -
Mali - - - - - -
Nigeria - - - - 5,127 -
Niger - - - - - -
Sudan - - - - 22,554 -
Algeria - - - - - -
Togo - - - - - -
Cameroon - - - - - -
Morocco - - - - - -
Sri Lanka - 3,998 0 - 972 -
Kenya - 379 - - - -
China 9,127 10,258 1,774 11,000 - 474
India 832 - 947 300 3,075 1,360
Total 249,649 225,464 43,906 107,410 450,141 70,303
Table No.1.37
WORLD TEA EXPORTERS - QUANTITY AND VALUE
2016 2017 2018
Country Quantity Value Unit Quantity Value Unit Quantity Value Unit
MT US$ Price MT US$ Price MT US$ Price
mn US$/kg mn US$/kg mn US$/kg
Producers
India 218,392 635 2.91 247,018 729 2.95 251,348 743 2.96
Bangladesh 539 2 3.42 2,568 5 1.83 644 1 2.17
Sri Lanka 280,874 1,211 4.31 278,195 1,459 5.24 271,777 1,356 4.99
Indonesia 51,464 113 2.20 54,194 114 2.11 49,030 108 2.21
China 328,692 1,485 4.52 355,258 1,610 4.53 364,700 1,780 4.88
Taiwan 5,758 68 11.89 8,336 95 11.40 8,788 97 11.04
Japan 4,251 109 25.58 4,745 130 27.37 5,221 142 27.27
Turkey 6,117 29 4.67 5,185 25 4.82 5,400 26 4.81
Vietnam 142,000 236 1.66 140,000 230 1.64 126,000 219 1.74
Kenya 480,330 1,190 2.48 415,715 1,250 3.01 474,862 1,390 2.93
Malawi 29,290 44 1.51 29,290 50 1.70 34,816 64 1.84
Rwanda 23,500 63 2.70 26,243 84 3.21 26,700 88 3.30
Tanzania 26,030 45 1.74 27,512 49 1.78 26,603 56 3.30
Uganada 50,186 83 1.66 47,009 101 2.15 60,878 110 1.81
Argentina 78,177 97 1.24 74,921 96 1.28 72,619 90 1.25
Brazil 367 3 8.05 297 3 8.94 227 1,992 8.78
Papua New 5,300 8 1.45 5,500 8 1.36 5,300 7 1.38
Guinea
1,731,267 1,721,986 1,784.913
Exported %
of Global 31.1 30.2 30.3
Crop
United
Kingdom 20,921 142 6.77 19,432 138 7.09 18,679 141 7.53
France 4,562 54 11.79 3,438 61 17.68 3,195 63 19.75

Germany 25,282 232 9.19 24,904 245 9.82 22,430 252 11.22
Source: International Tea Committee (ITC) Bulletin & Web Sites of the Tea
Producing Countries
World Tea Export Earnings

(Table No. 1.36 & 1.37)
In 2018, global tea export stood at 30.3% of global crop (production). Quantity of export
increased marginally (62,927 mt). Major 7 tea producers (India, Sri Lanka, China, Indonesia,
Vietnam, Kenya & Argentina) were the significant exporters as well sharing 84% of global
export. Out of them shows an increasing trend of export while Sri Lanka, Vietnam,
Argentina and Brazil recorded a declining trend. Due to heavy local consumption of tea
produced by China & India export shares were 14% and 18.8% of production respectively.
In contrast Argentina and Sri Lanka export accounted more than 91 - 89% of their
production while this share for Indonesia and Vietnam was 37% & 77% respectively. Turkey and
Japan as other two main tea producers export only insignificant quantity as local tea consumption
out of owns production is heavy. Kenya exports 96.3% of its
production share.
As presented in table 1.36 six major exporters dominate in certain regions/ countries in
terms of export quantity. Russia & CIS region, the largest tea consumer is the top
destination of Sri Lankan tea exports. UK market is one of the highest destinations of Kenyan
exports. Middle East region (UAE, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey) is also a market for Sri Lankan
exports, however, Kenya & India are entering gradually. USA tea consumption is provided
mainly by Argentina while India also remain as substantial supplier. Main tea supplier to
Pakistan, Egypt & Afghanistan is Kenya at present. Taiwan & Afghanistan are the main
destinations of Vietnam exports.
In 2018, apart from China & Kenya, Sri Lanka shares 15% of global tea export with third
highest export ernings ($ 1.36 bn) and unit price at $ 4.99 per kg. Kenya had market
share of 27% including teas from some other produces in Africa. While Indian tea exports
share was 14% in 2018, China earned $ 1,780 million with a global export share of 20% and FOB
unit price of $ 4.88 per kg. Indonesia, Vietnam & Argentina together share the 14% of
global exports in
2018.
Non tea producers (UK, France & Germany) re-exported some imported teas with the higher unit
price worth of $ 456 million in 2018. However, the highest unit price ($ 27.27 per kg) of tea
export was reported for Japan in 2018 too. Share of global exports held by black tea (Orthodox &
CTC) and Green tea were 80% & 20% respectively as main green tea producer, China consumed
major portion
locally.
Table No.1.38
WORLD TEA CONSUMPTION IN SELECTED THIRTY COUNTRIES
Country Tea Imports for Consumption (MT) Apparent Consumption
2016-2018 Average
2016 2017 2018 Total (1000 Kg Per

MT) Head
Tea Producers
China 22,736 29,831 35,530 2055.67 1.48
India 20,970 21,120 24,920 1036.00 0.82
Indonesia 22,095 14,679 14,922 94.00 0.36
Japan 29,420 30,430 31,200 103.87 0.82
Sri Lanka 13,000 13,000 11,000 28.96 1.35
Turkey 32,400 38,800 37,800 247.53 3.04
Iran 65,400 63,000 63,600 76.83 0.94
Taiwan 26,344 30,209 32,321 36.14 1.29
Kenya 8,290 8,802 10,988 35.11 0.73
Tea Consumers
UK 107,233 108,341 107,862 107.81 1.62
France 12,176 13,990 14,987 13.72 0.21
Germany 32,229 28,589 28,250 29.69 0.36
Poland 35,465 38,097 36,192 36.59 0.96
Russia & CIS 246,700 251,200 248,800 248.90 0.85
Canada 17,647 17,356 16,356 17.12 0.46
USA 131,112 126,328 119,385 125.61 0.39
Chile 20,862 19,416 21,691 20.66 1.11
Afganistan 55,900 32,700 27,700 38.77 1.37
Iraq 39,300 40,600 47,000 42.30 1.12
Kuwait 5,300 6,700 5,500 - -
Pakistan 173,750 175,011 191,773 180.18 0.85
Saudi Arabia 16,200 16,600 18,400 17.07 0.51
Syria 13,300 8,600 11,400 11.10 0.65
Egypt 88,463 96,802 93,762 93.02 0.96
Libya 15,000 18,000 18,200 17.07 2.80
Morocco 67,314 72,532 73.000 70.95 2.04
South Africa 22,544 21,676 15,937 20.05 0.35
Australia 10,700 10,800 11,000 10.83 0.43
Hong Kong 11,315 11,280 11,192 11.26 1.52
New Zealand 4,300 4,500 4,600 4.47 0.91
n.a.- data not available
Source: International Tea Committee (ITC) Bulletin.
World Tea Consumption in Selected Countries

(Table No. 1.38)
During the period from 2016 to 2018 the two main tea producers; China and India reported
an average local consumption of 79% and 77% of their local production respectively. The
import quantity of these two countries on other origin teas for consumption was not
significant. Apparent annual consumption of two countries are in moderate level, i.e.
1.48 & 0.82 kg per head per year. While Sri Lanka is not importing other origin teas for
local consumption at all, Kenya imported 10,988 mt in 2018. Among tea
producing countries Indonesia reported the lowest level of tea consumption per head while
Turkey is the highest in the scale consuming its total production along with some
imported volume. In respect of Taiwan, Sri Lanka and China tea consumption per head is
also in the higher side of the
scale.
As defined in FAO World Tea Model there is a simple equation consisting of 5 parameters
for a particular country on tea industry activities. They are Production, Export, Import, Stock
and Consumption of tea in unit of quantity. The formula is production plus Imports
minus Exports adjusting to Stock
should equal to the Consumption or vice versa by changing any parameters.
Merely tea consumer countries are concerned, apparent annual average tea consumption is
more than 100,000 mt for UK, Russia/CIS, USA & Pakistan where Russia/CIS at the top.
However, tea consumption per head was high in the scale (more than 2.0 kg per head/yr)
only in 3 countries i.e. Turkey, Libya & Morocco. The highest consumption per head
(3.04 kg) was recorded in Turkey while the lowest (0.21 kg) is highlighted in France
among tea
consuming nations.
itabber Sector
Distribution of Rubber Extent by District - 2014
Table No.2.1
KEY INDICATORS: RUBBER
Item Unit 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
1. Production Mn kg 130.4 98.6 88.6 79.1 83.1

2. Area
2.1 Under Cultivation ‘000 Ha 132.9 133.1 132.8 132.7 130.3*
2.2 Under tapping ,, 104.7 107.9 107.6 98.9 98.6*
3. Yield Kg/ha 1,245 914 823 800 842.0
4. Replanting Ha 4,484 2,897 1,917 1,467 1,338
5. New planting Ha 3,629 1,561 825 615 677
6. Prices
6.1 Export f.o.b(Raw Rubber) Rs/Kg 389.81 362.82 342.03 294.33 343.60
6.2 Colombo Auction RSS 1 ,, 376.78 285.76 245.93 238.97 337.27
7. Cost of Production (COP) ,, 150.00 160.00 170.00 180.00 192.00
- for smallholding sector
8. Export of Raw Rubber Mn Kg 23.58 16.31 10.37 16.17 17.20
9. Domestic Consumption ,, 118.4 116.0 127.4 142.0 128.1
10.Exports Earnings
10.1 Raw Rubber Rs Mn 9,195 5,916 3,548 4,758 5,920.0
10.2 Semi Processed Rs Mn 4,733 3,912 1,836 766 641.5
10.3 End Products Rs/Mn 110,048 112,246 101,426 111,025 126,783.4
Total Exports Earnings Rs Mn 123,976 122,074 106,810 116,549 133,345.5
US$ Mn 960 935 785 800 875
Note : In Some Sources 10.2 & 10.3 treated as End Products * Provisional
Source : Rubber Development Department
: Sri Lanka Customs
Key Indicators of Rubber

(Table No. 2.1)
In terms of the data source on rubber production by Rubber Development Department

(RDD) the production in year 2018 was 82.6 Mn kg. The rubber production depends on the
reasons such as the growth of replanting area, as well as matured area, price fluctuations
in the global market and weather conditions etc.
In 2018, the total extent of replanted and new planted were 1,507 Ha and
1,029 Ha respectively. The replanting extent was decreased gradually from 2013 to
2017.
In 2018, Colombo Auction price increased and FOB export price decreased
compared to the previous year. As in usual trend cost of production of sheet rubber in
smallholding sector was increased by Rs.13/= per kg in 2018 compared to previous
year. Around 135.2 Mn kg of raw rubber reported as domestic consumption in rubber
product manufacturing sector in 2018.
The quantity of raw rubber export in 2018 was decreased by 19% to 14.0 Mn kg from
17.20 Mn kg which was in previous year. The corresponding export earnings also
decreased by Rs. 831.7 Mn with the decrease of both FOB price and volume. In
2018 Rs. 629.8 Mn earned by semi processed rubber exports. Total foreign exchange
earning was USD 898 Mn recorded in
2018. Thus, total export earning of rubber reached at Rs 147.4 bn in 2018.
2018
82.6
126.7*
96.8*
853.1
1,507
1,029
363.9
281.6
205.0
14.0
135.2
5,088.3
629.8
141,665.2
147,386.3
898
rovisional
RUBBER AREA
Overview - 2018
 Extent in Hectares
Smallholdings Estate Total
2005 68,109(59%) 47,941(41%) 116,050
2018 89,243(70%) 37,442(30%) 126,685
Mature (2018) 69,148 27,627 96,775
Immature (2018) 20,095 9,815 29,910
 Holdings of Rubber
No of smallholdings - Mature 97,074 : Immature 30,018 Average
holding size - <1 Acre – 50,078(39%)
1 - <2 Acres – 51,980(41%)
No. of Estates (2018) - 148 in RPCs & 14 in State Size of holding
- Mostly 20 ha & above
 Rubber Extent by Clone(ha) - 2010

% Smallholding Estate
PB 86 35 34,220 9,329
RRIC 100 26 20,421 12,782
RRIC 121 23 17,083 11,865
RRIC 102 3 3,275 514
Other 13 4,397 11,759
Total 79,396 46,250
 Rubber Growing Districts - 18 of which 6 non traditional
Non – traditional - Puttalam, Ampara, Monaragala
Hambantota, Mulativu &Vavuniya.
Extent of top 3 Districts (74%) in ha - Kegalle (37,165),Ratnapura(26,605),
Kalutara(28,765).
 Replanting Extent & Rate(2018) : 1,507 ha: 1.2 %(National)

Extent
Smallholders 525 ha
Estate 982 ha
RUBBER AREA BY OWNERSHIP 2007- Table No.2.2
2018 Ha
Year Estate Sector Small Holder Total

Sector
2007 49,867 69,676 119,543
2008 50,360 71,736 122,096
2009 48,968 75,332 124,300
2010 46,250 79,395 125,645
2011 48,516 79,604 128,120
2012 49,435 81,345 130,780
2013 47,821 85,083 132,904
2014 47,975 85,100 133,075
2015 46,991 85,808 132,799
2016 44,697 87,996 132,693
2017 41,103 89,246 130,349
2018 37,442 89,243 126,685
Source: Rubber Development Department
Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs)
As per the records of RDD, the extent under smallholder sector ownership of rubber
reported as 69,676 ha in 2007. Since 2007 to 2018, smallholder land ownership
indicated a significant improvement with 28 % increase in extent cultivated. The
census of rubber lands conducted by Rubber Development Department (RDD) in
2010 confirmed that 79,395 ha belong to the ownership of smallholders. This extent reached
89,243 ha in 2018 which is an increase of 9,848 ha from the extent reported in 2010. But in
2018, the extent reported as 89,243 Ha, and decreases by 3 Ha compare to the previous year.
In the estate sector, however there was a decrease of 3,661 Ha in 2018 compared to the
previous year. The total rubber extent in 2018 recorded as
126,685 Ha which is a decrease of 3,364 Ha compared to 2017.
Table No.2.3
RUBBER HOLDINGS & EXTENT BY DISTRICT 2013/14 ECONOMIC CENSUS
Small Holding Estate Sector Total

Sector
District
Holdings (Acres) Holdings (Acres) Holdings (Acres)
Colombo 3,923 6,026 103 9,954 4,026 15,980
Gampaha 3,583 6,597 55 1,531 3,638 8,128
Kalutara 20,334 27,142 302 32,644 20,636 59,786
Kandy 2,033 2,920 29 1,142 2,062 4,062
Matale 508 546 41 2,394 549 2,940
Nuwara Eliya 25 26 3 40 28 66
Galle 2,684 3,678 153 7,085 2,837 10,763
Matara 2,268 3,669 118 3,994 2,387 7,663
Hambantota 396 487 3 31 399 518
Vavuniya 39 29 2 22 41 51
Ampara 335 721 - - 335 721
Kurunegalla 1,284 2,095 54 5,920 1,338 8,015
Puttalam 18 38 1 5 19 43
Anuradhapura 36 51 2 100 38 151
Polonnaruwa 16 47 1 30 17 77
Badulla 426 614 53 3,343 479 3,957
Monaragalla 7,075 12,480 33 2,040 7,108 14,520
Ratnapura 12,663 20,145 435 34,381 13,098 54,526
Kegalle 22,908 35,218 354 49,919 23,262 85,137
Total 80,555 122,529 1,742 154,575 82,297 277,104
Source: Department of Census & Statistics

Note: All Agricultural units with parcels less than 20 acres are identified as a “small
holding”
Table No.2.4
RUBBER HOLDINGS & EXTENT BY DISTRICT - 2010 RDD CENSUS OF RUBBER
LANDS
Size Class of <20 Size Class of >=20 Total
Hectare Hectare
District
Holdings (Ha) Holdings (Ha) Holdings (Ha)
Colombo 6,774 4,159 20 2,161 6,794 6,320
Gampaha 5,916 3,548 6 287 5,922 3,835
Kalutara 33,556 17,804 153 10,961 33,709 28,765
Kandy 2,699 1,548 6 306 2,705 1,854
Matale 489 542 14 769 503 1,311
Nuwara Eliya 4 6 0 0 4 6
Galle 4,190 2,815 83 3,167 4,273 5,982
Matara 3,301 2,719 38 1,286 3,339 4,005
Hambantota 276 155 0 0 276 155
Kurunegalla 1,838 1,512 25 1,506 1,863 3,018
Puttalam 234 193 0 0 234 193
Badulla 368 352 28 1,274 396 1,626
Monaragalla 7,802 4,402 8 403 7,810 4,805
Ratnapura 21,028 14,048 138 12,557 21,166 26,605
Kegalle 38,473 21,316 193 15,849 38,666 37,165
Total 126,948 75,119 712 50,526 127,660 125,645
Source: Rubber Development Department.
Note: This is the latest census conducted by the RDD
Distribution of Rubber Lands by District under 2010 & 2013/14

Censuses
(Table No. 2.3 & 2.4)
In Economic Census – 2013/14 Smallholding was defined as extent below 8 hectares while
estate sector as above 8 hectares. In Census of rubber lands – 2010 Smallholding sector was
defined as rubber land owned by the smallholder irrespective of upper limit subject to individual
ownership limit under Land Reform Commission (LRC) Law while estate sector land ownership
is considered as all rubber lands belonging to Regional Plantation Corporations (RPCs) and
State Agencies. It is difficult to disaggregate the real increase between Smallholding and Estate
sector in
said two Censuses due to different definitions applied.
Therefore in order to make much realistic comparison two benchmarks were applied
distinguishing the size class of extent less than 20 hectares (< 20) and extent greater than or equal 20
hectares (>= 20) for tables 2.3 and 2.4 to show number of holdings and corresponding extent in
hectares by district. However, in the size class of extent greater than or equal 20 hectares, there
are smallholder sector owned combining parcels of land of family union under the LRC Law while
it is very unlike
the estate ownership of rubber lands in the size class of less than 20 hectares category.
Table No.2.5
RUBBER EXTENT BY SIZE CLASS OF HOLDING – 2010 SMALLHOLDING
SECTOR
Size Class of Number of % Share of Extent % Share

Holding Holding Holding (Hectares) in Extent
Less than ¼ 1,414 1.1 78 0.1
¼ - < ½ Acre 9,616 7.6 1,216 1.5
½ - < ¾ Acre 23,491 18.5 4,955 6.3
¾ - < 1 Acre 15,557 12.2 4,920 6.2
1 - < 2Acre 51,980 40.9 24,299 30.6
2 - < 3Acre 14,552 11.4 12,642 15.9
3 - < 5 Acre 5,864 4.6 8,336 10.5
5 - < 10 Acre 2,891 2.3 7,435 9.4
10 - < 20 Acre 1,111 0.9 5,723 7.2
20 - < 50 Acre 472 0.4 5,514 6.9
50 Acres & above 144 0.1 4,277 5.4
Total 127,092 100.0 79,395 100.0
Source: Rubber Development Department: Census of Rubber Lands 2010
Disaggregated data on number of rubber holdings and corresponding extent under different
size classes are depicted in table no. 2.5 while district wise breakdown is given in table no.
2.6. In the rubber sector related legislations, smallholder is defined as a holder of rubber
land up to 10 acres or 4 hectares. Accordingly, there are 125,365 smallholdings with a total
extent of 63,881 ha or 80% of total extent of smallholdings. However, the balance 20% is
also managed by the Rubber Development treating as small holdings.
As Land Reform Commission law stipulates the provision that maximum land ceiling for
an individual can hold up to 50 acres and rubber related institutions adhere this rule
to compute smallholder extent and provide facilities and subsidies. Without effect to
50 acre family units of which a cumulative extent of 4,277 ha (5.4%) was revealed in
2010 Census of Rubber
Lands. These lands are also come under the smallholder definition.
The extent of holdings below 1 acre size shows 14.1% of total while 10 to 50 acre category
shares the same percentage. As a single category size class 1-2 acre represents maximum
percentage i.e. 30.6% while less than ¼ acre smallholder share of extent is the lowest 0.1%
of total.
Table No.2.6
RUBBER LAND BY SIZE CLASS OF HOLDING & BY DISTRICT SMALLHOLDING SECTOR – 2010
Less than 1 Acre 1< = 2 Acre 2< = 5 Acre 5< = 10 Acre 10<= 50 Acre Above 50Acre
District Holdings Extent Holdings Extent Holdings Extent Holdings Extent Holdings Extent Holdings Extent ha
ha ha ha ha ha
Colombo 3,094 662 2,328 1,130 1,027 1,113 220 554 105 700 6 150
Gampaha 2,242 508 2,326 1,123 1,156 1,231 140 362 52 324 2 55
Kalutara 15,361 3,403 13,423 6,257 3,840 3,955 572 1,471 360 2,718 42 1,254
Kandy 1,131 245 1,039 486 427 446 69 175 33 196 0 0
Matale 181 32 134 62 101 109 38 103 35 236 9 323
Nuwara Eliya 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0
Galle 1,570 339 1,688 767 671 716 174 442 87 551 5 180
Matara 794 187 1,580 719 682 763 154 395 91 655 7 174
Hambantota 77 21 129 60 66 65 4 9 0 0 0 0
Kurunegalla 568 128 682 323 457 477 78 202 53 382 9 290
Puttalam 5 2 98 41 116 121 15 30 0 0 0 0
Badulla 46 9 203 82 88 76 13 34 18 151 8 310
Monaragalla 636 141 4,767 2,059 2,342 2,017 43 104 14 81 0 0
Ratnapura 7,977 1,836 8,396 3,910 3,531 3,735 734 1,898 390 2,669 24 687
Kegalla 16,396 3,657 15,186 7,280 5,910 6,152 636 1,653 345 2,574 32 853
Total 50,078 11,170 51,980 24,299 20,416 20,978 2,891 7,436 1,583 11,237 144 4,276
Source: Rubber Development Department : Census of Rubber lands 2010
Total
Holdings Extent ha
6,780 4,309
5,918 3,603
33,598 19,058
2,699 1,548
498 865
4 6
4,195 2,995
3,308 2,893
276 155
1,847 1,802
234 193
376 662
7,802 4,402
21,052 14,735
38,505 22,169
127,092 79,395
Table N
IMMATURE & MATURE RUBBER AREA BY AGE GROUP & DISTRICT – 2010
SMALLHOLDING SECTOR
District Immature Rubber Land Mature Rubber Land
0< = 7 No of 7< = 13 13< = 19 19< = 25 25< = 31 Over 31 Total No of
Years Holdings Years Years Hectare Years Hectare Years years Mature Holdings
% %
Hectare Hectare Hectare Hectare Extent
(Ha)
Colombo 636 15 1,089 376 796 1,095 870 537 3,674 85 5,691
Gampaha 625 17 1,167 232 573 1,047 689 437 2,978 83 4,751
Kalutara 3,005 16 5,789 1,147 3,419 5,177 3,425 2,885 16,053 84 27,809
Kandy 222 14 494 101 202 266 309 448 1,326 86 2,205
Matale 96 11 40 49 63 104 82 471 769 89 458
Nuwara eliya 6 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Galle 349 12 521 74 337 743 782 710 2,646 88 3,674
Matara 321 11 465 209 400 829 536 598 2,572 89 2,843
Hambantota 88 57 153 23 11 13 10 9 66 43 123
Kurunegalla 425 24 508 92 276 282 210 518 1,378 76 1,339
Puttalam 183 95 227 6 4 0 0 0 10 5 7
Badulla 258 39 286 11 13 11 72 297 404 61 90
Monaragalla 3,713 84 6,627 279 227 109 35 39 689 16 1,175
Ratnapura 2,585 18 4,383 1,124 3,008 3,115 2,995 1,908 12,150 82 16,669
Kegalla 4,217 19 8,265 1,711 3,510 5,309 3,850 3,572 17,952 81 30,240
Total 16,729 21 30,018 5,434 12,839 18,100 13,865 12,429 62,667 79 97,074
Source : Rubber Development Department : Census of Rubber lands 2010, Note: This is the latest census conducted by the RDD
Table No.2.7
– 2010
Total
Extent No of
(Ha) Holdings
4,310 6,780
3,603 5,918
19,058 33,598
1,548 2,699
865 498
6 4
2,995 4,195
2,893 3,308
154 276
1,803 1,847
193 234
662 376
4,402 7,802
14,735 21,052
22,169 38,505
79,396 127,092
Table No.2.
IMMATURE & MATURE RUBBER AREA BY AGE GROUP & DISTRICT – 2010
ESTATE SECTOR (RPCs & STATE)
Immature Rubber Land Mature Rubber Land
0< = 7 No of 7< = 13 13< = 19 19< = 25 25< = 31 Over 31 Total No of
District Years
Hectare % Holdings Years
Hectare
Years
Hectare
Years
Hectare
Years
Hectare
years
Hectare
Mature
Extent (Ha) % Holdings
Colombo 417 21 7 379 504 539 153 18 1,593 79 39

Gampaha 67 29 2 14 67 10 69 6 166 71 9
Kalutara 2,013 21 76 1,036 1,997 2,822 1,702 137 7,694 79 301
Kandy 103 34 6 33 71 46 53 0 203 66 14
Matale 170 38 2 0 0 19 0 257 276 62 7
Nuwara Eliya 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Galle 533 18 34 442 475 1,050 433 55 2,455 82 155
Matara 193 17 15 144 273 220 222 60 919 83 73
Hambantota 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Kurunegalla 348 29 11 115 178 361 214 0 868 71 44
Puttalam 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0
Badulla 517 54 17 67 123 145 56 56 447 46 13
Monaragalla 41 10 8 134 227 0 0 0 361 90 8
Ratnapura 3,495 29 61 1,332 2,124 3,202 1,546 170 8,374 71 275
Kegalle 3,058 20 89 2,100 2,172 4,144 3,128 394 11,938 80 460
Total 10,955 24 328 5,796 8,211 12,558 7,576 1,153 35,294 76 1,398
Source: Rubber Development Department: Census of Rubber Lands 2010, Note: This is the latest census conducted by the RDD
Immature and Mature Rubber Extent by District
(Table No. 2.7 & 2.8)
As reveal in Census of Rubber Lands – 2010 table 2.7 highlighted that immature rubber
extent of smallholding sector was 21% while remaining 79% as mature portion of the total
extent of 79,396 Ha. However, as highlighted in table
2.8 Estate sector immature & mature share were 24% and 76% respectively under the same
parameter used for the computation such as immature period of 7 years.
Smallholding sector is concerned; traditional rubber growing districts share around 10%
- 20% of immature extent while in non-traditional districts (Monaragala, Puttalam)
this rate was over 85% indicating new planting of rubber has expanded rapidly in the recent
past. On the other hand Hambantota and Badulla districts highlight the share of mature
extent 43% & 61% respectively being the rubber lands grown over the decades but with
considerable portion of immature areas as well.
In the smallholding sector, three age group categories between 13 and 31 years comprise the
maximum extent of mature areas, ie. 44,800 ha (71%) of total mature lands. Economic
life of this extent is considered, the current level of production will be assured for next
few years. The very young mature category (7
– 13 yrs) extent is around 9% of total mature extent. The extent of 12,429 ha or 20% of total
mature area which is over 31 years of age requires immediate replanting with high
yielding clones to ensure continuous rubber supply with increasing production in future.
In the Estate sector (comprising RPCs & State Plantations) three age categories between 13 and
31 years consist of 28,350 ha or 80% of total mature extent. This is the strength of
economical rubber supply in estate sector. Young mature category (7 -13 years) remains
16% while extremely old mature category (over 31 years) which need immediate replanting
in high yielding clones consisting 1,153 ha or 3% of total mature lands.
In estate sector traditional rubber growing districts (Ratnapura, Kegalle, Gampaha,
Kalutara) highlight 20% - 30% of immature extent and more than 2/3 of mature lands.
Immature portion of Galle and mature districts were comparatively low while in
Monaragala this share is always 10% in contrast to the smallholding sector. In Badulla district
where estate rubber plantation is more prominent, immature share is very high (54%)
as recent trend of crop
diversification in favour of rubber.
Table No.2.8
RICT – 2010
Total
Extent No
Hactare Holdings
2,010 46
233 11
9,707 377
306 20
446 9
0 0
2,988 189
1,112 88
0 0
1,216 55
0 0
965 30
402 16
11,869 336
14,996 549
46,250 1,726
nsus conducted by the RDD
Table No.2.9
CLONAL COMPOSITION OF SMALLHOLDING SECTOR RUBBER EXTENT –
2010
Mature Area Immature Area %

No of No of No of Extent No of Share Of
Hold- Trees Hold- (Hect- Trees Extent by
Clone Extent Clone
ings ‘000 ings are) ‘000
(Ha)
PB 86 50,729 33,495 12,539 1,249 725 323 43.1

RRIC 100 30,350 19,295 7,817 2,283 1,126 519 25.7
RRIC 102 3,254 2,052 877 2,414 1,223 561 4.1
RRIC 121 5,223 3,870 1,624 22,993 13,213 6,028 21.5
RRISL 203 67 97 44 375 225 103 0.4
RRISL 2000
4 2 77 42 19 0.1
Series 6
Clonal Rubber 7,448 3,851 1,374 627 176 79 5.1
Total 97,077 62,664 24,277 30,018 16,730 7,632 100.0
Source: Rubber Development Department; Census of Rubber lands 2010

Table No.2
DISTRIBUTION OF SMALL HOLDINGS & EXTENT UNDER DIFFERENT CLONES BY DISTRICT – 2010
PB 86 RRIC 100 RRIC 102 RRIC 121 RRISL203 RRISL2000 Clonal
District No of Extent ha No of Extent ha No of Extent No of Extent No of Extent No of Extent No of Extent
Holdings Holdings Holdings ha Holdings ha Holdings ha Holdings ha Holdings ha
Colombo 3,628 2,275 1,656 1093 241 133 1,078 724 17 10 0 0 160 74
Gampaha 2,673 1,749 1,677 999 381 222 961 533 24 15 3 1 199 84
Kalutara 13,863 8,442 10,230 5,072 713 463 5,493 3,060 62 127 3 1 3,234 1,263
Kandy 1,173 720 514 286 94 41 467 223 18 7 2 1 431 270
Matale 123 271 84 113 6 2 29 58 1 2 0 0 255 419
Nuwaraeliya 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 2 0 0 0 0
Galle 2,271 1,515 958 865 98 63 442 304 6 3 1 1 419 245
Matara 1,618 1,598 1,003 786 117 98 381 317 5 4 0 0 184 90
Hambantota 42 27 63 35 2 1 167 91 0 0 0 0 2 1
Kurunegala 507 640 403 362 89 44 470 438 10 5 0 0 368 313
Puttalam 0 0 4 5 1 1 229 187 0 0 0 0 0 0
Badulla 74 350 16 6 36 15 250 291 0 0 0 0 0 0
Monaragalla 517 298 466 272 728 373 6,086 3,456 2 1 0 0 3 2
Ratnapura 7,124 5,406 6,736 4,826 762 499 4,894 3,340 45 24 17 7 1,474 633
Kegalla 18,365 10,929 8,823 5,071 2,400 1,320 7,266 4,057 251 122 57 35 1,343 635
Total 51,978 34,220 32,633 20,421 5,668 3,275 28,216 17,083 442 322 83 46 8,072 4,029
Source : Rubber Development Department : Census of Rubber Lands 2010
89
Table No.2.10
TRICT – 2010
Total
No of Extent ha
Holdings
6,780 4,309
5,918 3,603
33,598 19,058
2,699 1,548
498 865
4 6
4,195 2,995
3,308 2,893
276 155
1,847 1,802
234 193
376 662
7,802 4,402
21,052 14,735
38,505 22,169
127,092 79,395
Table No.2.11
DISTRIBUTION OF RUBBER EXTENT UNDER DIFFERENT CLONES
BY DISTRICT IN ESTATE SECTOR – 2010
Hectare
PB 86 RRIC RRIC RRIC RRISL Clonal Other Total
District 100 102 121 203 Mix Extent
Extent Extent Extent Extent Extent Extent Extent Hectare
Colombo 496 558 51 644 0 199 63 2,011
Gampaha 68 67 43 54 0 0 0 232
Kalutara 1,715 2,287 69 2,063 47 3,254 272 9,707
Kandy 53 15 25 156 0 30 26 306
Matale 0 25 19 130 15 19 238 446
Nuwara Eliya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Galle 279 1,526 0 881 2 7 291 2,986
Matara 194 550 7 262 0 20 79 1,112
Hambantota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kurunegalla 318 122 16 347 58 276 80 1,217
Puttalam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Badulla 45 127 4 263 0 464 62 965
Monaragalla 121 33 41 0 0 208 0 403
Ratnapura 2,185 3,904 26 3,310 376 1,247 821 11,869
Kegalle 3,855 3,568 213 3,755 149 2,619 837 14,996
Total 9,329 12,782 514 11,865 647 8,343 2,769 46,250
Source: Rubber Development Department: Census of Rubber Lands 2010
Clonal Composition by District & Sector – Status in 2010

(Table No. 2.9, 2.10 & 2.11)
As presented in table 2.9 and 2.11 three popular clones PB 86, RRIC 100, and RRIC 121
cover mature and immature extent of 71,724 ha or 90% of total extent in
smallholding sector while in Estate sector the coverage of these clones is 33,976
ha of total extent or 73% at present. However, immature extent of PB 86 and RRIC
100 share only 1851 ha or 2% of total extent indicating of these clones are no longer a
trend of further expanding while RRIC 121 is still attractive as remains 13,213 ha (17% of
total) among smallholders. In Smallholding sector all other clones contribute 10% or
7,670 ha of extent. As disaggregated data presented in table 2.10 main rubber
growing districts Kegalle, Kalutara, Ratnapura are dominated by said three popular
clones with total extent of 50,473 ha (64%) while large scale new
planting of RRIC 121 was attracted by smallholders in Monaragala District.
As highlighted in table 2.11 Census of Rubber Lands – 2010 found that in Estate sector
most popular clone is RRIC 100 with the coverage of 12,782 ha or 28% of total at present.
This followed by RRIC 121 which is extended to 26% of clone composition. Further
clonal mix category is also significant at 7,120 ha in extent in said three districts i.e.
Kegalle, Kalutara and Ratnapura . RRIC 102, RRISL 203 and other clones have not
expanded in Estate sector
indicating marginal extent, 8% of total hecterage.
Rainfall Distribution in Rubber Growing Areas – 2018
Productivity of rubber plantations depends on good management practices. These
management practices in a planting cycle are linked with the weather pattern, especially
rainfall on which the planter has no control. Further, any changes in the seasonal pattern of
rainfall may have adverse impacts on the
application of recommended agronomic practices.
Rubber is grown in different agro-ecological regions with varying degrees of rainfall as

depicted in Table No 2.12. The expected rainfall figures in areas where rubber is recently
introduced are given in Table No 2.13. However, it was reported that for successful
rubber cultivation, the annual rainfall should be above 1,750 mm. Further, total
rainfall in any consecutive 6 months should not be below 500 mm. It is evident that the
ideal situations are not found in all rubber growing areas (Table 2.12 & 2.13).
Hence, proper moisture management strategies are of great importance where rainfall is
a limiting factor for rubber cultivation. On the other hand, when the number of rainy days
is high, it adversely affects harvesting of rubber and consequently
reduces the productivity of rubber plantations.
Table No 2.12
EXPECTED RAINFALL AT 75% PROBABILITY IN DIFFERENT RUBBER GROWING
AREAS
Agro -ecological 75% expected Rubber growing areas

region rainfall*(mm)
WL la >3200 mm Agalawatta, Awissawella,Ratnapura, Elpitiya
WL lb >2800 mm Pugoda, Horana
WL 2a >2400 mm Akuressa, Kalutara, Bandaragama,
Kaburupitiya, Galle
WL2b >2200 mm Rambukkana, Kegalle
WL3 >1700 mm Gampaha, Divulapitiya, Pasyala
IL 1a >1400 mm Kurunegala
IL 1c >1300 mm Bibile, Moneragala, Wellawaya
IL 2 >1600 mm Mahiyamgana, Padiyatalawa
IL 3 >1100 mm Maho, Galewela
WM 3b >1400 mm Matale
IM 2b >1600 mm Badalkubura, Lunugala
IM 1a >2000 mm Badulla
*Rainfall can be expected in 3 out of 4 years
Source: Rubber Research Institute of Sri Lanka
Table No. 2.13
EXPECTED RAINFALL AT 75% PROBABILITY IN AREAS WHERE RUBBER IS
RECENTLY INTRODUCED OR
UNDER EXPERIMENTAL STAGES
Agro – ecological 75% expected Agromet or rainfall station
region rainfall *(mm)
DL lb >900 Anuradhapura, Elayapattuwa,
Medawachchiya, pawattikulam,
Vavuniya
DL 2b >1100 Ampara Tank
DL 2a >1300 Uhana
DL 1f >800 Akkarayan kulam
DL 3 >800 Iranamadu Tank
DL le >800 Muthuiyankadu Kulam
*Rainfall can be expected in 3 out of 4 years
Rainfall experienced in 2018 in selected stations representing rubber growing
areas on monthly basis is given in Table No.2.14.
The total rainfall exceeded 2,000 mm in Hanwella, Ratnapura, Agalawatte , Galle,
Nittambuwa, Kurunegala and Matale while other areas in table no 2.14 were below.
Number of wet days has exceeded 200 in Agalawatta and
Ratnapura areas which are above average.
MONTHLY DISTRIBUTION OF RAINFALL IN RUBBER GROWING AREAS - 2018
Locations
Month Hanwella Ratna- Agala- Galle Kekana- Nittamb- Kurun- Monara- Uhana Matale
WL 1a pura WL watta WL 2a dura IL uwa WL 3 egala 1L gala 1L1c DL2a WM3b
1a WL 1a 1a la
January 75.7 14.0 91.0 11.0 135.5 100.2 6.4 63.4 32.3 19.1
February 143.2 91.6 359.5 129.0 72.5 135.7 14.7 40.0 103.2 47.2
March 75.2 185.1 264.8 120.1 81.7 33.9 148.0 175.0 104.2 72.7
April 542.5 394.2 408.6 169.7 65.6 279.8 178.9 158.8 77.1 131.7
May 565.5 586.4 707.7 529.6 290.8 650.2 652.5 219.4 37.5 632.2
June 341.4 467.7 409.9 136.5 157.7 254.8 159.6 73.6 7.5 91.9
July 117.5 160.9 129.5 132.2 50.9 50.8 44.6 80.0 26.5 70.4
August 119.3 185.4 146.4 105.5 64.0 56.5 70.7 77.4 0.0 104.3
September 203.9 284.7 169.6 230.1 29.0 173.4 121.0 102.2 16.0 213.9
October 616.1 438.8 829.6 424.9 223.4 602.5 471.2 392.6 128.0 313.7
November 570.0 394.4 356.7 243.0 58.3 417.1 350.4 239.3 225.5 329.0
December 238.6 169.3 120.3 52.3 10.5 132.3 99.4 86.6 105.4 74.2
Total 3,608.9 3,372.5 3,993.6 2,283.9 1,239.9 2,887.2 2,317.4 1,708.3 863.2 2,100.3
Rainfall
No.of Wet 164 219 230 170 104 169 152 103 60 160
days*
*Wet day is a day with a rainfall grater than or equal 0.3 mm.
Rainfall(mm)
Jan Feb Mar Apr
M… Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Dec
Rainfall(mm)
Jan Feb Mar Apr
Dec
Rainfall(mm)
Jan
Feb M…
Apr M… Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Dec
Rainfall(mm)
Jan
Feb M… Apr M… Jun Jul Aug Sep
Oct
N… Dec
Rainfall(mm)
Jan
Feb
M…
Apr M… Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
N…
Dec
Rainfall(mm)
Jan Feb Mar Apr
Dec
Rainfall(mm)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rainfall(mm)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Rainfall(mm)
Jan Feb
M… Apr M… Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct
Nov Dec
Table No. 2.14
(mm)
Matale Badulla
WM3b 1M 1a
19.1 85.5
47.2 151.3
72.7 122.3
131.7 250.4
632.2 309.4
91.9 17.0
70.4 74.2
104.3 20.4
213.9 137.4
313.7 401.8
329.0 239.9
74.2 99.0
2,100.3 1,908.6
160 167
Table No. 2.15(i)
FERTILIZER : ANNUAL USE OF PRODUCTS AND NUTRIENTS FOR RUBBER, 2004 – 2014
Mn Kg
Year Products Nutrients

SA TSP Urea IRP ERP MOP Kiez NPK Dol. Other Total N P K
2004 0.4 0.08 3.5 0.1 2.7 1.7 0.3 0 0.30 0.20 9.3 1.70 0.80 1.10
2005 0.2 0 3.0 0.1 3.2 2.0 0.5 0 0.40 0 9.4 1.40 0.90 1.20
2006 0 0 3.1 0 4.9 2.7 0.5 0 0.80 1.00 13.0 1.50 5.00 1.60
2007 0.5 3.00 0.1 0.2 3.9 2.6 0.6 0 0.20 0.10 11.2 1.50 4.00 1.60
2008 0.5 3.00 0 0.3 3.5 2.1 0.6 0 0.01 0.10 10.1 1.50 1.10 1.20
2009 0.3 0.01 2.1 0.4 3.1 1.4 0.4 0 0.48 0.50 8.7 1.00 1.00 0.90
2010 0.4 0 2.7 0.5 4.0 1.8 0.5 0 0.70 0.20 10.8 1.32 1.26 1.08
2011 0.7 0.01 4.1 0.5 4.8 2.8 0.9 0 0.20 0.19 14.2 2.03 1.49 1.68
2012 0.8 0 4.5 0.5 5.1 3.0 0.9 0 0.25 0.45 15.5 2.23 1.57 1.80
2013 1.0 0.01 5.9 0.6 6.8 4.0 1.3 0 0.30 0.60 20.5 2.91 2.08 2.40
2014 0.7 0.18 2.7 n.a 6.2 2.6 n.a n.a n.a 0.20 12.6 (1) 1.39 2.17 1.56
Source: National Fertilizer Secretariat (1)Total of SA, TSP, UREA, ERP & MOP
(2) Total of nutrients (N,P & K) n.a. – data not available
SA = Sulphate of Ammonia MOP = Murate of Photash N
= Nitrogen
TSP = Triple superphosphate KIEZ = Kiezarite P = Phosphrous
IRP = Imported Rock Phosphate NPK = Nitrogen, Phosphrous, Potasium K
= Potasium
ERP = Eppawala Rock Phosphate DOL = Dolamite Mg = Magnesium
96
Nutrients
Mg Total
0.10 3.7
0.20 3.7
0 8.1
0.10 7.2
0.10 3.9
0.09 3.0
0.25 3.9
0.25 5.5
0.26 5.9
0.37 7.8
n.a 5.1(2)
= Nitrogen
= Phosphrous
= Potasium
Table No.2.15 (ii)
FERTILIZER: ANNUAL USE OF PRODUCTS FOR RUBBER SECTOR IN 2015 - 2018
2015 2016 2017 2018
Urea Straight 801.94 1,077.12 2,000.99 679.44
Mixture 2,306.25 1,807.00 2,403.58 2,344.59
TSP Straight 122.38 289.24 83.45 66.96
Mixture 50.6 0.21 28.90 163.41
MOP Straight 356.93 297.14 296.34 338.82
Mixture 2,117.92 2,016.72 2,081.73 1,594.86
SA Straight 342.9 54.52 143.11 238.25
Mixture 392.38 563.85 784.87 239.66
Mixture 272.66 471.71 306.77 222.03
ZnSo4 Straight 1.13 2.05 - 0.31
Mixture 0.06 0.02 - -
CAN Straight - - - -
Mixture - - 5.11 -
CES Straight - 24.37 7.05 31.09
Mixture 5.79 13.78 1.12 5.94
DAP Straight 8.72 26.24 0.06 10.00
Mixture 4.99 3.79 10.09 28.23
SOP Straight 12.25 0.04 - 0.10
Mixture 5.18 1.36 1.45 5.16
Borate Straight - 2.00 - 0.55
Mixture 0.02 0.01 0.04 -
SSP Straight - - - -
Mixture - - - -
Mixture - - - -
ERP/HERP Straight 269.84 160.67 147.87 144.86
Mixture 3,789.15 2,470.64 2,898.75 2,303.58
DOLOMITE Straight 277.42 245.36 233.26 13.67
Mixture 6.53 8.75 91.02 11.33
NPK Straight - - - -
Mixtures Mixture 1.1 - - 0.50
OTHERS Straight - 1.45 - 1.00
Mixture 0.1 20.75 19.25 -
Total Straight 2,302.70 2,257.99 3,039.86 1,662.71
Mixture 8,952.75 7,378.58 8,632.22 6,919.29
Grand 11,255.44 9,636.57 11,672.08 8,582.00
Source:Total
National Fertilizer Secretariat
Table No. 2.16
RUBBER AREA REPLANTED & NEW PLANTED
Hectare
Replanting New Planting
Estate Small Estate Small
Year Sector Holding Sector Holding
Total Total
(RPCs Sector (RPCs Sector
& State) & State)
2007 4,199 993 5,192 333 1,701 2,034
2008 5,293 812 6,105 414 2,775* 3,189
2009 5,360 1,002 6,362 74 1,750* 1,824
2010 4,756 1,186 5,942 96 2,792* 2,888
2011 1,927 1,123 3,050 838 2,178* 3,016
2012 2,126 1,117 3,243 1,086 2,296* 3,382
2013 2,784 1,700 4,484 912 2,717* 3,629
2014 1,554 1,343 2,897 133 1,428* 1,561
2015 1,303 614 1,917 56 769 825
2016 929 538 1,467 23 592 615
2017 551 787 1,338 4 673 677
2018 982 525 1,507 48 981 1,029
*Note : New Planting in small holding sector includes cultivated area, under IFAD Project
Source : Rubber Development Department Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs)
IFAD SPEnDP Project.
Rubber Area Replanted & New Planted

(Table No. 2.16)
National Rubber replanting rate computed (replanted area of particular year divided by
cultivated total extent of the year end) that should be around 3% or above as acceptable
norm which indicates the average growth of the industry. The average of the
decade was around 3,220.7 Ha per annum in Smallholding sector and Estate sector
put together. The smallholders who received government subsidy through the RDD
eligible to replant around 1,022 Ha an average annual basis. It is estimated that
apart from the government subsidy schemes, there was another 200 ha replanted by
the
Smallholders from their own funds.
Rubber new planting extent in Estate sector was very low in the decade (average of
327 ha per annum) and in 2017 new planted extent was 4 ha. In 2018, new planted
extent was 48 ha. Since 2007 new planting in Smallholding sector was increased
at annual average extent of 1,618 ha under the government subsidy scheme. Further new
planting extent in Monaragala District was substantially increased under IFAD Credit
program during the
period from 2008 to 2014.
Table No. 2.17
PLANTS ISSUANCE AND TARGET OF RDD NURSERIES
District RDD Nurseries
Target Plant Plant Target
Nursery 2018 Production Issuance 2019
2018 2018
Gampaha Welikadamulla 350,000 375,882 274,915 365,000
Kalutara Egaloya 275,00 156, 122,384 305,000

Gurugoda 0 797 79,011 305,000
275,00 167,
Ratnapura Karapincha 100,000
0 108,314
119 86,360 100,000
Monaragala Kumbukkana 425,000 379,208 321,076 425,000
Hambantota Middeniya 100,000 89,645 36,399 100,000
Ampara Padiyathalawa 125,000 50,215 36,417 100,000
Total 1,650,000 1,327,180 956,562 1,700,000

Table No. 2.18
ISSUANCE OF PLANTS FROM RUBBER NURSERIES
No. of Plants Issued
Year RDD Private Total
Nurseries Nurseries
2007 1,574,249 500,719 2,074,968
2008 1,476,651 803,026 2,279,677
2009 1,264,556 622,253 1,886,809
2010 1,597,937 834,314 2,432,251
2011 1,316,974 1,049,244 2,366,218
2012 1,435,169 1,869,415 2,484,413
2013 1,766,041 525,918 2,291,959
2014 1,389,212 1,446,895 2,836,107
2015 1,112,055 835,645 1,947,700
2016 1,037,263 904,870 1,942,133
2017 957,598 251,449 1,209,047
2018 1,327,180 307,408 1,634,588
Plants Issuance of RDD Nurseries and Private Nurseries
(Table No. 2.17 & 2.18)
In 2018, rubber nursery plants issued by RDD from its seven nurseries was 956,562. The
highest output is recorded in 2013. The private sector contribution on rubber
nurseries increased compared to 2017. Both RDD and private nurseries issued 1.6 mn
plants to the rubber sector in 2018. The plant production target of RDD nurseries for
2018 was 1.65 mn while the
achievement recorded was 1.3 mn plants (80%).
RPCs managed their own nurseries to meet the planting material

requirements to a great extent. Plant production of private sector and RDD nurseries are
the intake for the Smallholding sector.
All the nurseries are inspected by the extension officers attached to the Rubber
Research Institute (RRI) especially for the quality assurance of the plants. The RDD
is monitoring 7 large scale nurseries in the island while private sector and the
Regional Plantation Companies maintain about 200
and 90 nurseries respectively.
Table No.2.19
FIELD DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR RUBBER SMALL HOLDING
SECTOR
Rs.Mn
Smallholdings
Year
Replanting New Planting
2007 97.4 32.3
2008 92.9 102.0
2009 77.9 55.6
2010 121.5 128.5
2011 176.3 211.7
2012 162.0 125.4
2013 171.3 167.7
2014 219.1 213.3
2015 173.4 189.8
2016 193.0 179.9
2017 205.5 173.6
2018 143.2 110.6

RUBBER SUPPLY
(Production) Overview -
2018
 Production in Metric Tons (mt)

Sheet Crepes TSR Centrifuged Total
& Other
2005 50,170 18,536 5,880 29,766 104,352
2018 41,280 14,510 766 26,005 82,560
 Sectorwise Production (mt)
Smallholdings Estates(RPCs & State)
2005 69,252 (66%) 35,100 (34%)
2018 52,815 (64%) 29,745 (36%)
 Supply, Export & Consumption (mt)
Supply Export Consumption out of
Local supply
2005 104,400 31,700 72,700
2018 82,560 14,000 68,560
 2018 Monthly Production (mt) - 6,880 (Average) Highest Supply
- 7,485 in November
Lowest Supply - 6,274 in April
 Supply by Management (Mn Kg)
Regional Plantation Companies (RPCs) - 28.8 (34.9%) Sate (JEDB, SLSPC,
RRI, Elkaduwa, Kurunagalla etc.) - 0.9 (1.1%)
Smallholders - 52.9 (64.0%)
 Yield (Kg/ ha) 2018 = Production/Tapped Area = 842 (National)

Smallholdings - 764 Estates (RPCs & State) - 1,077
 In 2018 Cost of Production (Rs/Kg)
Smallholding Sector - 205.00 Estate Sector – 296.99
Table No.2.20
RUBBER PRODUCTION, EXPORTS AND CONSUMPTION 2007 -2018
Mn Kg
Production Exports Domestic Consumption

Year Mn Kg Mn Kg % Dry Rubber Latex Total
Mn Kg % Mn Kg % Mn Kg
2007 117.6 51.4 44 42.4 57 31.5 43 73.9
2008 129.2 48.6 38 46.1 58 34.0 42 80.1
2009 136.9 56.0 41 48.0 57 36.9 43 84.9
2010 153.0 51.5 34 60.6 57 46.6 43 107.2
2011 158.2 42.6 27 71.8 56 56.4 44 128.2
2012 152.1 37.4 25 69.1 55 56.6 45 125.7
2013 130.4 23.6 18 65.1 55 53.3 45 118.4
2014 98.6 16.3 17 66.1 57 49.9 43 116.0
2015 88.6 10.4 12 71.3 56 56.1 44 127.4
2016 79.1 16.1 20 78.0 55 64.0 45 142.0
2017 83.1 17.2 21 71.1 57 56.9 43 128.0
2018 82.6 14.0 17 76.3 56 59.0 44 135.2
MONTHLY BREAK DOWN – 2018
Mn Kg
Month Production Export Domestic Consumption
Dry Latex Total
Rubber
January 6.7 1.6 6.7 5.3 12.0
February 6.9 1.8 5.2 3.9 9.2
March 7.2 1.7 5.2 3.8 9.0
April 6.3 1.0 5.0 5.2 10.2
May 6.5 1.0 5.3 4.7 10.0
June 6.6 1.0 5.0 4.8 9.7
July 6.5 0.7 7.5 5.6 13.1
August 6.8 1.1 7.0 4.9 11.9
September 7.4 1.0 7.2 5.2 12.4
October 6.9 1.1 9.7 6.7 16.4
November 7.5 1.1 6.7 4.6 11.3
December 7.3 0.9 5.8 4.2 10.0
Total 82.6 14.0 76.3 59.0 135.2
Chart 7
Rubber Production, Exports & Consumption
(Table No. 2.20)
The average monthly rubber production in 2018 was around 6.9 Mn kg. Lowest
production was in April while the highest production was recorded in November. Rubber
demand is created through raw rubber export market and domestic consumption for local
manufacturing industry. From 2007onwards, export of raw rubber increased upto 2009 and
since then declined drastically. The exports peaked in 2009 recording 56 Mn kg or 41% of
the production. In 2018 volume of export decreased by 3.2 Mn kg compared to 2017 and
ratio adjusted to 17% of production. The average ratio of export that prevailed for the
decade is 24% of production. Rubber prices in global markets and government
policy favorable for rubber product manufacturing industry are factors contributing to
adjust the rubber demand ratio between exports and
consumption.
The domestic raw rubber consumption recorded as 135.2 Mn kg for 2018. Dry
rubber content, bulk of which goes for tyre sector was 56% of domestic consumption in
2018. The Letex component is used for the highest level of value addition such as
surgical & examination gloves were 44% of total domestic consumption. Monthly
consumption of rubber (Dry & Letex) in
2018 varied between 9.0 Mn kg and 16.4 Mn kg.
Chart 7
Table No.2.21
RUBBER PRODUCTION BY DIFFERENT TYPE
Mt
Sole Scrap Latex Centrifuged
Year RSS Crepe Crepe Crepe TSR Latex & Total
Other
2007 48,875 4,077 1,693 21,756 9,564 31,586 117,551
2008 55,011 3,937 2,711 21,043 10,968 35,573 129,243
2009 54,550 5,448 3,502 31,670 11,775 29,934 136,880
2010 59,248 6,711 1,842 52,504 8,341 24,341 152,987
2011 60,699 3,384 1,332 59,933 7,981 24,869 158,198
2012 59,242 1,902 1,280 36,550 8,672 44,403 152,050
2013 62,800 2,379 2,440 15,373 9,566 37,863 130,421
2014 48,539 2,410 1,022 11,832 7,615 27,155 98,573
2015 44,392 1,939 886 8,266 7,606 25,478 88,567
2016 39,754 1,575 791 12,618 3,865 20,497 79,100
2017 41,523 1,476 830 9,160 1,204 28,878 83,071
2018* 41,280 1,439 2,620 10,451 766 26,005 82,560
* Provisional
MONTHLY PRODUCTION OF RAW RUBBER BY TYPE - 2018 Table No.2.22
MT
RSS Sole Scrap Latex Centrifuged

Month Sheet Crepe Crepe Crepe TSR Latex & Other Total
January 3,350 102 67 1,209 99 1,872 6,700

February 3,453 111 69 1,110 56 2,107 6,906
March 3,588 135 72 1,097 62 2,222 7,177
April 3,137 114 63 814 46 2,100 6,274
May 3,263 99 65 960 54 2,085 6,526
June 3,289 113 66 603 97 2,410 6,578
July 3,255 118 65 495 33 2,544 6,510
August 3,389 205 407 717 98 1,964 6,779
September 3,688 123 443 751 21 2,351 7,376
October 3,464 91 416 915 58 1,984 6,928
November 3,743 127 449 940 130 2,096 7,485
December 3,660 101 439 840 11 2,269 7,319
Total 41,280 1,439 2,620 10,451 766 26,005 82,560
Chart 8

Raw Rubber Production – Different Types
(Table No. 2.21 & 2.22)
At present, RSS (50%), Latex crepe (13%), and Centrifuged latex & other (31%)
contribute to 94% of total production. Total natural rubber production was decreased by
511 MT compared to 2017. RSS is the main production of smallholders while Latex
crepe is mainly produced by RPCs and a few private owned factories. The share of
latex crepe from total rubber production was averaged around 19% from the total
production during 2007 to 2018. However, the unusual values recorded in 2010
and 2011 for latex crepe affected the average share percentage. Latex crepe
production increased by 1,291 MT in 2018 compared to 2017. Annual production of
centrifuged latex and other specialized product category showed decrease of 2,872 MT
which
is accounted for 10% in 2018.
In 2018, the contribution to total production by sole crepe, scrape crepe and TSR were
1.7%, 3.2% and 1%, respectively. These types are mainly produced by private
sector companies and RPCs. Sole crepe production remained at 4.0 Mn kg per
annum (an average) during 2007 to 2008 and a sudden hike was observed in 2009 and
2010. In 2012 a reduction of 44% was observed for this category compared to 2011. Yet,
2013 recorded an increase of 477 MT, of which 25%. Monthly production data (table
2.22) reveals that November and September recording higher production compared
to other
months in 2018.
Table No.2.22
MT
Chart 8
Table No.2.23
RUBBER PRODUCTION BY TYPE OF MANAGEMENT
Mn kg
Year RPCs % State (SLSPC, % Small % Total
JEDB, Holdings
Elkaduwa PL,
Kurunegala PL
& RRI)
2007 37.8 32.1 0.3 0.3 79.5 67.6 117.6
2008 33.8 26.2 0.3 0.3 95.1 73.6 129.2
2009 32.5 23.7 0.3 0.2 104.1 76.1 136.9
2010 32.2 21.1 0.3 0.2 120.4 78.7 153.0
2011 30.7 19.4 0.9 0.6 126.6 80.0 158.2
2012 28.8 19.0 0.9 0.6 122.4 80.5 152.1
2013 29.3 22.5 0.9 0.7 100.2 76.8 130.4
2014 26.5 26.9 0.8 0.8 71.3 72.3 98.6
2015 26.1 29.4 0.8 0.9 61.7 69.7 88.6
2016 26.4 33.3 0.9 1.2 51.8 65.5 79.1
2017 24.7 29.7 0.9 1.1 57.5 69.2 83.1
2018 28.8 34.9 0.9 1.1 52.9 64.0 82.6
Source : Rubber Development Department, RPCs and JEDB
Since 2007 to current year (2018), RPCs contribution to production was at slight declining trend
with some level with some fluctions while small holding sector contribution had fluctuated
from 68% to 80%. Since 2011 onwards Elkaduwa Plantations Ltd., Kurunegala Plantations
and Rubber Research Institute were included for the State sector apart from the JEDB & SLSPC.
Therefore, production of State sector has risen by 600 mt in 2011. However, in 2014 production
slightly declined to 800 mt. Smallholding sector growth in raw rubber production recorded 18%
decline in 2013 against the previous year. Again in 2015 the decline trend continued and it was
13%. At present, sector wise raw rubber production ratio is 64:36 between small holdings and
Estate sector.
Rubber processing plants & factories in RPCs produced crepe types mainly. Individual
smallholdings and group processing centers produced RSS sheet predominantly. Other
types such as scrap crepe, TSR & centrifuged are the products of private sector rubber factories
depend on mainly bought latex. In addition to that,
large quantity of field latex was supplied to latex based manufacturing plants by the
farmers.
RUBBER COST OF PRODUCTION – SMALL HOLDING Table No.2.24
SECTOR Rs/Kg
Item 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

1.Cultivation Cost
Labour 80.00 85.30 88.50 92.00 95.00 98.00 100.00 102.5
Materials 8.00 8.40 8.50 11.00 12.50 13.50 14.00 15.5
Maintenance 2.50 3.20 3.40 4.50 5.50 6.50 7.00 8.5
Sub Total 90.50 96.90 100.40 107.50 113.00 118.00 121.00 126.5
2.Processing Cost
Labour 12.00 14.25 15.50 17.00 18.00 19.00 21.00 23.00
Materials 2.30 1.81 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.15
Sub Total 14.30 16.06 17.50 20.00 22.00 24.00 27.00 30.15
3.Marketing Cost 5.00 5.50 6.25 7.50 8.00 9.00 9.50 10.75
4.Other Charges &
Maintenance 10.00 11.10 11.85 15.00 17.00 19.00 22.50 24.60
Grand Total 119.80 129.56 136.00 150.00 160.00 170.00 180.00 192.00
Table No.2.24
Rs/Kg
2018
105.00
17.00
10.00
132.00
26.00
8.00
34.00
12.00
27.00
205.00
RUBBER COST OF PRODUCTION IN ESTATES - 20 ACRES AND ABOVE
Cost Item 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14r 2014/15r 2015/16r 2016/17r 2017/18*
1. Maint. of Mature Rubber 37.23 41.27 37.37 48.30 32.96 33.62 52.29
2.Tapping & Collecting Cost 50.59 57.71 61.57 59.10 66.06 66.82 63.48
3.Maint.of Immature Rubber 43.32 45.45 49.27 48.44 51.35 51.54 42.02
4.Factory Cost 18.54 18.03 17.16 19.60 18.64 19.32 20.76
5.Estate Maintenance 13.79 16.50 14.18 21.70 15.60 16.37 18.42
6.General Charges 57.58 77.27 75.89 80.30 78.81 79.69 80.68
7.Marketing & Related Exp. 2.66 3.19 2.24 4.60 2.98 3.12 4.05
Total 223.69 259.43 257.68 282.04 266.41 270.48 281.70
Note: This estimate includes the transport cost from factory to Colombo also.
Source : Department of Census and Statistics
*Provisional
r - Revised data
Rubber Cost of Production Small Holding & Estates

(Table No. 2.24 & 2.25)
As the previous year, in 2018 also the cost of production in Smallholding sector increased
marginally by Rs 13.00(6.8%) per kg compared to the previous year. As shown in
table no: 2.24 cost of all the components were slightly increased in 2018 compared to the
previous year.
Based on a separate methodology adopted for the calculation of Estate sector cost of
production was recorded an increase of Rs.15.29 per kg in 2018/19. In 2018/19 rubber
COP of estate sector shows an increase of 5.4%.
Table No.2.25
Rs/Kg
2017/18* 2018/19
52.29 54.08
63.48 60.31
42.02 52.53
20.76 22.40
18.42 20.72
80.68 81.69
4.05 5.26
281.70 296.99
RUBBER PRICES
Overview - 2018
 Auction Price by Type(Average:Rs/kg)

RSS-1 RSS-2 RSS-5 Scrap Latex
Crepe(1XBR) Crepe(IX)
2005 141.17 138.66 133.75 124.68 152.70
2018 281.64 266.58 249.50 210.60 310.99
 2018 Monthly
Highest
January 378.40
June 317.50 320.00 275.00
August 230.00
Lowest
February 206.00 192.86
April 238.00
September 259.10 279.00
October 228.50
 In 2018 Price Growth (%) Over 2017
RSS -1 Scrap Crepe(IXBR) Latex Crepe(IX)
-16% -22% -12%
 FOB Export Price (Average – 2018)
RSS Sole Crepe Latex Crepe TSR Centrifu
Shee g ed
ts Latex
Rs/Kg 267.11 573.66 357.83 431.53 & other
332.40
US$/Kg 1.63 3.49 2.18 2.63 2.03
 FOB US$/Kg
Highest January 1.70 2.52
June 4.01
October 3.54
December 3.89
Lowest March 1.54 1.97
September 1.38
October 3.23
November 1.93
Table No.2.26
RUBBER: COLOMBO AUCTION PRICES BY DIFFERENT TYPES
Rs/Kg
Scrap Latex
Year RSS1 RSS2 RSS3 RSS4 RSS5 Crepe Crepe
(1XBR) (1X)
2007 233.69 229.20 226.62 222.60 219.29 206.96 236.82
2008 267.90 264.79 262.22 257.89 254.93 245.61 273.79
2009 202.79 198.62 194.76 190.25 183.82 176.28 208.62
2010 402.71 394.52 390.63 379.47 373.0 364.11 455.94
513.05
1
2011 504.56 492.45 486.12 470.92 461.83 575.65
2012 416.27 407.99 395.13 388.70 391.92 375.93 409.10
2013 376.78 369.00 360.70 337.30 341.79 309.04 397.33
2014 285.76 279.75 268.50 264.37 262.40 212.75 309.90
2015 245.93 241.02 235.18 224.16 236.52 187.74 299.17
2016 238.97 229.28 231.36 223.33 226.31 179.56 262.38
2017 337.27 330.48 324.50 309.57 295.79 269.51 351.64
2018 281.64 266.58 263.11 251.26 249.50 210.60 310.99
Attractive auction prices were realized in 2010 above 99% for RSS-1, 106% for
scrap crepe and 118% for latex crepe compared with the previous year. The
auction price showed a further growth (average 25%) in 2011 for all types. However
the auction prices for all types were turned down average 20% in 2012. This
decrease was recorded in 17% - 20% range for RSS grades, 19% for scrap
crepe and 29% for latex crepe respectively. All types of products recorded the
highest auction price in 2011 due to depreciation of local currency, benchmarks in
other rubber markets in Asia, prevailed gap between global rubber supply-
demand, and favorable domestic market responses etc. Colombo auction price
continued the down trend in 2014 as same as 2013. This decrease was
recorded in 21% - 25% range for RSS grades, 31% for scrap crepe and 22% for
latex crepe compared to 2013. In 2018 Colombo auction prices
of RSS grades recorded decrease in 12% - 22% range.
Chart 9
Chart 9
AVERAGE MONTHLY PRICES OF RUBBER AUCTION BY TYPE – 2018 Table No.2.27
Rs/kg
Month
Item January Feb- March April May June July August Sept- Oct- Nove- Dece-
ruary ember ober mber mber
Latex Crepe
1X 378.40 301.75 338.67 318.07 348.80 345.17 353.25 339.47 237.00 228.50 276.20 266.60
1 357.70 297.50 331.71 313.00 335.75 333.00 336.86 337.56 231.20 279.67 227.29 261.00
2 360.57 290.10 316.17 283.71 297.78 279.43 285.50 262.25 238.50 221.00 182.07 223.07
3 347.75 297.19 298.13 272.14 283.33 259.13 238.71 237.78 224.75 216.50 212.15 219.15
4 221.56 198.88 200.75 211.71 230.00 224.19 217.60 232.83 219.82 215.11 209.52 217.46
Scrap
Crepe
1XBr 214.22 192.86 193.80 203.00 212.28 216.50 213.63 230.00 217.26 214.86 208.67 210.08
2XBr 207.50 190.25 195.00 197.67 208.63 214.50 212.79 227.13 211.00 213.20 203.60 211.00
3XBr 209.89 191.67 190.08 196.50 207.06 215.25 211.83 231.86 214.92 214.14 206.89 208.47
4XBr 203.56 188.40 185.49 189.20 203.06 211.17 210.04 227.88 212.38 211.33 204.74 203.50
Flat Bark 200.13 182.50 179.00 180.42 185.00 200.67 202.50 228.00 Unq 207.00 156.20 196.00
Sheet
RSS1 311.17 278.83 280.33 265.00 285.83 317.50 300.00 281.44 259.10 263.21 262.75 274.50
RSS2 308.33 206.00 271.50 248.00 288.00 320.00 280.00 Unq 253.00 260.00 235.50 262.00
RSS3 295.00 252.50 258.75 245.50 Unq 285.00 Unq Unq Unq 248.00 Unq 257.00
RSS4 259.50 240.00 240.25 236.00 263.00 284.33 Unq Unq 240.00 242.00 Unq Unq
RSS5 246.50 239.00 Unq 238.00 Unq 275.00 Unq Unq Unq Unq Unq Unq
Skim 181.00 178.67 186.67 189.00 201.25 216.45 216.33 220.47 214.00 210.55 191.98 177.30
Source : Forbes and Walker Commodity Brokers (Pvt) Ltd.
Unq – unquoted
Table No.2.27
Rs/kg
Average
310.99
303.52
270.01
258.89
216.62
210.60
207.69
208.21
204.23
192.49
281.64
266.58
263.11
250.64
249.63
198.64
Table No. 2.28
FOB PRICES ON MONTHLY RAW RUBBER EXPORTS – 2018
RSS Sole Crepe Scrap Crepe Latex Crepe TSR Centrifuged Latex
Month & Other
Rs/kg US$/kg Rs/kg US$/kg Rs/kg US$/kg Rs/kg US$/kg Rs/kg US$/kg Rs/kg
January 278.48 1.70 560.97 3.42 - - 412.96 2.52 471.28 2.87 349.25
February 265.75 1.62 580.77 3.54 - - 401.08 2.44 410.42 2.50 254.54
March 252.87 1.54 565.28 3.44 - - 358.46 2.18 322.85 1.97 276.56
April 272.16 1.66 550.02 3.35 - - 339.61 2.07 418.49 2.55 354.18
May 266.76 1.63 602.55 3.67 - - 350.80 2.14 440.47 2.68 288.23
June 269.90 1.64 658.02 4.01 - - 339.73 2.07 337.65 2.06 265.10
July 264.20 1.61 572.08 3.49 - - 353.09 2.15 419.98 2.56 289.59
August 269.37 1.64 563.56 3.43 - - 363.72 2.22 351.78 2.14 277.80
September 262.57 1.60 574.34 3.50 - - 368.92 2.25 446.90 2.72 225.90
October 265.64 1.62 530.81 3.23 - - 348.67 2.12 561.14 3.42 581.63
November 263.96 1.61 592.85 3.61 - - 316.72 1.93 359.02 2.19 443.24
December 273.62 1.67 532.68 3.25 - - 340.26 2.07 638.43 3.89 382.75
Year Ave. 267.11 1.63 573.66 3.49 - - 357.83 2.18 431.53 2.63 332.40
Monthly Auction Price & FOB Price of Rubber – 2018
(Table No. 2.27 & 2.28)
In 2018, the highest price for sheet rubber (RSS1) at Colombo auction was recorded in
June while the lowest price recorded in September. The deference between the highest (in
January) and the lowest (in October) price for latex crepe 1X grade was Rs.149.90 per
kg. Latex Crepe type was taken the highest average price recorded at the Colombo
auction.
The price margin was not significant between auction price & FOB price on RSS grades
in certain months of the year. FOB price on Sole Crepe were the highest among all
types exported. The highest average FOB price for Sole
Crepe was US $ 4.01 per kg (in June 2018).
Table No. 2.28
Centrifuged Latex
& Other
US$/kg
2.13
1.55
1.68
2.16
1.76
1.62
1.76
1.69
1.38
3.54
2.70
2.33
2.03
RUBBER EXPORT &
IMPORT
Overview - 2018
 Raw and Semi Processed Rubber Exports Earnings

Type Quantity(Mt) Rs Mn $ Mn
Raw Rubber Sheets(RSS) 1,367.5 363.7 2.24
Crepes 10,054.9 3,908.7 24.05
TSR 554.3 223.5 1.38
Centrifuged & 2,004.9 591.6 3.64
Other(Speciality Rubber)
Semi Processed Reclaimed/Compounded
& Scraps 5,868 630 3.88
Total 19,849.6 5,717.5 35.19
 Major Destinations for Raw Rubber
Pakistan Japan Germany China Italy
Mt 3,053.69 1,577.92 1,466.61 864.53 819.07

$ Mn 5.14 4.28 3.55 2.16 1.68
 Raw Rubber Imports Import Cost(CIF)
Quantity(Mt Rs Mn $ Mn
Sheets(RSS) )
42,877.25 11,167.47 68.71
Centrifuged, TSR & 22,881.81 4,705.52 28.95
other(drc)
Synthetic Rubber(SR) 62,691.29 18,693.85 115.01
Semi-Processed 35,900.93 4,798.04 29.52
Total 164,351.26 39,364.88 242.18
 Rubber Products Import at cost of Rs 20.7 Bn($ 127.47 Mn)
2.1 mn units of Tyres at Rs 11.05Bn Machinery/Vehicle Parts Rs 4.0 Bn
 Rubber Products Export Earnings Rs 141.7 Bn. ($ 871.6 Mn) Major Categories & Values
 Solid Tyre (mn 20.4 units) Rs 57.0 Bn
 New Pneumatic Tyre (mn 12.2 units) Rs 31.4 Bn
 Golves (29,788 Mt) Rs 30.6 Bn.
 Cess from: Imports – Rs 2,267.02 mn Exports – Rs 62.47 mn

Table No 2.29
RAW RUBBER EXPORT QUANTITY & VALUE OF DIFFERENT TYPES
RSS Sheet Sole Crepe Scrap Crepe Latex Crepe TSR Centrifuged
Year Latex & Other
Mt Rs.Mn Mt Rs.Mn Mt Rs.Mn Mt Rs.Mn Mt Rs.Mn Mt Rs.Mn
2007 18,079 4,014 3,225 1,155 656 102 17,503 4,112 5,979 1,311 5,979 1,372
2008 17,257 4,583 3,283 1,077 506 98 15,335 4,255 4,986 1,391 7,251 2,131
2009 24,402 4,863 2,110 659 226 28 13,683 2,732 6,541 1,251 9,028 1,794
2010 20,914 7,563 2,152 1,085 71 14 18,472 6,927 2,844 1,023 7,050 2,644
2011 13,561 6,936 2,471 1,743 - - 20,904 11,101 3,655 1,822 2,014 1,209
2012 11,057 4,758 1,486 919 - - 17,645 7,187 4,582 1,609 2,607 1,252
2013 4,752 1,744 2,022 1,126 17 3 13,171 4,965 2,225 778 1,399 579
2014 1,966 587 2,296 1,234 17 5 9,860 3,313 913* 306 1,253 470
2015 903 217 1,847 926 13 1 6,888 2,136 417* 142* 305 126
2016 1,630 387 1,500 769 - - 10,515 2,974 1,140* 269 1,381 360
2017 2,940 931 1,406 765 - - 7,633 2,665 899 286 4,352 1,273
2018 1,368 364 1,328 761 - - 8,727 3,147 554 224 2,005 592
YPES
Total
Mt Rs.Mn
51,421 12,066
48,618 13,535
55,991 11,327
51,503 19,256
42,605 22,811
37,377 15,726
23,585 9,195
16,305 5,916
10,373 3,548
16,167 4,758
17,230 5,920
13,982 5,088
Table No 2.30
MONTHLY EXPORT QUANTITY & VALUE OF RAW RUBBER – 2018
RSS Sole Crepe Scrap Crepe Latex Crepe TSR* Centrifuged
Latex & Other
Month
Mt Rs.Mn Mt Rs.Mn Mt Rs.Mn Mt Rs.Mn Mt Rs.Mn Mt Rs.Mn
January 220.5 61.4 97.3 54.6 - - 1,007.7 416.1 74.2 35.0 164.4 57.4
February 356.1 94.6 105.6 61.3 - - 924.7 370.9 42.0 17.2 344.6 87.7
March 271.3 68.6 129.0 72.9 - - 914.5 327.8 46.2 14.9 306.3 84.7
April 56.5 15.4 108.7 59.8 - - 678.2 230.3 34.4 14.4 127.7 45.2
May 55.5 14.8 52.0 31.3 - - 817.8 286.9 23.0 10.1 94.2 27.1
June 39.0 10.5 107.4 70.7 - - 502.6 170.8 72.5 24.5 302.3 80.1
July 57.0 15.1 112.0 64.1 - - 412.4 145.6 24.7 10.4 73.3 21.2
August 18.6 5.0 194.8 109.8 - - 597.2 217.2 72.9 25.7 266.0 73.9
September 38.2 10.0 117.1 67.2 - - 625.5 230.8 15.8 7.1 154.0 34.8
October 141.0 37.5 87.0 46.2 - - 762.8 266.0 43.3 24.3 51.0 29.7
November 37.5 9.9 121.2 71.8 - - 783.5 248.1 97.2 34.9 53.6 23.8
December 76.3 20.9 95.8 51.0 - - 700.0 238.2 8.0 5.1 67.6 25.9
Total 1,367 363.7 1,328.0 760.8 - - 8,726.9 3,148.7 554.3 223.5 2,004.9 591.6
Chart 10
Source:Rubber Development Department

Raw Rubber Export Earning of Different Type
(Table No. 2.29 & 2.30)
During the period from 2007 to 2018, raw rubber exports highlighted an increasing
trend till 2009 and reached the 55,991 Mt mark. Since then, raw rubber exports reported
declining trend and the lowest ever (10,373 Mt) was recorded in 2015. The drop in exports
quantity in 2015 compared to 2014 was nearly 36%. However, export earnings followed a
declining trend since 2011 and recorded a drop of nearly 40% in 2015 compared to previous
year.
In 2018 there was an decrease of the value by 14% compared to 2017.
In 2018 contribution from latex crepe for the total export quantity and value remained 8,727
Mt and Rs 3,149 Mn respectively. Latex crepe exports peaked in 2011 at 20,904
Mt with an export value of Rs 11,101 Mn, and since then followed a declining trend
upto 2015. Exports of RSS had a sharp decline since 2009, from 24,402 Mt to 1,368 Mt in
2018. In 2018, there was no Scrap Crepe exports recorded. TSR and Block Rubber exports
decreased upto to 554 Mt in 2018 from 1,140 Mt recorded in 2016. Centrifuged latex and
rubber speciality categories in 2017 recorded more than 3 fold increase compared to 2016.
But in, 2018 recorded 2,005 Mt and 54% decrease
compared to 2017.
Monthly exports of RSS in 2018 recorded low volumes in June, September and November.
Latex crepe exports recorded high volumes in January, February and March. The
highest Sole crepe volume was recorded in August while the lowest in May. The highest
amount of TSR was exported in November with 97.2 Mt. Quantity of centrifuged latex
exported was high in the first quarter. The total export values were highest in February while
the
lowest recorded in July.
R – 2018
Total
Mt Rs.Mn
1,564.2 624.6
1,773.0 631.8
1,667.2 568.9
1,005.5 365.1
1,042.5 370.3
1,023.8 356.6
679,4 256.3
1,149.5 431.5
950.5 349.9
1,085.2 403.6
1,093.0 388.6
947.7 341.1
13,981.6 5,088.3
Chart 10
Table No. 2.31
RAW RUBBER EXPORTS BY HS CODE – 2018
HS HS Description Performance
Head Code Quantity Value
Mt Rs.Mn.
Natural Rubber (NR)
4001.10 Natural Rubber (NR) latex 1,600 392
40011010&90 Centrifuged & other latex 1,600 392
4001.21 Smoked Rubber Sheets (RSS) 1,368 364

40012110 RSS - 1 166 46
40012120 RSS - 2 0 0
40012130 RSS - 3 136 36
40012140 RSS - 4 516 136
40012150 RSS - 5 550 146
40012190 Other Smoked Sheets
4001.22 Technically Specified Natural Rubber (TSNR) 527 209
40012200 TSNR 527 209

4001.29 Crepes 10,487 4,123
40012911 Sole Crepe 1,328 761
40012912 Pale Crepe 8,266 3,045
40012913 Brown Crepe 461 103
40012914 Scrap Crepe
Speciality Rubber
40012920 Block Rubber 27 14
40012930 Low Nitrogen NR 32 11
40012940 Deproteinized Natural Rubber (DPNR) 4 2
40012950 MG Rubber 32 20
40012960 Other (SP Rubber) 299 151
40012970 Other Chemically modified form of rubber 0.1 0.1
40012990 Other NR 37.5 14.6
Natural Rubber Sub Total 13,981.6 5,088.3
40.02 Synthetic Rubber (SR) 2,887 3
Semi – Processed Rubber
40.03 40030000 Reclaimed Rubber 3 2
40.04 40040010-20 Scrap of unhardened rubber obtained from rejected or 1 8
wornout tyres & curing bags Granules of waste, 6 8
40040090 Parings, Scraps & Others 2,697 2 137
Compounded Rubber 6
40.05 3
400510 Compounded with carbon black or silica Plates, Sheets 0 0
400591 & Strip 57 25
40059900 Other Compounded 2,493 431
40.06 Other Forms of unvulcanized Rubber 0 0

400610 & 90 Strip & Other Types-Camel Back 42 1
Semi Processed - Sub Total 5,868 630
Grand Total 22,737 5,721
Source: Sri Lanka Customs – Data from Statistical Unit
Table No.2.32
RAW RUBBER EXPORTS BY DESTINATION
2015 2016 2017 2018
Country Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
MT RsMn MT RsMn MT RsMn MT RsMn
Pakistan 1,379.31 337.21 3,008.92 698.13 3,283.93 969.40 3,053.69 835.56
Germany 1,126.50 365.88 1,473.58 452.72 1,623.71 562.70 1,466.61 577.32
India 426.33 127.12 760.83 255.04 1,184.69 455.40 568.01 218.69
USA 478.21 179.53 882.09 289.54 466.15 192.18 706.76 281.23
Malaysia 577.00 111.60 2,595.09 531.55 1,572.28 433.39 456.04 112.31
Japan 1,636.32 597.13 1,524.88 559.62 1,662.11 656.50 1,577.92 696.24
Italy 640.87 179.36 1,059.78 286.52 1,077.80 336.92 819.07 273.42
UK 478.21 179.53 90.41 28.77 149.62 54.54 97.20 44.46
China 469.80 169.55 743.82 241.93 735.31 285.49 864.53 351.68
Spain 87.00 27.89 161.80 47.26 108.67 38.78 255.20 76.03
Turkey 169.00 34.51 118.00 23.24 213.51 56.27 83.89 21.41
South 394.31 186.94 636.26 288.03 184.81 64.39 94.75 48.81
Korea
Singapore 32.00 12.81 51.15 22.47 52.12 22.85 73.20 35.36
Taiwan 49.08 18.97 88.95 37.15 82.98 36.72 125.21 58.34
South - - - - 442.40 212.49 421.78 217.34
Africa
Hong Kong 311.48 152.10 84.61 37.67 47.00 16.56 34.20 14.32
France 364.70 129.30 428.80 130.98 104.95 40.78 332.50 133.52
Chile 17.00 6.57 - - 17.00 6.61 34.00 12.19
Netherlands 199.60 67.27 260.42 78.97 439.28 169.00 205.64 78.56
Belgium 133.85 45.63 169.88 52.47 175.00 67.08 37.20 14.41
Kenya - - 215.00 38.35 138.40 43.00 199.00 54.31
Sweden 192.00 63.83 176.83 53.11 176.40 64.70 208.91 79.14
Vietnam 1,028.52 497.84 617.44 297.43 635.26 341.40 596.19 336.02
Other 182.15 57.35 1,018.07 307.33 2,657.00 792.56 1,670.07 517.63
Total 10,373.22 3,547.92 16,166.59 4,758.29 17,230.38 5,919.71 13,981.56 5,088.30
Raw Rubber Exports by Type & Destination
(Table No. 2.31 & 2.32)
Total quantity of raw rubber (including semi – processed types) exports were categorized
under customs Harmonized System (HS) head 40.01 to 40.06 was 22,737 mt with
corresponding export value of Rs. 5,721 Mn in 2018. Under HS head 40.01 all types
(Centrifuged Latex, RSS, TSNR, Crepe, Other NR speciality grades) are direct supplies from
estate plantations and smallholdings based on field Latex collected and subsequently
processed in the factories or grass root level processing centers. Total quantity of Crepes
exported was 10,487 Mt while realizing Rs. 4,123 Mn (72% of total) revenue earning in 2018.
Other than Sole Crepe the type of Latex Crepe included both Pale Crepe & Brown Crepe. Crepe
is the main product from RPC factories and a few private factories.
The volume of RSS grades, TSNR & Centrifuged Latex categories exported together was
3,495 Mt and with corresponding value of Rs. 965 Mn. Including Block Rubber other NR
types (such as DPNR, MG, SP) were not significant comprising of total Rs.431.6 Mt and
value of Rs. 212.7 Mn. Thus, total quantity exported as direct supply (under HS head 40.01) in
2018 was 13,981.6 Mt while total earnings realized was Rs.5,088.3 Mn.
In table 2.32 quantity of direct NR supply exported is presented sorted by destination. In
2015, Japan was the highest importer with 1,636 Mt of raw rubber. In 2016, Japan remains in the
3rd place while Pakistan was in 1 place. In 2017 & 2018 Pakistan was the highest importer.
st
Since 2015, Germany, India, Japan, Italy, and Vietnam are the other significant natural rubber
purchasing countries. In 2018, Pakistan, Japan, Germany, China and Italy were the top 5
raw rubber
importing countries from Sri Lanka.
Other than direct supply of NR (under HS 40.01) there are semi-processed rubber products
which are categorized as raw rubber under HS head 40.03 to 40.06 as given in table 2.31. Main
such types are Reclaimed rubber, Granules of waste or scrap and Compounded rubber which
are processed by local manufacturers for local consumption or export purpose. In 2018
Reclaimed, Granules and Compounded categories were exported 316 Mt, 2,697 Mt
and 2,592 Mt
respectively and earning cumulative export value of Rs.622 Mn.
Table No.2.33
RUBBER IMPORTS BY TYPE 2007 - 2018
Mt
Natural Rubber Synthetic
Rubber
Year Sole Scrap Latex Centrifu-
Sheet Crepe Crepe Crepe TSR ged Latex & Total
Other
2007 7,467 0 0 0 0 1,181 8,649 30,234
2008 2,805 0 0 0 0 830 3,635 29,521
2009 3,139 0 0 0 61 1,992 5,192 21,974
2010 8,236 0 0 2,035 197 4,156 14,624 29,101
2011 11,773 0 0 0 42 4,707 16,522 42,084
2012 8,887 68 0 17 187 6,517 15,675 33,789
2013 7,790 18 17 0 188 1,886 9,899 35,888
2014 21,744 0 15 0 208 4,359 26,326 42,359
2015 38,182 0 0 0 892 15,302 54,377 71,699
2016 51,540 0 0 0 3,152 18,293 72,985 69,491
2017 43,727 0 0 0 2,102 15,972 61,801 65,782
2018 42,877 0 0 0 4,984 17,898 65,759 62,691

Sri Lanka Customs
Table No.2.34
RAW RUBBER IMPORTS BY HS CODE – 2018
HS HS 2018
Head Code Description Quantity Value
Mt. Rs. Mn
40.01 Natural Rubber (NR) in Primary forms
4001 1010 to 90 Centrifuged NR latex & other Latex(drc –60%) 17,490.81 3,424.32
4001 21 Smoked Rubber Sheets (RSS)
4001 2110 RSS 1 937.90 266.44
4001 2120 RSS 2
4001 2130 RSS 3 13,614.63 3,558.87
4001 2140 RSS 4
4001 2150 RSS 5
4001 2190 Other RSS 28,324.72 7,342.16
4001 2200 Technically Specified Natural Rubber (TSNR) 4,520.33 1,080.16
4001 29 Crepes
4001 2911 Sole Crepe
4001 2912 & 13 Latex Crepe 0.01 0.01
4001 2914 Scrap Crepe 0.02 0.01
4001 2920 Block Rubber 463.68 110.45
4001 2930 Low Nitrogen Natural Rubber (LNNR) 110.00 14.20
4001 2970 Other chemically modified form of Rubber 0.02 0.00
4001 2990 Other NR 296.94 76.37
Natural Rubber Sub Total 65,759.04 15,872.99
40.02 Synthetic Rubber in Primary Forms
4002 1100 Latex of SBR/XSBR 441.68 117.78
4002 1900 Other – SBR & XSBR 18,320.79 4,994.20
4002 2000 Butadiene Rubber (BR) 5,256.04 1,484.16
4002 3100 Isobutene – Isoprene (butyl)Rubber (IIR) 590.63 192.48
4002 3900 Halosibutene – isoprene rubber (CIIR/BIIR) 43.23 15.94
4002 4100 Chlorobutadiene rubber (CR) - Latex 8,036.05 2,299.56
4002 4900 Chlorobutadiene rubber (CR) - Other 832.79 658.87
4002 5100 Acrylonitrile – butadiene rubber (NBR)Latex 17,257.64 4,254.51
4002 5900 NBR - other 231.53 101.37
4002 6000 Isoprene rubber (IR) 1,031.87 1,701.32
4002 7000 Ethylene propylene (EPDM) 437.37 161.73
4002 8000 Mixture with any product of NR
4002 9100 Latex of Other SR 9,834.84 2,544.46
4002 9900 Other – Synthetic Rubber (SR) 376.84 167.47
Synthetic Rubber Sub Total 62,691.29 18,693.85
Semi Processed Rubber
40.03 4003 0000 Reclaimed rubber 15,770.41 1,559.75
40.04 4004 0010 to 90 Granules, Scrap of tyre & waste & curing bags 6,838.53 442.07
40.05 Compounded rubber, unvulcanised
4005 1011 to 99 Compounded with carbon black or silica of NR 10,299.33 2,471.43
40.06 4006 10 to 90 Other forms of rubber & articles of unvulcanised 2,992.66 324.79
Semi - Processed Sub Total 35,900.93 4,798.04
Grand Total 164,351.26 39,364.88
Source : Sri Lanka Customs – Data from Statistical Unit
Imports of Raw Rubber
(Table No. 2.33 & 2.34)
As one of the NR producing countries, Sri Lanka discourages the import of NR through
high import Cess rate (5% to 15% on CIF) along with usual other Customs duties. On
the other hand fairly high Cess rate (Rs. 15 per kg at present) on export of NR is imposed in
order to discourage the export of raw rubber out of local production and in turn divert local
production to local
consumption for finished products manufacturing.
In 2018, Sri Lanka imported quantity of RSS sheet rubber was 42,877 Mt to overcome the
scarcity of NR in certain months to meet the demand of rubber product manufacturers.
Compared to RSS export of 1,367.5 Mt the import quantity is much greater than that.
TSR (along with Block Rubber) was imported 4,984 Mt. However, Centrifuged latex
(at drc) of 17,491 Mt was imported while the quantity of such export was as low as 1,600
Mt. Thus, in 2018 total import of NR under HS 40.01 was 65,759 Mt with the
corresponding CIF value of Rs. 15,873.Mn.
Other than NR types, the main imported semi-product was Synthetic rubber related to HS
head 40.02 and in 2018 the quantity imported was 62,691 Mt valued at Rs. 18,694 Mn. As
Sri Lanka is not a producer of Synthetic Rubber and certain products must incorporate
Synthetic Rubber to meet required standard the need is there to import Synthetic
Rubber. In the decade Synthetic Rubber import was within the range of minimum
21,000 Mt and maximum 71,000 Mt on yearly basis. Compared to previous year, synthetic
demand decreased in 2018 by 3,091 Mt.
Sri Lanka imports semi processed product types of raw rubber under HS heads 40.03
to 40.06. The quantity imported in such forms of Reclaimed, Scraps, Compounded,
other form of unvulcanized was 35,901 Mt at CIF value of Rs. 4,798 Mn. In the mean
time such types were also exported. In 2018, total of imported raw rubber quantity under
three main categories were direct NR 65,759 Mt, synthetic 62,691 Mt, semi processed
products 35,901
Mt totaling to 164,351.26 Mt with cumulative CIF value of Rs.39,365 Mn.
Table No.2.35
RUBBER FINISHED PRODUCTS IMPORT BY HS CODE - 2018
HS HS Performance
Head Code Description Quantity Value
Mt/No RsMn
40.07 40070000 Rubber Thread & Cord 923.2 438.1
40.08 Plates, Sheets, Strip, rods & Profile shapes 937.7 786.1
400811& 19 Products of cellular rubber 228.6 194.1
400821& 29 Products of non-cellular rubber 709.2 592.0
40.09 Tubes Pipe & hoses of Vulcanised Rubber 1,101.4 800.2
400911& 42 Various types of Products 1,101.4 800.2
40.10 Conveyer /transmission belts or 836.1 999.0
belting V belts & Other types
401011 to 39 V belts & Other Types 836.1 999.0
40.11 New pneumatic tyres of rubber (No) 1,838,577 10,506
40111000 Of a kind used on motor cars (No) 637,310 3,550.6
40112000 Of a kind used on buses & lorries (No) 366,756 4,802.0
40113000 Of a kind used on aircraft (No) 384 36.3
40114000 Of a kind used on motor cycles (No) 384,238 691.1
40115000 Of a kind used on bicycles (No) 374,168 193.2
401161 to 94 Other – Agr. Forestry, construct and industry 75,693 1,230.5
vehicle /machinery (No)
4011 9910 - 90 Of a kind used for auto tryshows (No) 28 2.4
40.12 Retreated & Solided tyre 223,850 545
401211to 20 Retreated tyre (No) 1,870 61.5
40129010 -90 Solid tyre (No) 221,980 483.5
40.13 Inner Tubes of rubber 2,629,229 1,522.6
40131000 Of Kind used on cars, buses & lorries (No) 725,969 585.0
40132000 Of Kind used on cars, bicycles (No) 319,996 77.9
40139000 Other used of vehicles (No) 1,583,264 859.7
40.14 Hygenic / pharmaceutical articles 95.0 135.9
401410 & 90 Contraceptives 95.0 135.9
40.15 Gloves of vulcanized, unhardened rubber 881.7 615.5
40151100 Surgical gloves 137.8 57.4
401519 & 90 Other – Industrial gloves 743.9 558.1
40.16 Other articles of vulcaised rubber 4,587.8 4,312.9
40161000 Of cellular rubber 127.1 134.5
40169100 Floor covering & mats 526.3 86.5
40169200 Erasers 473.2 92.2
40169310 - 90 Gaskets, Washers & oil seals 973.7 1,787.3
40169400 Boat or dock fenders 136.9 53.3
40169510 & 90 Air bags, steam bags and infalatable raticles 147.0 263.9
40169910-90 Being parts of textile, agriculture, dairy & poultry 2,203.5 1,895.4
machinery & equipments
40.17 Articles of hard rubber 117.7 58.5
40170010 & 90 Waste, scrap & ebonite … etc 117.7 58.5
Total Mt/Value 9,480.6 8,146.2
Total No (Units) /Value 4,691,656 12,573.4
Total 20,719.7
2018 Annual Average Exchange Rate, 1US$ - Rs.162.54 Value
Source: Sri Lanka Customs – Data from Statistical Unit
Import of Rubber Finished Products

(Table No. 2.35)
Under the same HS heads 40.07 to 40.17 export as well as import of different types of rubber
products is provided. In table 2.35 such types of imports in terms of quantity and CIF value
are presented for the year 2018. Sri Lanka imported different types in quantity of 9,480.6 Mt
and total number of units
4.7 million with total CIF value of Rs. 20,719.7 Mn. Only tyres and tubes
(HS 40.11, 40.12 & 40.13) are given in units while all other products are in metric tons.
The main type of imported finished rubber product was New Pneumatic tyres (HS 40.11)
which accounted for 1.8 Mn units with corresponding value of Rs. 10,506 Mn or 51% of
total CIF value. In terms of CIF value, the next type ranked second was articles of
vulcanized rubber (Floor mats, Gaskets, Washers, Seals, Machinery parts) which
accounted for Rs. 4,312.9 Mn or 21% of total. Inner Tubes of rubber (HS
40.13), Belts (HS 40.10), Pipes/hoses (HS 40.09) were followed by CIF values Rs
1,522.6 Mn, Rs
999.0 Mn, 800.2 Mn respectively.
In 2018, Sri Lanka exported new pneumatic tyres more than 2-fold of such imports in value
terms. In respect of solid tyre category compared to import value, export from Sri Lanka
was more than 117 times. Similarly, gloves were exported 49-fold of import value of
the same. As rubber product imports are subject to 5 % to 15% range of cess rate on CIF
value in 2018 the
Cess income collected was Rs 2,267.02 Mn.
139
Table No. 2.36
EXPORT INCOME FROM DIFFERENT PRODUCT CATEGORY OF RUBBER
Rs Million
Rubber Products 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

(1) Rubber Thread & Cord 7.0 1.0 1.5 - 1.6 -
(2) Unhardend Rubber 2,258.0 2,533. 2,440. 2,684.2 2,443.7 2,953.2
- Plates, Sheets, Strips, rods & Profile shapes of 1,404.0 0 0 1,954.5 1,865.9 2,465.9
Which: 854.0 1,417. 1,419. 729.7 577.8 487.3
Products of Cellular Rubber Products of non- 0 0
cellular rubber 1,116. 1,021.
0 0
(3) Rubber Hoses
Tubes, Pipes, & Hoses 20.0 41.0 42.0 30.3 75.6 93.6
(4) Rubber Belts

V – Belts & Other type belting 26.0 2.0 3.0 2.3 1.9 7.3
(5) Tyres & Tubes of Which: 69,049.0 71,716.0 74,103.4 63,862.9 69,785.6 78,327.4
New Pneumatic tyres Solid tyres 26,463.0 26,385.0 27,054.5 22,299.9 22,836.9 27,613.7
Tubes 42,208.0 44,920.0 46,565.0 41,035.7 46,458.3 50,163.2
Hydienic or pharmaceutical articles Sheath 378.0 411.0 483.8 527.3 490.4 550.5
Contraceptives - - - - 206.5 156.1
(6) Apparel Clothing Accessories of Which: 22,546.0 25,247.0 22,970.0 22,337.3 25,643.7 30,194.6
Surgical gloves Industrial gloves 5,731.0 8,262.0 5,599.0 5,338.2 7,190.7 9,158.1
16,815.0 16,985.0 17,371.0 16,999.1 18,453.0 21,036.6
Table No. 2.36
T CATEGORY OF RUBBER
Rs Million
2018
-
3,351.7
2,950.7
401.0
198.5
2.8
89,065.5
31,445.9
57,010.6
609.0
139.1
30,579.5
8,601.9
21,977.6
Table No. 2. 36
EXPORT INCOME FROM DIFFERENT PRODUCT CATEGORIES OF RUBBER
Rs Million
Rubber Products 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
(7) Artices of Hardened Rubber of Which: 9,773.0 10,329.0 12,458.0 12,295.3 12,858.9 15,049.4
- Floor covering & Mats 1,126.0 1,211.0 1,438.0 1,307.3 1,259.2 1,209.5
- Gasketes, Washers & other Seals 1,963.0 1,919.0 1,782.0 1,574.4 1,918.1 2,062.4
-Parts of machinery & equipments 6,684.0 7,175.0 9,238.0 9,413.6 9,681.6 11,777.4
(8) Footwear - - - - - -
(9) Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles - - - - 206.5 156.1
-Sheath contraceptives
(10) Rubber Products Unclassified 242.0 179.0 228.0 214.2 7.3 1.8
(Scrap, Ebonite etc)
Total of Rubber Products 103,921.0 110,048 112,246 101,426.5 111,024.8 126,783.4
Raw Rubber Total 15,726.0 9,195.0 5,916 3,547.9 4,758.3 5,919.8
Semi Processed Rubber Total* 5,535 4,733 3,912 1,836.4 766.3 641.5
Synthetic Rubber Export - - - - - -
Total Export Value 125,182.0 123,976.0 122,074 106,810.8 116,549.4 133,344.7
Source: Sri Lanka Customs
Note: Since 2011, this table is improved incorporating disaggregated value in main products under product categories 2, 5, 6, & 7 to understand easily and
compatible to similar other tables.
*Semi Processed include Grnules, Reclaimed & Compounded rubber mainly.
BER
Rs Million
2018
18,326.4
1,563.4
2,500.3
14,262.6
-
-
1.7
141,665.2
5,088.3
629.8
3.0
147,386.3
6, & 7 to understand easily and

Table No.2.37
RUBBER FINISHED PRODUCTS EXPORT BY HS CODE - 2018
HS Performance
Head HS Code Description Quantity Value
Mt/No Rs Mn
40.07 40070000 Rubber thread & cords
40.08 Strips & Profile Shapes 0.0 0.0
400811 & 19 Products of cellular Rubber 3,512.6 2,950.7
400821 & 29 Products of non cellular Rubber 1,004.3 401.0
40.09 400911 to 42 Tubes Pipes & houses of vulcanised 332.0 198.5
40.10 401011 to 39 Conveyor /Transmission belting (V – belts) 1.8 2.8
40.11 New Pneumatic tyres of Rubber (No) 12,165,487 31,446
40111000 Tyres on motor cars (No) 52,373 133.2
40112000 Tyres on buses & lorries (No) 205,850 2,248.6
40113000 Tyres on aircraft (No) 0.0 0.0
40114000 Tyres on motor cycles (No) 15,892 27.3
40115000 Tyres on bicycles (No) 9,794,534 3,571.8
401161 to 94 Tyres On industrial vehicles / machines 2,095,913 25,456.3
(No)
40119910 Tyres on Trishaws (No) 0 0.0
40119990 Other Types of Tyres(No) 925 8.7
40.12 Retreated & Soild Tyres of rubber (No) 20,397.910 57,010.6
401211 to 90 Retreated Tyres (No) 969 6.1
40129010 Solid Tyres (No) 3,209,295 41,697.2
40129090 Other Types of Solid Tyres (No) 17,187,646 15,307.3
40.13 Inner tubes of Rubber (No) 3,997,799 609.0
401310,20 & 90 Tubes on motor cars, bicycle & other (No) 3,997,799 609.0
40.14 Contraceptives (Mt) 173.6 139.1
40.15 Articles of apparel – Gloves ets (Mt) 29,787.7 30,579.5
40151100 Surgical gloves (Mt) 4,857.5 8,601.9
401519 & 90 Other Industrial gloves (Mt) 24,930.2 21,977.6
40.16 Other articles of vulcanized rubber(Mt) 35,071.6 18,326.4
40161000 Cellular Products (Mt) 4.1 9.0
40169100&9200 Floor covering, mats & Erasers(Mt) 4,978.7 1,563.4
40169310-90 & Gaskets, Washers,Seals…etc (Mt) 1,673.3 2,500.3
9400
40169910 to 90 Parts of textile, agriculture and other types of 28,375.7 14,091.6
machinery /equipments (Mt)
40169510 &90 Other miscellaneous items (Mt) 39.7 162.1
40.17 Articles of hard rubber (Mt) 52.5 1.7
40170010&90 Waste, Scrap & ebonite ..etc (Mt) 52.5 1.7
Sub Total Mt/value 69,936.0 52,599.7
Sub Total No (Unites/Value) 36,561,196 89,065.5
Total Value 141,665.2
Source: Sri Lanka Customs – Statistical unit
Rubber Finished Products Export
(Table No. 2.36 & 2.37)
In accordance with the table 2.36, since 2012 export value of rubber finished products
increased gradually except in 2015 & 2016. In 2012 it was Rs.103.9 Bn. In 2015 the
export earnings of finished products was recorded as Rs.101 billion. During the period
from 2012 to 2018 total rubber product export earnings increased by Rs.38 billion or
36%.
In 2018, as highlighted in table no 2.37 the highest export earnings were realized
by solid tyre export of Rs.57 billion with corresponding to 20.4 million units. This
was followed by new pneumatic tyre export amounting to Rs.31.4 billion and 12.2 Mn
units. Thus for tyre and tube sector alone export earning was Rs.89.06 billion or 63%
of total earnings of the current year. Other than tyre sector Gloves export earned
Rs.30.6 billion or 22% of total value of export. Other articles of vulcanized rubber
under HS head 40.16 (Mats, Gaskets, Washers, Seals and Machinery parts) accounted
Rs. 18.3 Bn or 13% of total export value. Balance 2% of export earnings were realized
from export of cellular and non-cellular rubber products (HS 40.08), Inner
rubber tubes (HS 40.13) and contraceptive (HS 40.14).
Thus, in 2018 total export income of Rs.141.7 billion was earned exporting rubber
finished products manufactured in local firms. Total units of tyres & tubes exported
were 36.6 million while other products measured in metric
tons were 69,936.
RUBBER: MONTHLY CESS Table No. 2.38
COLLECTION Rs.Mn
Month 2017 2018

Imports Exports Local Total Imports Exports Local
January 241.70 10.79 18.13 270.62 195.92 6.62 44.41
February 194.00 10.45 32.18 236.63 181.06 7.95 13.03
March 204.19 11.33 21.59 237.11 164.79 7.37 12.09
April 142.60 4.78 33.35 180.73 159.80 4.72 13.81
May 193.41 5.93 12.59 211.93 166.78 5.08 5.63
June 158.85 4.36 15.43 178.64 175.00 3.88 41.49
July 209.04 3.64 20.08 232.76 212.42 3.76 6.38
August 250.22 4.86 12.89 267.97 197.95 5.12 11.17
September 198.57 5.38 11.26 215.21 213.45 3.55 27.95
October 231.56 3.18 9.47 244.21 257.70 4.67 14.75
November 218.94 4.08 10.17 233.19 157.61 5.44 9.52
December 248.53 6.38 11.04 265.95 184.54 4.31 13.06
Total 2,491.61 75.16 208.18 2,774.95 2,267.02 62.47 213.29
Rubber Development Department
Monthly Rubber Cess Collection
(Table No. 2.38)
As per table 2.38, compared to previous year (2017), the total cess collection on rubber and
rubber products decreased by almost 8% in 2018. Import cess with ranging rate (5% -
10%) of CIF value on rubber and rubber product imports decreased by Rs. 224.6 Mn
or 9% over the previous year as CIF imports value decreased. In 2018 collection of
exports cess (only for raw rubber as excemption envisaged for product exports) has
decreased by Rs
12.69 Mn compared to 2017.
Cess collection on local consumption of local rubber supply at a rate of Rs. 4 per kg fluctuated
year by year as quantity also changed yearly. When this rate is applied to collected
amount, the consumption figure out of locally produced rubber should tally if cess
was collected without any arrears. However, reported local cess collection of Rs. 213 Mn in
2018, accounted for local consumption of raw rubber of only 53.32 Mn Kg wihch was
under stated compared to actual consumption of locally produced rubber i.e. 68.6 Mn Kg
leaving substantial gap. This needs to be clarified to determine the
accuracy of both figures.
Table No. 2.38
Rs.Mn
8
Total
246.95
202.04
184.25
178.33
177.49
220.37
222.56
214.24
244.95
277.12
172.57
201.91
2,542.78
RUBBER WORLD
Overview - 2018
 Rubber Extent (Thousand Hectares) – 14,321.3

Asia Africa America
12,866.0 (90%) 1,103.5 (8%) 351.8 (2%)
 Extent of ANRPC & Non – ANRPC (ha) ANRPC Member Countries - 12,866 (90%)
Non – ANRPC Countries - 1,455.3 (10%)
 Extent of Major Growers (000 ha) - 11,301.6 (79%)

Indonesia -3,679.0 Thailand - 3,613.9 China - 1,176.0
Malaysia -1,082.9 Vietnam - 966.8 India - 822.0
 Rubber Production (Thousand Metric Tons) – 13,863 ANRPC -
12,530.0 (90%) Non – ANRPC - 1,333.0 (10%)
Top Three Producers (‘000 mt) - 9,741 (70%)

Thailand - 4,973 Indonesia - 3,630 Vietnam - 1,138
 ANRPC Performance - 2018 Production/Tapped Area = Yield 1,388
Kg/ha(Average) Top three (yield) Countries (Kg/ha)
 Vietnam - 1,650
 India - 1,568
 Thailand - 1,473
Cumulative Status* of ANRPC Countries (000mt)*

‘000 MT
 Consumption -9,092.5
 Export -10,308.7
 Import -10,813.1
*ANRPC estimates
- 1,176.0
dia - 822.0
Table No. 2.39
EXTENT OF WORLD RUBBER PLANTATIONS
‘000 Ha
Country Year Total
Brazil 2015 222.0

Guatemala 2017 100.7
Mexico 2017 29.1
Cameroon 2015 68.0
Ivory Coast 2017 634.1
Gabon 2017 17.5
Ghana 2015 58.0
Liberia 1999 108.9
Nigeria 2011 182.0
Congo 1999 35.0
Bangladesh 2009 40.8
Cambodia 2018 436.7
China 2018 1,177.0
India 2018 822.0
Indonesia 2018 3,679.0
Malaysia 2018 1,082.9
Myanmar 2015 650.8
Papua N.G 2007 24.5
Philippines 2018 235.3
Sri Lanka 2018 136.3
Thailand 2018 3,613.9
Vietnam 2018 966.8
Total 14,321.3
Source: International Rubber Study Group (IRSG)
Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)
Table No. 2.4
WORLD RUBBER MnKg
PRODUCTION
Country 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

1 India 919 849 705 575 624 713
2 Indonesia 3,040 3,180 3,153 3,145 3,358 3,629
3 Malaysia 923 826 669 722 674 740
4 Philippines 111 111 113 100 91 102
5 Sri Lanka 152 130 99 89 79 83
6 Thailand 3,778 4,170 4,323 4,473 4,347 4,429
7 Vietnam 864 949 954 1,013 1,035 1,095
8 China 795 865 840 794 774 798
9 Cambodia 65 85 97 127 145 193
10 Bangladesh 18.8 19.3 19.9 18.4 18.8 21.0
11 Papua New Guinea 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.6 5.4 5.7
12 Myanmar 164.4 176.9 198.0 212.1 229.9 249.1
ANRPC Member Countries Total 10,837.7 11,368.7 11,178.4 11,275.1 11,381.1 12,057.8
Other Countries
13 Liberia 64 69 60 59 61 63
14 Brazil 172 173 185 193 190 202
13 Guatemala 95 94 91 91 87 100
14 Nigeria 56 57 58 51 52 53
15 Ivory Cost 254 275 317 351 468 604
16 Other 200 201 254 269 389 506
Non ANRPC Countries Total 841 869 970 1,014 1,247 1,528
World Total 11,678.7 12,237.7 12,148.4 12,289.1 12,628.1 13,585.8
Source: International Rubber Study Group (IRSG)
Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)
Table No. 2.40
MnKg
2018
660
3,630
603
106
83
4,973
1,138
818
220
23
06
270
12,530
72
185
102
56
624
294
1,333
13,863
Table No. 2.41
KEY RUBBER INDICATORS OF ANRPC MEMBERS – 2018
Item Unit Cambodia China India Indo- Mala- Philip- Sri Lanka
nesia ysia pines
1.Area Total Area ‘000 ha 436.7 1,177.0 822.0 3,679.0 1,082.9 235.3 136.3
Tapped Area ‘000 ha 201.9 765.0 448.0 3,127.4 415.0 162.0 106.7
2.NR Production ‘000 Mt 220 818 660 3,630 603 106 83
3.Average annual Kg/ha 1,090 1,070 1,473 1,161 1,450 710 774
Yield to Tapped area
4.Annual growth rate % 13.9 2.5 -7.4 0.0 -18.5 3.9 -0.6
of production
5.NR Consumption ‘000 Mt n.a. 5,670.0 1,220.1 633.8 541.7 39.9 135.0
6.NR Gross Export ‘000 Mt 217.5 27.6 3.8 2,954.2 1,120.9 110.5 16.6
7.NR Gross Import ‘000 Mt n.a. 5,409.8 601.2 60.9 1,014.8 16.5 76.1
8.Area New ‘000 ha 0.5 3.0 2.0 12.0 5.2 10.0 1.0
Planted Planted
Replanted ‘000 ha 0.5 12.0 4.0 20.0 23.4 1.0 0.9
Source : Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC) n.a – data not available
World Rubber Extent & Production
(Table No. 2.39, 2.40 & 2.41)
At present total extent of World rubber plantation stands at 14,321,300 hectares. Out of
this extent 12,866,000 ha or 90 % belongs to 12 ANRPC member countries in Asia. The
extent of rubber in rest of the World (non ANRPC countries in Asia, Africa & America) is
about 1,455,300 hectares or 10% of the World total. Although data coverage is not
comprehensive around 80% of the extent came under the smallholding sector while 20%
was in estate sector representing the large scale plantations with the ownership of State or
private sector Companies. Out of total rubber extent (12,866,000 ha) of ANRPC countries,
72% or 9,026,700 ha was at matured (tapped area) stage from which NR production of
12,530,000 mt is realized at present. Thus, in 2018 average yield was recorded at 1,388 kg per
hectare/ year while varying yield level range (710 – 1,650 kg per ha) is recorded for individual
countries.
Despite total world rubber production increased since 2012to 2018 at an average annual
growth of 19% & the growth of ANRPC member countries alone averaged to 16% during this
period. With regard to ANRPC member countries Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China,
Malaysia and India, are the major producers ranked in order for the period between 2012
and 2018. Among non ANRPC countries major share of rubber production comes from Ivory
Coast and Brazil throughout. Total production of this group of
countries increased from 841 mn kg in 2012 to 1,333 mn kg in 2018 by 59%.
Key rubber indicators as given in table 2.41 highlighted that the highest yield was recorded for
Vietnam (1,650 kg/ha) followed by Thailand & India in 2018. In ANRPC group the NR
consumption out of ANRPC production was 74% leaving the balance for export, at
present. The formula on NR Production, plus import, minus export, equal to consumption
adjusting with stock almost tallied in respect of cumulative parameter values for ANRPC in
2018. Total area replanted in ANRPC countries stood at the rate of 0.9%
while new planted area was 0.5% of total rubber extent in 2018.
Distribution of Coconut Extent by District - 2014

Thai- Viet-
land nam
3,613.9 966.8
3,111.2 689.5
4,973 1,138
1,568 1,650
12.3 3.9
627.0 225.0
4,300.5 1,500.1
1.5 583.1
36.4 0.5
40.8 26.2
Table No.3.1
KEY INDICATORS: COCONUT
Item Unit 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
1.Total Nut Production Mn Nuts 2,808 2,940 2,513 2,870 3,056 3,011 2,450
Desicated Coconut Mn Kg 47 42 29 50 42 51 30
Coconut Oil Mn Kg 53 82 45 45 53 49 13
Virgin Coconut Oil Mn Kg n.a. 1.7 2.2 7.5 14 16 14
Copra Mn Kg 77 125 67 66 76 68 13
Domestic nut
Mn Nuts 2,327 2,481 2,067 2,104 2,288 2,119 1,700
Consumption
2.Total Extent ‘000 Ha 395* 395* 395* 444r* 455r** 466** 471**
3.Average FOB for DC
Value per Nut Rs 39.12 27.50 34.83 43.53 44.74 40.10 51.13
4.Fertilizer issued ‘000 MT 14 n.a n.a 37 57 35 50
5.Cost of Production Rs/’000Nuts 10,273 11,634 13,578 15,126 16,388 16,687 18,841
6.Replanting Ha 214 486 646 1,570 1,125 605 1,008
7.New planting Ha 14,639 33,259 33,983 30,771 13,720 9,240 15,135
8.Total Export earnings Rs Mn 47,306 46,667 47,952 72,880 75,259 84,702 91,198
US$ Mn 428 366 372 558 554 582 598
of which:
Kernel products Rs Mn 21,030 16,688 17,381 37,192 41,667 46,219 47,615
US$ Mn 190 131 136 285 307 317 312
Non Kernel Products Rs Mn 26,276 29,979 30,571 35,688 33,592 38,483 43,583
US$ Mn 238 235 236 273 247 265 286
Source: Coconut Development Authority * Extent Based on Agriculture Census 2002(up to 2013) and thereafter on Coconut Cultivation Board
Economic Cencus 2013/14 of DCS
Department of Census & Statistics (DCS) ** Estimated , *** Based on seedling distribution by CCB in year 2018.
n.a.- data not available
156
Key Indicators for Coconut
(Table No. 3.1)
In 2018, coconut production recorded as 2,623 Mn nuts, which is a increase of 7%

compared to previous year. The Main Kernel products; DC, Coconut Oil and Copra
decreased compared to 2016 comparatively along with the drastical decline of nut
production. In 2018, these Kernel products decrease
compared with the year 2017.
In 2018, domestic nut consumption has increased by 94 Mn nuts. Average

export FOB value per nut use for DC recorded a decrease of 3.4% compared to year 2017.
In 2018, approximately 2.7% decrease has recorded in the cost of production per nut. The
extent in hectares replanted and new planted decreased by 36.9% and 33.4% respectively.
In 2018, total export earnings recorded Rs 94.7 billion with increase of earning from
Kernel Products by 0.8% and non – Kernel Products by 7%. Export earnings from
coconut products, in US dollar terms registered $583 mn in 2018, of which is a decrease of
2.5% compared
to 2017.
2018
2,623
25
11
12
12
1,794
479***
49.41
53
18,325
636
10,074
94,723
583
47,979
295
46,744
288
eafter on Coconut Cultivation Board
.
Coconut Area
Overview - 2018
 Extent according to the Agriculture Census – 2013/14 (in Hectares)

Small holding Estate Total
2014 371,244 72,294 443,538
 Distribution of Coconut Extent - 2014 Smallholding Sector
Systematic Cultivation - 104,074 ha Scattered Extent - 267,170 ha
Estate Sector - 72,294 ha
King Coconut - 34,063 ha
 Coconut Growing Districts
District with Highest Extent - Kurunagala District with Lowest Extent -
Nuwara Eliya
 Re/New/Under Planting - Past 5 years

average
Re Planting - 989 ha
New Planting - 15,788 ha
Under Planting - 6,110 ha
 Coconut Sector Subsidies in 2018 Plants

distributed - 2,435,579
Financial Subsidies
(1) Irrigation - Rs 17.46 Mn
(2) Coconut land rehabilitation - Rs 96.19 Mn
(3) Cattle shed Subsidy - Rs 3.85 Mn
(4) Intercrop Subsidy - Rs 18.56 Mn
(5) Special fertilizer subsidy - Rs 4.09 Mn
Table No.3.2
DISTRIBUTION OF COCONUT SMALL HOLDINGS AND ESTATES BY DISTRICTS – 2013/14
Acres
2014 2002
District Total SmalHolding Estate Total SmallHolding Estate
Extent Sector Sector Extent Sector Sector
Colombo 21,748 20,210 1,538 18,019 16,959 1,060
Gampaha 133,551 115,957 17,595 106,575 91,352 15,223
Kalutara 23,131 21,865 1,266 27,864 26,396 1,468
Kandy 11,032 9,770 1,262 19,491 17,848 1,643
Matale 32,769 28,495 4,274 25,450 20,552 4,898
Nuwara -Eliya 1,346 1,332 14 2,577 2,555 22
Galle 18,120 15,811 2,309 30,995 28,835 2,160
Matara 17,532 14,774 2,757 35,578 32,907 2,671
Hambantota 44,269 42,381 1,888 51,232 48,089 3,143
Jaffna 8,934 8,762 172 8,535 8,535 -
Kilinochchi 4,353 3,006 1,347 6,114 6,084 30
Mannar 2,441 2,286 155 2,249 2,249 -
Vavuniya 5,745 5,726 19 1,920 1,920 -
Mulativu 4,721 3,758 963 6,563 6,563 -
Batticaloa 7,868 7,185 684 8,740 8,152 588
Ampara 6,017 5,517 500 12,571 12,452 119
Trincomalee 5,246 5,243 3 5,209 5,209 -
Kurunegala 419,312 329,556 89,756 330,058 236,358 93,700
Puttalam 186,053 141,062 44,991 113,893 71,470 42,423
Anuradhapura 27,790 27,189 601 34,926 34,227 699
Polonnaruwa 7,267 5,019 2,247 16,408 14,369 2,039
Badulla 5,070 4,665 405 6,709 6,627 82
Monaragala 26,310 25,678 632 26,442 25,995 447
Ratnapura 42,892 41,528 1,364 39,460 37,713 1,747
Kegalle 32,465 30,570 1,896 38,081 35,941 2,140
Sri Lanka 1,095,983 917,345 178,638 975,659 799,357 176,302
Source: Economic Census - 2013/14, Department of Census and Statistics
160
Total Coconut Land Area District wise in 2014
(Table No. 3.2)
Top five coconut growing districts in 2014 were Kurunegala, Puttalam, Gampaha,
Hambantota and Ratnapura Contributing 75% of total extent. The ratio between total
extent of small holdings and estates in 84:16 respectively. Five administrative districts
which dominate the extent of small holdings are Kurunegala, Gampaha, Puttalam,
Hambantota, and Ratnapura with a share of 73%. However, concerning the
coconut estates, only Kuarunegala, Puttalam and Gampaha districts registred a
significant extent (85%). Three districts: Kurunegala, Puttalam and Gampaha are
significant in both categories of small holdings and estates totaling to 299,035 ha
or 67% of
total extent of lands.
TRICTS – 2013/14
Acres
Changes in
2014Compared to
2002
3,729
26,975
-4,733
-8,460
7,320
-1,231
-12,874
-18,046
-6,963
399
-1,760
192
3,825
-1,842
-872
-6,553
37
89,254
72,160
-7,136
-9,141
-1,639
-133
3,432
-5,616
120,326
Table No.3.3
NUMBER OF KING COCONUT TREES AND ESTIMATED EXTENT BY
DISTRICT AND SECTOR 2014
Acres
Small Holdings Estate Total Estimated

Below Above Sector Number of Extent*
District ¼ acre ¼ acre Scattered
Trees
Colombo 144,853 63,928 1,309 210,090 3,001

Gampaha 187,215 141,697 4,604 333,516 4,765
Kalutara 104,255 97,957 1,324 203,536 2,908
Kandy 33,262 40,104 401 73,767 1,054
Matale 10,769 29,121 1,836 41,726 596
Nuwara Eliya 1,783 2,934 18 4,735 68
Galle 67,642 109,049 1,177 177,868 2,541
Matara 52,574 120,295 3,548 176,417 2,520
Hambantota 27,954 78,275 478 106,707 1,524
Jaffna 35,208 20,681 15 55,904 799
Kilinochchi 937 5,173 75 6,185 88
Mannar 5,137 3,484 - 8,621 123
Vavuniya 7,086 12,555 25 19,666 281
Mullativu 1,095 4,575 49 5,719 82
Batticaloa 18,494 4,922 187 23,603 337
Ampara 26,970 21,098 95 48,163 688
Trincomalee 12,238 8,907 - 21,145 302
Kurunegala 52,107 192,812 11,977 256,896 3,670
Puttalam 32,650 48,633 3,812 85,095 1,216
Anuradhapura 21,872 116,030 486 138,388 1,977
Polonnaruwa 12,125 52,340 242 64,707 924
Badulla 6,156 16,965 50 23,171 331
Monaragala 7,220 48,086 441 55,747 796
Ratnapura 31,889 90,983 1,789 124,661 1,781
Kegalle 39,674 77,323 1,402 118,399 1,691
Sri Lanka 941,165 1,407,927 35,340 2,384,432 34,063
Source: Economic Census – 2013/14 of DCS
Table No.3.4(i)
ISSUANCE OF FERTILIZER & SEEDLINGS
Year Fertilizer Issue Seedling Issues (In
(MT) Thousands)
2007 40,646 2,051
2008 29,131 1,670
2009 25,201 2,415
2010 5,456 2,432
2011 14,316 3,702
2012 Not Available 6,882
2013 Not Available 5,291
2014 37,266 5,852
2015 56,927 3,789
2016 35,081 2,624
2017 46,065 3,999
2018 52,804 3,435
Source : National Fertilizer Secretariat Coconut Cultivation Board
National Livestock Development Board
Kurunegala Plantation Limited
Table No.3.4(ii)
FERTILIZER: ANNUAL USE OF PRODUCTS FOR COCONUT SECTOR IN 2015 to 2018
2015 2016 2017 2018
Urea Straight 6,197.54 7,582.78 10,936.27 6,573.09
Mixture 10,466.35 4,064.10 6,581.21 9,753.78
TSP Straight 2,778.70 2,145.34 1,887.59 816.09
Mixture 822.82 223.57 524.28 1,123.74
MOP Straight 3,737.51 3,337.31 2,977.52 2,993.25
Mixture 19,407.38 8,159.48 12,190.44 17,944.29
SA Straight 947.21 519.56 881.86 828.52
Mixture 525.6 1,276.68 2,478.69 1,272.58
Mixture 48.72 143.52 266.74 211.53
ZnSo4 Straight 3.48 0.50 - 3.76
Mixture 17.98 6.42 7.83 11.92
CAN Straight - - 14.05 6.25
Mixture 0.01 - - -
CES Straight 2.48 9.85 11.05 22.10
Mixture 0.17 - 0.06 -
DAP Straight 5.46 18.34 38.41 1.55
Mixture 75.27 6.14 0.74 1.03
SOP Straight 0.2 17.30 1.53 34.10
Mixture 0.89 - - -
Borate Straight 0.51 1.23 7.01 0.28
Mixture 12.86 3.55 5.48 6.43
SSP Straight - - 119.75 45.45
Mixture - 0.58 6.60 15.50
Mixture - - - -
ERP/HERP Straight 333.83 401.75 658.91 413.53
Mixture 9,338.33 5,154.44 7,137.85 8,422.29
DOLOMIT Straight 1,965.66 1,611.93 2,379.24 2,102.80
E Mixture 100.19 249.88 488.94 143.25
NPK Straight 21.29 9.71 134.40 122.99
Mixtures Mixture 12.01 0.07 - 7.00
Others Straight 5.19 31.74 18.29 58.84
Mixture 50.79 33.10 66.54 30.01
Total Straight 16,047.60 15,779.04 20,447.86 14,132.28
Mixture 40,879.37 19,321.52 29,591.95 38,943.35
Grand 56,926.97 35,100.57 50,039.81 53,075.63
Total
Source: National Fertilizer Secretariat
Table No.3.5
COCONUT: RAINFALL IN COCONUT TRIANGLE
Year Annual Average Drought

Rainfall (mm) Months
2007 1,619 3.00
2008 2,020 2.33
2009 1,489 3.33
2010 2,265 3.00
2011 1,763 1.00
2012 1,363 5.00
2013 1,589 3.00
2014 2,237 2.66
2015 2,026 3.66
2016 1,426 6.33
2017 1,498 4.00
2018 1,674 5.00
Drought months have been defined as months with rainfall below 50.0 mm
Source : Department of Meteorology
Table No.3.6
AVERAGE YIELD
Year Yield (Nuts per Ha)
2007 7,266
2008 7,368
2009 6,995
2010 5,868
2011 7,891r
2012 7,820r
2013 6,559r
2014 7,404r
2015 7,765
2016 7,670
2017 6,769
2018 5,914
Source: 2006 - 2009 : Coconut Development Authority
2010 - 2017 : Estimated r - revised
Coconut Average Yield
(Table No. 3.6)
Average yield of nuts per hectare mainly depends on rainfall in previous year and
application of fertilizer. In 2007 average yield recorded as 7,266 nuts per hectare. In the
year 2008 yield reached to 7,368 nuts per hectare and declined to 5,868 nuts per
hectare two years later. In 2011, national yield reached to the highest level after 2008.
During the decade average yield was recorded as 7,065 nuts per hectare. In 2018, the
average yield was declined
by 12.6% compared to the previous year.
Table No. 3.7(i)
COCONUT GROWING INCENTIVES, 2003-2009
Rehabilitation Intercropping New Planting Re/Under Planting
Programme
Year Area Incentive Area Incentive Area New Incentive Area
(Acres) Payments Intercropped Payments Planted Payments Re/Under
Made (Acres) Made (Acres) Made Planted
(Rs Mn) (Rs Mn) (Rs Mn) (Acres)
2003 - - - - 2,712 45.4 3,027
2004 - - - - 1,192 16.7 1,681
2005 - - - - 9,348 41.7 8,635
2006 6,018 13.6 226 0.3 10,133 109.08 9,551
(Np+Rp)
2007 6,090 15.0 790 0.4 7,303 10.0 6,247
2008 6,747 30.2 1,398 3.3 9,100 75.0 6,098
2009 5,471 26.0 754 3.2 10,848 70.7 1,439
Np – New Planting Rp – Replanting
Source: Coconut Cultivation Board
Table No. 3.7(i)
Re/Under Planting
Incentive
Payments
Made
(Rs Mn)
37.1
19.0
42.5
109.08
(Np+Rp)
2.1
50.2
9.4
Table No. 3.7(ii)(a)
NO OF PLANTS DISTRIBUTED BY VARIOUS PROGRAMMES UNDER COCONUT CULTIVATION BOARD
Programme No of Coconut Plants Distributed
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Home Garden 2,774,336 2,162,094 1,708,113 511,025 415,533 950,288
(Divineguma/Wevilisaviya/Devimagata Kapruka)
Tea with coconut programme - - - - 71,688 62,493
Kaprukai Sipnanai 343,861 357,744 334,795 200,674 193,505 139,600
Re/New/Under Planting Programme 1,284,886 1,513,203 1,427,896 1,201,082 1,143,592 1,433,338
Kaprukai Parapurai Home Garden - 1,247 119,717 79,882 48,084 29,769
Programme
Puja Bumi 25,887 7,605 8,755 - - -
Rehabilitation(infilling) 236,631 307,372 392,156 332,316 R
240,390 401,921
Kapruka Purawara Programme 1,602,158 2,116,569 1,785,356 1,072,974 276,098 -
Urban Coocnut Cultivation Programme - 1,000 11,749 14,042R
7,923 30,192
King coconut planting under Re/New/Under - - - 4,332 7,126 2,163
Planting Programme
Plants Sold 566,553 350,141 451,095 326,630 218,588 453,278
Less than ¼ Acres - - - - - 302,932
Others - - - - - -
Total 6,834,312 6,817,155 6,239,632 3,742,957R
2,622,527 3,805,974
Source : Coconut Cultivation Board ; @ - Provisional
R - revised
ARD
istributed
2018@
465,642
44,470
46,784
1,040,605
63,490
-
198,998
-
-
6,422
604,917
-
19,884
2,471,328
Table No. 3.7(ii)(b)
NO OF PLANTS DISTRIBUTED DISTRICT WISE UNDER
COCONUT CULTIVATION BOARD
District No of Coconut Plants Distributed
2016 2017 2018
Colombo 34,842 48,738 45,550
Gampaha 153,364 258,295 168,264
Kalutara 69,449 77,345 45,549
Kandy 63,624 91,144 34,111
Matale 78,409 100,177 62,537
Nuwara-Eliya 29,223 15,268 17,055
Galle 69,289 104,885 57,542
Matara 23,658 31,830 22,142
Hambantota 73,054 151,541 110,410
Jaffna 77,652 85,677 56,873
Mannar 20,093 31,632 29,053
Vauniya 66,399 74,597 29,053
Mullativu 37,253 98,099 56,873
Kilinochchi 65,507 87,496 56,873
Batticaloa 94,762 132,870 81,180
Ampara 113,551 127,748 86,513
Trincomalee 74,194 119,470 71,796
Kurunegalla 523,584 1,123,650 644,250
273,729
Puttlam 183,096 282,476
Chilaw 205,482
Anuradhapura 87,067 150,990 90,283
Polonnaruwa 85,879 105,831 66,411
Badulla 34,164 49,979 47,177
Monaragalla 98,471 134,805 110,080
Ratnapura 67,998 123,780 62,796
Kegalle 88,632 129,233 80,848
Plants sold 218,588 19,884
others 92
Total 2,622,527 3,843,658 2,435,579
Source : Coconut Cultivation Board
Table No. 3.7(ii)(c)
DISTRIBUTION OF INPUTS AND SEEDLINGS UNDER RsMn
SUBSIDY
Programme Value of inputs and seedlings distributed under subsidy
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Seedlings 406.94 431.57 432.41 365.09 255.73 344.65 309.63
Inputs for pest & diseases Management - - - - 3.56 5.67 6.76
Total 406.94 431.57 432.41 365.09 259.29 350.32 316.39
Table 3.7(iii)
SUBSIDY PAYMENTS RsMn
2012-2018
Programme 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Irrigation Subsidy 1.69 4.02 9.09 14.31 13.96 14.09
Rehabilitation subsidy - - - - - -
Cattle Shed Subsidy 2.50 3.97 9.24 13.13 9.21 7.21
Organic fertilizer application subsidy - 8.68 48.39 49.73* 495.00**
Intercrop subsidy - - - - - -
Special fertilizer subsidy - - - - - -
Total 4.19 16.67 66.72 77.17 518.17 21.30
Table No. 3.7(ii)(c)
RsMn
er subsidy
2018
309.63
6.76
316.39
Table 3.7(iii)
RsMn
2018 @
17.46
96.19
3.85
-
18.56
4.09
140.15
* RsMn 49.73 was given to approved applications of year 2014
**Special fertilizer subsidy for coconut smallholdering sector (<2ha)
ESTIMATED EXTENT OF NEW/REPLANTED & UNDER PLANTED, Table No.3.8(i)

UNDER THE PROGRAMMES OF TABLE No: 3.7(ii) Ha
Programme 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Replanting 486 646 497 412 218 1,108
New Planting 4,017 5,642 5,715 4,932 5,113 16,528
Under Planting 3,556 3,280 2,811 2,400 1,947 7,402
Source : Coconut Cultivation Board; @-Provisional
Table No.3.8 (ii)
TOTAL EXTENT OF NEW/RE PLANTED & UNDER PLANTED FOR SRI LANKA (WITH SUBSIDY &
OTHERS)
Ha
Programme 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
@
Table No.3.8(i)
Ha
2018 @
444
7,626
3,685
SRI LANKA (WITH SUBSIDY &
Ha
2018 @
Replanting 486 646 1,570 1,125 605 1,008
New Planting 33,259 33,983 30,771 13,720 9,240 15,135
Under Planting 5,791 3,280 4,226 8,875 4,757 7,820
636
10,074
4,870
Coconut Production
Overview - 2018
 Total Nuts production – 2,623 Million Nuts

 Main Coconut Products (in Metric tons)
Year Desiccated Copra Coconut Virgin Poonac
Coconut Oil Coconut Oil
2007 42,982 117,490 84,788 - 42,394
2018 24,625 11,727 10,913 12,377 5,457
 In 2018 Production Growth (%) Over 2009(Decade)
Desiccated Copra Coconut Poonac
Coconut Oil
-35% -90% -86% -86%
 In 2018/19 Cost of Production in Estate Sector (Rs/1000 nuts) -18,325
 Highest Performance in the decade (2009-2018)
year Production (Mt)
Desiccated -2016 51,117
coconut
Copra -2012 124,798
Coconut Oil -2012 81,859
Virgin Coconut -2016 16,067
Oil
Poonac -2012 40,930
 In 2018 Exported Kernel Products and Domestic Consumption
* Export of Kernel Products (Mn Nuts Equivalent) - 779
* Domestic Consumption (Mn Nuts) - 1,847
Production (Mt)
51,117
124,798
81,859
16,067
40,930
Coconut Conversion Table No.3.9
Table
I. Kernel Products
Item Coconut Copra DC Coconut VirginC’
(Number) (MT) (MT) Oil(MT) Oil (MT)
1 MT Copra 5,500 1.000 0.611 0.579 0.401
1MT Desiccated 9,000 1.636 1.000 0.947 0.657
Coconut
1MT Coconut Oil 9,500 1.727 1.056 1.000 0.693
1MT Virgin 13,700 2.491 1.522 1.442 1.000
Coconut Oil
1000 Coconuts 1,000 0.182 0.111 0.105 0.073
1MT Coconut 9,000 1.636 1.000 0.947 0.657
Cream
1MT Coconut Milk 4,000 0.727 0.444 0.421 0.292
1MT Coconut Milk 16,000 2.909 1.778 1.684 1.168
Powder
II.Coconut Shell Products
Item No.of Shells Shell Shell Activated
Flour(MT) Charcoal(MT) Carbon(MT)
1 MT Shells 6,000 0.762 0.333 0.111
1 MT Shell Flour 7,875 1.000 0.438 0.146
1 MT Charcoal 18,000 2.286 1.000 0.333
1 MT Activated 54,000 - 3.000 1.000
Carbon
III. Coir Fibre
Item Husk Mattress Bristle
(Nos.) Fibre(MT) Fibre(MT)
1MT Coir Fibre 7,875 0.67 0.33
1MT Mattress Fibre 11,815 - -
1MT Bristle Fibre 23,625 - -
Source : Coconut Development Authority
Table No. 3.10
COCONUT: PRODUCTION, AND DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
Total C’nut Export of Domestic Exports Surplus

Production Kernel Consumption as a
Year (Mn. Nuts) Products (Mn (Mn. Nuts) % of Production
Nuts
Equivalent)
2007 2,869 418 2,451 14.6
2008 2,909 472 2,437 16.2
2009 2,762 493 2,269 17.9
2010 2,317 361 1,956 14.0
2011 2,808 481 2,327 17.1
2012 2,940 459 2,481 15.6
2013 2,513 446 2,067 17.8
2014 2,870 766 2,104 26.7
2015 3,056 768 2,288 25.1
2016 3,011 892 2,119 29.6
2017 2,450 750 1,700 30.6
2018 2,623 779 1,847 29.7
2018 Conversion Rates
1Mt Copra = 5,500 Nuts 1Mt Desicated Coconut = 9,000 Nuts 1Mt Coconut
Oil = 9,500 Nuts Source: Coconut Development Authority
In 2018, total nut production increased by 7.1% to 2,623 Mn nuts compared to 2017.
Therefore, export of Kernel Products increased by 3.8% and domestic consumption also
increased by 8.6%. In this decade the domestic consumption of nuts out of the total
production has remained in the range of 69% to 85%. The nut equivalent used for kernel
production, mainly for export purpose has remained in the range of 15% to 30%
in the
same period,with fluctuation,annually taken,place.
Coconut: Total Production, 2006-
2018
177
Chart
11
Table No. 3.11
MID YEAR POPULATION AND DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
Mid year Population Domestic

In Sri Lanka Consumption of
Year
(Mn) Coconut
(Mn nuts)
2007 20.01 2,451
2008 20.20 2,437
2009 20.40 2,269
2010 20.67 1,956
2011 20.89 2,327
2012 20.42 2,481
2013 20.58 2,067
2014 20.77 2,104
2015 20.97* 2,288
2016 21.20* 2,119
2017 21.44* 1,700
2018 21.67* 1,847
Source: Coconut Development Authority
* Provisional
Table No. 3.12
PRODUCTION OF DESICCATED COCONUT, COPRA, COCONUT OIL, VIRGIN
COCONUT OIL AND POONAC
(MT)
Desiccated Coconut Oil Virgin
Year Coconut Copra Coconut Poonac
Oil
2007 42,982 117,490 84,788 - 42,394
2008 38,414 103,830 59,018 - 29,509
2009 38,125 122,999 75,495 - 37,748
2010 28,850 101,040 65,133 - 32,567
2011 46,620 77,098 53,093 - 26,547
2012 41,645 124,798 81,859 1,696 40,930
2013 29,200 66,859 45,208 2,166 22,604
2014 50,367 65,613 45,268 7,503 22,634
2015 41,795 76,278 52,790 13,765 26,395
2016 51,117 67,685 48,805 16,067 24,403
2017 29,557 13,299 12,784 14,243 6,392
2018 24,625 11,727 10,913 12,377 5,457
In 2012, Copra, Coconut Oil and Poonac recorded the highest production for the decade.
Besides that, DC and Virgin coconut oil recorded the highest production in 2016
for the decade. Compared to the previous year, production of all the categories in
the above table showed a drastic decline in
2017, and decreased further in 2018 compared to 2017.
Table No.3.13
COCONUT: COST OF PRODUCTION IN
ESTATE SECTOR (20 Acres & above)
Year Coconut
(Rs/1000 nuts)
2005/06 5,435.83
2006/07 6,123.71
2007/08 8,794.56
2008/09 9,165.86
2009/10 9,492.49
2010/11 10,273.08
2011/12 11,634.38
2012/13 13,577.54
2013/14 13,789.03r
2014/15 15,252.69r
2015/16 16,388.08
2016/17 16,686.71
2017/18 18,840.72
2018/19 18,325.18
Source: Coconut Development Authority Department of Census & Statistics
r - Revised data
Coconut Prices
Overview - 2018
 Average Retail Prices of Fresh Nuts in 2018

Highest (Rs/Nut) - large size – 92.50 (in March)
Small size – 74.00 (in January)
Lowest (Rs/Nut) - Large size – 69.00 (in December)
Small size – 48.50 (in December)
 Average Price of Copra at CDA Auction in 2018
Average Market
Milling Superior Price(Rs/250
M.S.
No: 01 Kgs) No:
02 & 03
Highest (in May) 61,333.33
(in March) 59,661.02
Lowest (in November) 42,500.00
(in November) 41,000.00
Average Price of Desiccated Coconut
Highest (Rs/Kg) – 532.95 (in February)
Lowest (Rs/Kg) – 257.63 (in Novemer)
Average Wholesale Prices of Coconut Oil
Highest (Rs/Mt) – 405,000 (in January)
Lowest (Rs/Mt) – 328,281 (in December)
Average Wholesale Prices of Poonac
Highest (Rs/Mt) – 60,300 (in March)
Lowest (Rs/Mt) – 41,703 (in December)
Transacted Annual Average Wholesale Price and Price Growth
DC Coconut Oil Poonac
2017 440.56 376,597 49,700
2018 378.22 364,589 53,204
Growth -14% -3.2% 7%
Table No:3.14(i)
ANNUAL AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES
OF FRESH NUTS & COCONUT OIL
Fresh Coconut Coconut Oil Wholesale
Year Wholesale Prices Prices
(Rs/‘000 Nuts) ( Rs/MT)
2007 15,683 151,032
2008 22,108 215,050
2009 16,282 166,909
2010 23,410 217,516
2011 29,012 262,084
2012 21,595 212,419
2013 29,589 252,318
2014 31,514 266,852
2015 33,876 265,524
2016 32,127 264,892
2017 62,713 376,597
2018 Large size – 68,292 364,589
Small size – 53,068
Table No:3.14(ii)
MONTHLY AVERAGE WHOLESALE LOCAL MARKET PRICE OF DESICCATED COCONUT, COCONUT OIL, POONAC,
AVERAGE WHOLESALE & RETAIL LOCAL MARKET PRICES OF FRESH COCONUTS
2017 & 2018
Desiccated Coconut Oil Poonac Wholesale Fresh Coconut Fresh Coconut Retail
Coconut Wholesale (Rs/MT) Prices (Rs/MT) wholesale Prices Prices (Rs/ Nuts)**
Transacted Prices (Rs/‘000 Nuts **
Month (Rs/Kg)
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
Large Small Large
Size Size Size
January 352.94 525.54 331,759 405,000 39,762 59,547 50,000 79,000 68,700 55.45 89.80
February 389.70 532.95 362,369 404,078 42,028 58,632 53,438 83,125 71,500 59.69 90.00
March 392.32 506.88 369,565 404,375 42,500 60,300 57,938 83,130 69,630 62.04 92.50
April 418.77 451.46 387,708 384,230 43,708 58,076 59,495 74,375 59,500 69.00 89.38
May 426.66 462.52 396,528 376,429 45,139 57,381 58,450 77,500 61,870 69.25 90.00
June 405.35 393.07 383,750 371,973 49,950 58,079 55,500 73,870 56,870 66.88 88.12
July 411.37 342.92 358,333 362,857 49,643 54,857 52,005 63,500 38,000 62.19 77.00
August 454.57 275.54 380,795 340,000 56,136 49,932 57,800 56,875 40,000 67.75 71.88
September 487.43 271.12 384,605 329,737 55,552 49,263 69,120 60,000 45,000 75.93 71.25
October 501.25 260.42 379,875 333,636 56,875 47,205 74,250 59,000 45,000 81.50 71.50
November 519.85 257.63 388,214 334,474 57,500 43,474 82,813 58,130 43,750 89.69 72.50
December 526.49 258.61 395,395 328,281 57,605 41,703 81,745 51,000 37,000 89.06 69.00
Average 440.56 378.22 376,597 364,589 49,700 53,204 62,713 68,292 53,068 70.70 81.08
** Source : Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute
ONUT OIL, POONAC,
UTS
esh Coconut Retail

rices (Rs/ Nuts)**
2018
Small
Size
74.00
68.13
73.13
65.63
67.50
65.62
53.00
48.75
54.38
53.50
53.13
48.50
60.44
Table No.3.15
QUANTITIES OFFERED AND PRICES OF COPRA AT CDA AUCTION 2012 - 2018 & MONTHLY IN 2018
Year/Month Offered Sold(kg) Average Market Price (Rs/250 kgs)

(Kg) Milling M.S. Milling M.S.
Superior No.1 No.2&3 Superior No.1 No.2 & 3
2012 601,664 157,938 393,090 29,557.00 28,407.00
2013 437,942 141,213 293,118 37,520.02 35,958.30
2014 552,172 208,886 310,509 43,406.31 38,814.70
2015 293,085 103,002 159,557 41,034.91 37,516.54
2016 221,391 91,275 118,391 38,088.33 37,059.93
2017 228,954 118,003 107,370 55,953.06 54,768.17
2018 157,061 60,179 68,529 53,869.63 50,961.76
January 20,765 8,562 12,203 59,331.80 58,727.75
February 5,015 2,345 1,370 60,100.00 59,328.47
March 9,492 2,142 7,350 60,247.15 59,661.02
April 18,807 5,395 3,412 59,379.65 54,448.64
May 25,575 5,917 7,600 61,333.33 54,000.00
June 21,142 11,144 9,998 55,206.20 53,383.69
July 13,022 6,591 6,431 54,487.26 52,270.56
August 14,652 5,392 6,269 49,000.00 49,000.00
September 13,321 7,671 5,650 45,980.58 44,676.99
Octomber 5,080 3,180 1,900 45,000.00 43,500.00
November 5,104 1,250 1,850 42,500.00 41,000.00
December 5,086 590 4,496 - 41,543.99
HLY IN 2018
Table No. 3.16
LOCAL MARKET PRICES OF COIR FIBRE - 2017/2018
MONTHLY AVERAGE
Mattress Fibre FAQ/Superior Bristle Fibre 1Tie Ordinary Bristle Fibre 2 Tie Hackled
Rs./50 Kgs Rs./50kgs Rs./50kg
Month
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
January 725 - 925 1,450-1,550 4,000 5,500 5,530 8,750
February 641 - 862 1,472-1,639 3,895 5,500 5,487 8,750
March 647 - 872 1,618-1,793 3,875 6,213 5,625 9,438
April 650 - 875 1,635-1,829 3,875 6,327 5,625 9,423
May 739 - 931 1,650-1,875 4,153 6,250 5,792 8,036
June 850 - 1,000 1,674-2,005 4,500 6,013 6,000 8,829
July 902 - 1,079 1,743-2,062 4,500 6,310 6,000 9,500
August 1,134 - 1,323 1,800-2,100 4,591 6,000 6,045 9,000
September 1,350 - 1,575 1,800-2,100 5,000 6,000 6,447 9,000
October 1,390 – 1,555 1,800-2,100 5,200 6,000 7,900 9,000
November 1,433 -1,550 1,800-2,100 5,250 6,000 8,250 9,000
December 1,450 – 1,550 1,800-2,100 5,250 6,000 8,250 9,000
Average 921.92 1,812.25 4,507.37 6,009.34 6,412.59 8,977.10
Table No. 3.16
Export and Import
Overview - 2018
 Total Export Earnings in the decade (2009-2018)

Export
2009 2018 Earnings(Rs
Growth Mn)
Kernal Products 11,974 47,979 Over 4 fold
Non Kernal Products 17,107 46,744 Over 2 fold
Total 29,081 94,723 Over 3 fold
 Category wise Export (In Rs Mn)
Products Export Earnings
2017 2018 Change %
Kernal Products 47,615 47,979 0.8
Fibre Products 4,560 4,560 0.0
Shell Products 12,693 15,795 24.4
Finished Products(Fibre) 26,020 26,049 0.1
Other Products 310 340 9.7
Total 91,198 94,723 3.9
 Export Performance of selected coconut products(in quantity)in the decade
DC Coconut Oil Virgin Copra Fresh Nuts and
Year (Mt) (Mt) Coconut (Mt) Seeds(‘000)
Oil (Mt)
2009 38,651 1,937 - 8,592 59,199
2018 25,556 4,606 12,006 629 1,433
Growth -34% 138% - -93% -98%

Table No.3.17
EXPORT VALUE OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTS
Rs Mn
Kernal Fibre & Fibre Shell Other by
Year Products Yarn Finished Products Products Total
Products
2007 11,270 3,080 7,038 2,613 95 24,096
2008 13,667 3,392 8,222 2,692 118 28,093
2009 11,974 5,502 8,163 3,310 131 29,081
2010 11,103 4,909 10,787 5,563 71 32,433
2011 21,048 5,495 12,899 7,697 167 47,306
2012 16,720 5,703 14,726 9,269 248 46,666
2013 17,599 4,775 15,737 9,652 189 47,952
2014 37,192 6,543 18,271 10,657 217 72,880
2015 41,667 4,675 18,514 10,236 167 75,259
2016 46,219 4,478 23,046 10,757 201 84,702
2017 47,615 4,560 26,020 12,693 310 91,198
2018 47,979 4,560 26,049 15,795 340 94,723
In 2018 the ratio of export income from Kernel to non-Kernel product was 51% and 49%
respectively. Kernal products export earning reached its peak in the current year (2018).
Fibre & Yarn category is fluctuation in between Rs 6,543 Mn & Rs 4,478 Mn from
2009 to 2018. In 2018, Fiber Finished products category is on an increasing trend in
the decade. Further, this category has recorded increase of 3-fold in the decade. The
Export earnings from Shell product recorded Rs 15.8 billion in 2018. Since 2006 the
total export earning has increased year by year continuously and reached the peak
in 2018 with the value of Rs. 95 billion.
Table No.3.18
EXPORT VALUE OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTS – (USD ‘000)
Kernal Fibre & Fibre Shell Other by

Year Products Yarn Finished Products Products Total
Products
2007 93,949 28,821 63,879 23,464 930 211,043
2008 126,163 31,315 75,904 24,858 1,094 259,334
2009 104,179 47,874 71,015 28,806 1,138 253,012
2010 98,207 43,416 95,405 49,206 632 286,866
2011 190,360 49,694 116,655 69,615 1,512 427,836
2012 131,037 44,696 115,406 72,641 1,944 365,724
2013 136,354 36,992 121,929 74,781 1,466 371,522
2014 284,862 50,119 139,944 81,622 1,663 558,210
2015 306,518 34,388 136,194 75,303 1,228 553,630
2016 317,436 30,758 158,278 73,882 1,383 581,737
2017 312,316 29,911 170,669 83,256 2,036 598,187
2018 295,180 28,058 160,259 97,174 2,093 582,764
Table No.3.19
EXPORT OF COCONUT PRODUCTS BY DIFFERENT TYPES – 2017 & 2018
Product Volume Value (Rs ‘000)
Unit 2017 2018 Change (%) 2017
KERNEL PRODUCTS
1. Coconut Oil Mt 6,310 4,606 -27 3,815,560
2.Virgin Coconut Oil Mt 13,816 12,006 -13 10,590,287
3. Desiccated Coconut Mt 29,418 25,556 -13 13,537,637
4. Copra Mt 501 629 26 171,446
5. Fresh Nuts ('000)Nuts 10,232 1,433 - 831,938
6. King Coconut Nos 5,155,971 5,894,634 14 459,700
7. Poonac Mt 3,503 3,192 -9 143,345
8. Oil Cake Mt 303 349 15 66,170
9. Coconut Cream Mt 6,446 9,782 52 2,760,284
10. Coconut Milk Mt 32,867 33,878 3 8,227,856
11. Coconut Milk Powder Mt 6,234 6,989 12 4,723,153
12. Defatted Coconut Mt 5,652 5,788 2 1,281,852
13.Coconut Water Mt 3,945 5,047 28 686,256
14.Coconut based Arrack Liters 36,128 36,899 2 21,940
15.Vinegar Liters 41,534 62,521 51 10,915
16.Coconut Fatty Acid Mt 101 160 58 15,944
17.Coconut Butter Mt 67 54 -19 42,966
18.Coconut Flour Mt 1,180 1,670 42 227,662
SUB TOTAL KERNEL PRODUCTS 47,614,911
FIBRE PRODUCTS
1. Mattress Fibre Mt 16,836 31,050 84 898,568
2. Bristle Fibre Mt 24,068 2,025 -92 1,221,933
3. Twisted Fibre Mt 53,933 41,051 -24 2,439,582
SUB TOTAL FIBRE PRODUCTS 94,837 74,126 -22 4,560,083
017 & 2018
Value (Rs ‘000)
2018 Change (%)
3,019,962 -21
9,528,191 -10
11,365,260 -16
241,687 41
110,737 -
528,852 15
145,541 2
81,544 23
4,487,064 63
9,922,015 21
6,017,578 27
1,286,876 0.4
723,196 5
22,842 4
23,184 112
19,503 22
52,567 22
402,052 77
47,978,651 1
1,561,104 74
558,636 -54
2,440,759 0.05
4,560,499 0.01
Product Volume Value (Rs ‘000)
Unit 2017 2018 Change (%) 2017
SHELL PRODUCTS
1. Coconut Shell Charcoal Mt 9,254 4,437 -52 705,853
2. Coconut Shell & Shell Flour Mt 320 767 140 24,983
3. Coconut Shell Activated Carbon Mt 39,591 38,566 -3 11,962,120
SUB TOTAL SHELL PRODUCTS 49,165 43,770 -11 12,692,956
FINISHED PRODUCTS (FIBRE)
1. Coir Yarn Mt 1,729 1,404 -19 170,019
2. Coir Twine Mt 8,480 8,529 1 1,277,001
3.Coir Brooms & Brushes) (Other than Tawashi) Pcs 25,602,409 15,811,776 -38 4,101,124
4. Tawashi Brushes Pcs 21,835,274 22,170,910 2 555,239
5. Coir Fibre Pith Mt 202,720 155,778 -23 10,776,880
6. Husk Chips Mt 19,080 16,368 -14 1,367,047
7. Rubberized Coir Pads & Mettress for bedding Pcs 532,037 1,182,744 122 170,267
8. Coir Mats & Rugs M
2 281,290 431,158 53 285,702
9. Coir Mattings M
2 656 5,207 694 1,597
10.Geo Coir Textiles Mt 4,544 3,886 -14 723,837
11.Moulded Coir Products for use in
Horticulture Mt 75,619 106,861 41 6,591,033
SUB TOTAL FINISHED PRODUCTS 26,019,746
OTHER PRODUCTS
1. Coconut Ekels Mt 7,939 7,414 -7 310,365
2. Coconut Wood Mt 0.081 0.009 -89 64
SUB TOTAL OTHER PRODUCTS 7,939 7,414 -7 310,429
TOTAL VALUE OF ALL PRODUCTS 91,198,125
Source: Coconut Development Authority, Sri Lanka Customs
Export of Coconut by Different Types
(Table No. 3.19)
In 2018, export volume of coconut oil, virgin coconut oil, desiccated coconut, fresh nuts,
poonac and coconut butter decreased while other categories under the kernel product
category have increased. In respect of non-kernel products, export volume of Mattress
fibre, coconut shell & shell flour, coir twine, Tawashi Brushes, rubberized coir pads &
mettress for bedding, coir mats & rugs, coir mattings, moulded coir products for use in
Horiculture recorded an
increase in 2018 compared to the previous year.
The export income of kernel products recorded a Rs. 48 bn with 0.8% growth compared to
2017. This was the ever highest export earning which is more
than 3 fold compared to 2009 (at the beginning of the decade).
Among Kernel products DC, Virgin Coconut Oil and Coconut Milk contributed
64% to Kernel Product export income. There is no fluctuation in export earnings of fibre
product in 2018 compared to 2017. The finished products (fibre) export earnings
increased by 0.1% in 2018 compared to the
previous year.
Value (Rs ‘000)
2018 Change (%)
376,863 -47
52,868 112
15,364,942 28
15,794,673 24
190,926 12
1,512,450 18
1,689,654 -59
603,083 9
9,558,987 -11
1,274,672 -7
235,578 38
405,279 42
3,871 142
694,302 -4
9,879,739 50
26,048,541 0.1
340,257 10
0.865 -99
340,258 10
94,722,622 4
Table No.3.20
EXPORT QUANTITY BY CATEGORY
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
Desic- Coconut Virgin Copra (MT) Coconut Fresh Total
cated Oil (MT) Coconut Cream,Milk Coconut & Mn.Nuts
Year
Coconut Oil (MT) &Milk Powder Seed Equiv-
(MT) (MT) Nuts(‘000 alent
Nuts)
2008 36,264 1,520 - 13,314 - 38,246 399
2009 38,651 1,937 - 8,592 - 59,199 417
2010 28,348 2,262 n.a 1,036 - 38,915 285
2011 45,761 1,931 n.a 2,185 - 7,916 393
2012 40,224 2,499 1,645 653 - 19,150 358
2013 28,202 3,821 2,101 71 - 21,458 275
2014 51,132 11,254 7,278 4,776 - 33,076 554
2015 36,131 8,679 13,353 489 30,473 13,204 768
2016 49,200 7,094 15,585 1,184 40,942 30,433 892
2017 29,418 6,310 13,816 501 45,547 10,232 750
2018 25,556 4,606 12,006 629 50,649 1,433 779
Note: (7 = Nut equivalent of 1+2+3+4+6)
In 2018, the export volume of Virgin Coconut Oil decreased by 13% while Coconut Oil
decreased by 27%. Out of all categories in the above table copra and coconut cream, milk
& milk powder showed an increase by 25% and 11% respectively. In the decade,
export volume of coconut oil increased by 4 fold. Other than copra and coconut cream,
milk & milk powder, the export
volume of all the other product categories in the above table were declined.
Table No. 3.21
EXPORT OF SHELL PRODUCTS BY CATEGORY
(1) (2) (3) (4) Total Export
Coconut Shell Coconut Shell Coconut Shell Total of (1)(2) value of Shell
Charcoal & Shell Flour Activated (3) Products (Rs
Year (MT) (MT) Carbon (MT) in Mn Shell Mn)
Equivalent
2007 3,059 1,514 17,880 1,234 2,613.02

2008 2,947 1,014 17,388 1,196 2,692.91
2009 3,550 587 17,455 1,209 3,310.97
2010 2,873 768 28,782 1,003 5,563.30
2011 4,957 546 31,359 1,062 7,697.28
2012 6,919 698 30,271 1,184 9,268.97
2013 6,359 438 36,629 1,491 9,651.90
2014 8,736 486 37,230 1,187 10,656.56
2015 8,853 369 31,747 895 10,236.46
2016 5,142 418 34,987 652 10,757.19
2017 9,254 320 39,591 1,443 12,692.96
2018 4,437 767 38,566 664 15,794.67
In 2009, export earnings from Shell products were Rs 3.3 billion or 19% of the total non-
Kernel export value. Compared to previous year, in 2018 the quantity decreased by
4,817 Mt for Charcoal while the Shell flour increased by 447 Mt. In respect of activated
Carbon the quantity decreased was 1,025 Mt. In the decade Shell products export earnings
the highest recorded Rs 15.8 bn in current (2018). In 2018, export earning of Shell Charcoal
and Activated Carbon were decreased compare to the previous year, while shell flour
category has increased compare to 2017.
Table No. 3.22
MONTHLY EXPORT QUANTITY AND VALUE BY CATEGORY IN 2018
Desiccated Coconut Coconut Oil Virgin Coconut Oil Copra
Month Quantity Value (US$ Quantity Value (US$ Quantity Value (US$ Quantity Value (US$
(MT) ‘000) (MT) ‘000) (MT) ‘000) (MT) ‘000)
January 928 3,386.49 329 1,545.10 872 4,741.66 22 56.83

February 1,122 3,899.40 321 1,516.98 819 4,581.24 0.6 26.34
March 1,830 6,614.39 491 2,277.38 1,114 6,004.02 32 93.11
April 1,482 4,863.44 267 1,231.20 855 4,671.39 47 137.35
May 1,594 5,328.13 415 1,655.22 963 4,711.15 53 179.31
June 2,163 7,034.42 338 1,494.61 989 4,826.64 10 21.03
July 2,216 6,710.13 311 1,399.60 1,061 5,589.30 11 33.15
August 3,009 7,909.32 534 1,941.01 1,074 5,128.42 65 132.12
September 2,359 5,556.88 465 1,505.11 1,086 5,165.62 72 182.25
October 2,709 6,234.17 449 1,513.56 1,374 5,700.89 111 212.68
November 2,876 5,630.09 329 1,280.13 866 3,530.61 97 161.85
December 3,268 6,533.34 357 1,300.09 933 4,168.10 108 220.94
Total 25,556 69,700.21 4,606 18,659.99 12,006 58,819.05 629 1,456.96
IN 2018
Fresh Coconut
Quantity Value
(Nos.’000) (US$ ‘000)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
134 66.44
137 68.27
230 95.91
932 395.13
1,433 625.75
Table No. 3.23(i)
IMPORTS OF FATS AND OILS BY SRI LANKA
(Palm Stearin, Palm Kernel & Stearin, Palm Olein & Crude Palm Oil)
Palm Stearin Palm Kernel Palm Olein Crude Palm Oil
Volume Average Volume Average Volume Average Volume Average CIF
Year (MT) CIF (MT) CIF (MT) CIF (MT) Value
Value Value Value US$/MT
US$/MT US$/MT US$/MT
2007 25,257 645 4,663 891 57,245 733 123,131 706
2008 23,100 993 14,035 806 73,561 1,064 30,114 868
2009 2,822 778 1,582 672 26,083 761 20,750 640
2010 5,500 1,032 925 788 53,519 923 15,299 850
2011 10,713 1,284 37 2,603 105,528 1,206 19,300 1,012
2012 6,252 1,239 3,029 864 44,878 1,067 12,593 918
2013 8,299 1,041 45,437 876 37,044 909 44,615 876
2014 8,862 976 5,049 994 26,778 922 106,348 843
2015 8,870 795 3,048 966 31,184 726 121,706 667
2016 7,176 758 1,234 926 21,592 735 61,380 656
2017 4,450 856 5,362 1,251 24,057 842 3,380 734
2018 3,077 780 2,198 1,287 27,708 748 13,196 650
Source: Sri Lanka Customs, Coconut Development Authority
)
Table No. 3.23(ii)
IMPORTS OF FATS AND OILS BY SRI LANKA
(Tallow, Coconut Oil, Soya Oil & Sunflower Oil & Others)
Tallow Coconut Oil Soya Oil & Others
Sunflower Oil
Year Volume Average CIF Volume Average CIF Volume Average CIF Volume Average CIF
(MT) Value (MT) Value (MT) Value (MT) Value
(US$/MT) (US$/MT) (US$/MT) (US$/MT)
2007 4,597 626 335 883 5,566 679 30,018 790

2008 4,830 942 788 1,503 541 1,871 26,745 1,130
2009 4,529 701 805 901 536 1,148 42,933 892
2010 3,155 949 2,080 1,171 685 1,472 13,179 1,172
2011 2,305 1,275 3,062 1,882 1,021 1,778 14,701 1,581
2012 826 1,225 2,165 1,022 969 1,784 13,670 1,432
2013 - - 5,659 953 1,066 1,685 14,537 1,256
2014 - - 1,025 1,395 1,166 1,349 13,569 1,340
2015 - - 3,165 1,267 1,650 1,263 14,478 1,145
2016 - - 2,231 1,555 1,732 1,254 12,847 1,180
2017 1,144 556 4,341 2,031 3,528 1,102 19,910 1,332
2018 804 646 9,922 1,689 2,508 1,105 18,143 1,167
Source : Sri Lanka Customs, Coconut Development Authority
Import of Oils & Fats to Sri Lanka
(Table No. 3.23(i) & 3.23 (ii))
Edible oil production within the country has not been sufficient during the past two
decades. The maximum annual production of edible oil (coconut oil) was 84,000 Mt in
2007 against annual edible oil requirement of 175,000 Mt. As a result, in 2008 imported
quantity of all types of edible oil accounted to 138,000 Mt. This included Palm Stearin and
Kernel type quantity of 37,000 Mt which partially could be utilize for industrial purposes.
Further in 2008 some 30,000 Mt of Crude Palm oil was imported for re- export purpose
after refining. Total quantity of Palm Oil alone imported in 2008 for consumption and
industrial purpose was estimated as much as 150,000 mt with CIF value
of Rs 13 billion.
The annual quantity of the category of Palm Kernel Palm Oil imported during the
decade was an average of 6,790 Mt. In 2018 this type decresed by 59% to 2,198 Mt
compared to 2017. The Palm Olein which is almost similar to coconut oil, import has
increased in 2018, to 27,708 Mt by 15%. Imported Crude Palm Oil quantity was increased
by more than 3 fold to 13,196 Mt, in 2018 compared to 2017. There was an import of 1,144
Mt of Tallow in 2017 after 2012. The importation of coconut oil was 9,922 Mt which
was an increase of 129% in 2018 compared to previous year. Soya and Sunflower oil the
comparatively expensive edible oil category was imported in small quantities annually.
The other category which is on average imported 15,000 Mt annually since 2010 include
derivatives from Palm Oil and other specialities. In 2018, under the Palm Olein
category crude Palm Olein is the largest quantity imported. The quantity is 173,749 Mt
(69 % of total) and
valued Rs 18.4 bn (60% of total value).
Table No. 3.23(ii)
Table No. 3.24
VEGETABLE OILS & FATS IMPORTS to SRI LANKA – 2018
(By HS Code)
HS Code Description Performance

Quantity(Kg) Value(Rs)
1513.11.11/19/21/ Coconut Oil 7,615,377 1,658,903,617
29/19.10/19.20
15119090 Palm Olein 27,707,739 3,368,416,868
15119030 Crude Palm Olein 173,748,709 18,393,825,345
151321 Palm Kernal 499,742 112,787,043
151329 ,, 1,698,452 347,161,818
Palm Kernal – Sub Total 2,198,194 459,948,861
15119010 Palm Stearin 309,220 39,476,261
15119020 ,, 2,767,559 350,411,370
Palm Stearin – Sub Total 3,076,779 389,887,631
150710 Soya Bean oil 8,078 1,663,134
150790 ,, 266,236 51,046,423
1512.19/11 Sun Flower 2,234,039 397,789,022
Soya & Sun Flower – Sub Total 2,508,353 450,498,579
151110 Crude Palm Oil 13,196,804 1,394,494,165
150210 Tallow 804,401 84,440,340
150910 Olive Oil 82,125 73,655,359
150990 ,, 161,017 83,513,260
Olive Oil – Sub Total 243,142 157,168,619
151519 Lin Seed Oil 35,346 10,252,288
151529 Maize Oil 393,466 80,049,659
151530 Custer Oil 262,756 61,482,665
151550 Seasami Oil 620,924 133,844,423
1515.9090/10 Tung Oil 553,067 85,251,605
151620 Vegetable Fats & Oil 1,621,239 304,756,778
1515.11 233 151,049
Vegetable Fats & Oil-Sub Total 1,621,472 304,907,827
151790 Margarine/Spread 10,820,334 2,073,908,257
1517.10.30 3,222,670 442,601,549
1517.10.90 108,218 37,758,628
Margarine/Spread-Sub Total 14,151,222 2,554,268,434
151610 Animal Fats & Oil 43,554 8,027,976
150890 Ground Nut Oil 1,527 849,172
150810 ,, - -
Ground Nut Oil -Sub Total 1,527 849,172
151419/99 Rape Oil/Colza & Mustard oil 216,249 45,955,623
38231910 Fatty Acid (coconut) - -
Grand Total 251,305,420 30,708,124,580
Table No. 3.25
DESICATED COCONUT EXPORTS BY DESTINATION
Quantity(MT)
Country
2017 2018
U.S.A 5,233 4,107
Canada 2,233 1,647
Saudi Arabia 2,158 914
Iraq 2,023 2,014
Iran 1,919 1,026
Germany 1,694 1,559
Spain 1,336 1,445
Pakistan 1,271 1,167
Egypt 1,192 1,225
Kuwait 1,153 25
France 854 541
Australia 783 424
Turkey 763 364
Portugal 745 873
Jordan 646 256
Japan 531 1,274
Brazil 522 379
Netherlands 488 439
Oman 387 109
Belgium 368 319
Others 3,119 5,449
Total 29,418 25,556
Table No. 3.26
COIR FIBRE EXPORT BY DIFFERENT CATEGORY
Mattress Bristle Twisted Coir Coir Twine Total Total

Fibre in bales Fibre* Fibre** (Mt) Yarn (Mt) (Mt) Exports
Year
(Mt) (Mt) (Mt) Earning
(RsMn)
2007 54,264 7,683 22,863 1,737 3,352 89,899 3,079.51
2008 52,112 5,162 28,860 1,761 3,630 91,525 3,392.38
2009 83,915 8,344 51,456 2,042 5,304 151,061 5,502.57
2010 83,665 6,349 36,894 1,055 5,176 133,139 5,469.12
2011 78,174 9,450 26,808 767 5,417 120,616 6,364.20
2012 57,924 8,160 45,119 1,025 7,148 119,376 6,740.49
2013 53,142 10,251 41,406 2,002 5,728 112,529 5,673.60
2014 36,320 16,409 74,744 2,205 8,222 137,900 7,935.52
2015 18,090 11,612 62,584 2,617 5,960 100,863 5,838.55
2016 18,647 15,525 60,698 1,169 7,349 103,388 5,791.40
2017 16,836 24,068 53,933 1,729 8,480 105,046 6,007.10
2018 31,050 2,025 41,051 1,404 8,529 84,059 6,263.88
* Bristle 1,2,3 Tie grades
** Includes Mechine & Hand Twisted Fibre
Table No. 3.27
MONTHLY EXPORT OF COIR FIBRE PITH - 2018
Volume (MT) FOB Value Average FOB
Month (US$ ‘000) Value
(US$/MT)
January 16,079 5,516.24 343
February 16,910 9,898.92 585
March 19,623 6,914.10 352
April 13,248 4,900.13 370
May 16,843 5,912.60 351
June 13,848 5,249.52 379
July 15,468 5,996.29 388
August 17,273 6,701.27 388
September 16,091 6,335.49 394
October 4,686 1,464.02 312
November 2,516 611.83 243
December 3,193 758.85 238
Total/Average 155,778 60,259.25 387
Coconut Coir Fibre Export
(Table No. 3.26 & 3.27)
In 2018, export value from five different coir products was 13% of total non kernel export
earnings (Rs. 6.3 billion). Compared to previous year, export earnings increased by Rs.
257 Mn or 4.3% of this category. Out of the categories mentioned in the above table
Bristle Fibre exports recorded more than 4 fold increase in 2008 to 2017 decade. But in
2018, this Bristle Fiber
exports decreased by 91.6% compared with 2017.
Mattress fibre export quantity was increased by 84.4% in 2018 compared to previous year.
Since 2007 Twisted fibre export improved gradually and peaked in 2014 with more
than three fold enhancement. Coir Yarn export decreased in 2018 by 19%. Coir Fibre
Pith recorded USD 60.3 Mn in 2018
with its highest export quantity in March.
COCONUT WORLD
OVERVIEW-2017
 W
orld Coconut Extent (Thousand Hectares) – 12,080
 E
xtent of APCC and Non – APCC (‘000 ha)
APCC Member Countries - 10,789 (89.3%)
Non – APCC Countries - 1,291 (10.7%)
 T
op Six Growers (‘000ha) Top Six Producers (Nuts Mn)
Philippines 3,612
Indonesia 3,544
India 2,082
Sri Lanka 440
Papua New Guinea 221
Brazil 216
India 23,904
Indonesia 14,356
Philippines 14,049
Sri Lanka 2,450
Brazil 2,343
Papua New Guinea 1,483
 World Coconut Production - 68,833 Million Nuts
 Production of APCC and Non - APCC (Mn Nuts)
APCC Member Countries - 60,896 Mn Nuts (88.5%) Non- APCC Countries -
7,937 Mn Nuts (11.5%)
 Exports of Desiccated Coconut - 382,783 Mt

APCC Member Countries - 278,790 Mt (73%) Non- APCC Countries - 103,993
Mt (27%)
 Top Three Exporters of Desicated Coconut(Mt)
Philippines 102,330 27%
Indinesia 98,038 26%
Sri Lanka 29,418 8%
Note:Availability of Source Data by 2017 APCC:Asia Pacific Coconut Community
Table No. 3.28
DISTRIBUTION OF WORLD COCONUT PLANTED AREA IN SELECTED COUNTRIES
(‘000Ha)
Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

APCC Countries
F.S.Micronesia 17 18 18 18 18 18
Fiji 60 65 60 60 64 64
India 1,896 2,071 2,137 2,141 1,975 2,088
Indonesia 3,768 3,782 3,654 3,610 3,571 3,441
Jamaica 16 16 16 16 16 16
Kiribati 19 19 20 20 20 23
Kenya 82 60r 65 70 77 77
Malaysia 106 101 88 88 82 85
Marshall Island 8 8 8 8 8 8
Papua New Guinea 221 221 221 221 221 221
Philippines 3,562 3,574 3,551 3,502 3,517 3,565
Samoa 104 97 99 99 99 99
Solomon Island 38 38 38 38 38 38
Sri Lanka 395 395 395 440 440 440
Thailand 216 214 209 208 192r 186r
Tonga 34 33.8 34 31 31 26
Vanuatu 96 92 92 92 92 92
Vietnam 155 157 158 158 162 165
Non APCC Countries
Tanzania 134r 134r 131 128 128 128
Brazil 273 279 279 251 250 234
Source: Coconut Development of Authority, APCC member countries and FAO. n.a- data not available r - revised
COUNTRIES
2017
18
64
2,082
3,544
16
23
79
83
8
221
3,612
99
38
440
179
26
92
165
128
216
e r - revised
Table No.3.29
FRESH NUT PRODUCTION IN SELECTED Mn Nuts
COUNTRIES
Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
APCC Countries
F.S. Micronesia 40 40 45 59 59 60
Fiji 160 180r 148 200 165 159
India 16,943 23,351 22,680 21,665 20,440 22,167
Indonesia 15,249 16,060 15,563 15,330 14,804 13,934
Jamaica 96 96 96 99 99 100
Kiribati 131 58 56 55 44 198
Kenya 181 185 246 259 265 254
Malaysia 577 624 625r 595r 506r 505
Marshall Island 30 33 37 25 27 38
Papua New Guinea 1,101 1,495 1,495r 1,483 1,483 1,483
Philippines 15,245 15,864 15,354 14,696 14,735 13,825
Samoa 267 262 267 267 267 267
Solomon Island 100 100 100 100 100 100
Sri Lanka 2,707 2,940 2,513 2,870 3,056 3,011
Thailand 845 806 808r 800 723r 708r
Tonga 86 82 82 75 72 56
Vanuatu 450 447 494 415 378 699
Vietnam 940 1,226 1,235 1,246 1,434 1,471
Non APCC Countries
Brazil 3,450 2,932 2,890 2,919 2,894 2,649
Mexico 1,385 1,092 1,064 1,119 1,116 1,157
Source: Coconut Statistical Year Book – 2017, ICC r – Revised
Table No.3.29
Mn Nuts
2017
60
159
23,904
14,356
126
198
268
518
38
1,483
14,049
267
100
2,450
666
56
699
1,499
2,343
1,159
– Revised
Table No.3.30
COUNTRY WISE EXPORTS OF DESICCATED COCONUT IN SELECTED COUNTRIES
Mt
Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
APCC Countries
India 4,190 5,173 3,004 5,166 3,244
Indonesia 51,665 61,311r 75,932 86,797 85,615
Malaysia 8,194 7,762 7,137 9,800 11,246
Philippines 111,869 98,877r 130,670 109,069 69,548
Sri Lanka 45,761 40,224 28,202 51,132 36,131
Samoa 560 2,747 41r 13r -
Thailand 3,941 3,063 1,839 3,441 2,311
Vietnam 35,000 23,452 14,568 40,302 25,139
Non APCC Countries

Ivory Coast 22,634 26,937 13,298 30,583 37,177
Belgium - Lux 11,723 11,767 13,632 13,207r 11,511r
Netherlands 15,006 13,565 14,352 13,875r 15,612r
Source: Coconut Statistical Year Book – 2017, ICC r – Revised
NTRIES
2016 2017
3,443 14,563
78,960 98,038
12,197 17,952
92,101 102,330
49,206 29,418
-r 29
1,338 1,213
16,079 15,247
33,108 18,137
12,318r 4,134
14,261r 15,769
r – Revised
Table No.3.31
COUNTRY WISE EXPORTS OF COIR & COIR PRODUCTS IN SELECTED COUNTRIES
Mt
Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

ICC Countries
India 75,733 71,592 75,652 81,738 74,225 84,255
Coir Yarn 5,572 4,479r 4,360 4,187 4,013 4,611
Coir Mattings 1,434 1,461 2,834 2,270 1,550 1,389
Coir Mats 63,510 61,139 63,384 69,132 62,471 71,103
Coir Rope 754 405 468 632 525 392
Rugs & Carpets 418 78 68 114 363 184
Rubberized Coir 393 390 283 993 955 616
Others 3,652 3,640 4,255 4,410 4,348 5,960
Indonesia 46,173 43,089 24,109 31,972 36,171 28,525
Malaysia - 13,963 14,027 11,877 2,399 2,802
Philippines 6,037 8,201 29,407 27,834 12,287 15,769
Sri Lanka 120,616 119,376 112,529 137,900 100,863 103,388
Mattress Fibre 78,174 57,924 53,142 36,320 18,090 18,647
Bristle Fibre 9,450 8,160 10,251 16,409 11,612 15,525
Coir Yarn 767 1,025 2,002 2,205 2,617 1,169
Twisted Fibre 26,808 45,119 41,406 74,744 62,584 60,698
Coir Twine 5,417 7,148 5,728 8,222 5,960 7,349
Thailand r 301 555 13,198 3,847 3,263 2,498
Source : Coconut Statistical Year Book – 2017, ICC r – Revised
2017
85,510
3,406
1,307
72,530
541
250
1,208
6,268
31,136
1,038
46,837
105,046
16,836
24,068
1,729
53,933
8,480
N.A
r – Revised
Table No.3.32
COUNTRY WISE EXPORTS OF SHELL CHARCOAL & ACTIVATED CARBON IN SELECTED COUNTRIES
Mt
Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Shell Charcoal
Philippines 49,323 47,926 92,505 77,328 60,373 25,362
Sri Lanka 4,957 6,916 6,359 8,736 8,853 5,142
Indonesia 230,456 180,671 178,500 249,682 106,389 273,111
India 15,862 26,236 31,600 24,773 75,840 16,761
Activated Carbon
Philippines 22,586 128,246 62,362 60,060 54,561 61,788
Sri Lanka 31,359 30,271 36,629 37,230 31,747 34,987
Indonesia* 13,548 25,225 20,208 21,724 25,713 22,634
Malaysia 19,994 16,066 16,222 15,197 15,311 13,051
Thailand 9,044 5,475r 6,170r 8,822r 8,261 8,827
India 36,481 38,500r 67,720 96,561 54,345 71,673
Source : Coconut Statistical Year Book – 2017, ICC r – Revised
*- includes wood /coal based activated carbon
COUNTRIES
2017
40,030
9,254
311,270
39,071
70,351
39,591
20,076
15,612
10,847
85,396
r – Revised
Table No. 3.33
VOLUME & VALUE OF EXPORTS OF TEA, RUBBER AND COCONUT
Tea
(1) Rubber Coconut
Semi processed Other
& End Products
Raw Rubber Kernel Products
Year Volume Value Products Total
Mn kg RsMn RsMn
Volume Value Value Volume Value Value
Mn kg RsMn RsMn Mn.Nuts RsMn RsMn
2006 327 91,667 47 9,674 46,864* 56,538 563 9,142 10,519
2007 312 113,565 52 12,089 53,582* 65,671 542 11,270 12,826
2008 320 137,606 49 13,538 58,782* 72,320 472 13,667 14,426
2009 290 136,194 56 11,327 44,300* 55,627 493 11,974 17,107
2010 328 162,793 52 19,580 63,644* 83,224 361 11,096 21,337
2011 323 164,869 43 22,811 97,833 120,644 481 21,030 26,276
2012 320 180,429 37 15,726 109,456 125,182 459 16,688 29,978
2013 320 199,446 24 9,194 114,782 123,976 446 17,381 30,571
2014 327 212,588 16 5,916 116,158 122,074 766 37,192 35,688
2015 307 182,054 10 3,548 103,263 106,811 768 41,667 33,592
2016 289 184,778 16 4,758 111,791 116,549 892 46,219 38,483
2017 289 233,338 17 5,920 127,425 133,345 750 47,615 43,583
2018 **282 **231,750 **14 **5,088 142,298 147,386 776 47,979 46,744
Source: Sri Lanka Tea Board (1)Including Re - exports
Rubber Development Department * Only End Products ** Provisional
Coconut Development Authority n.a. – data not available
214
215
Sugar Sector __
217
COCONUT
conut
Total
RsMn
19,661
24,096
28,094
29,081
32,433
47,306
46,666
47,952
72,880
75,259
84,702
91,198
94,723
(1)Including Re - exports
End Products ** Provisional
n.a. – data not available
KEY INDICATORS: SUGAR
Item Unit 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
1. Total Area Under cane(with Ha 9,208 11,801 12,608 12,135 11,784

ratoons)(c )
2. Area Harvested (c ) Ha 7,034 9,329 11,045 9,005 11,676
3. Cane Harvested (c ) Mn kg 348 534 576 572 653
4. Private Cane purchased Mn kg 112 144 204 190 315
5. Quantity of Cane crashed Mn kg 432 644 657 750 798
6. Average Yield(c) Mt/Ha 54 67 75 89 58
7. Sugar Production (without Mn kg 36 53 52 56 61
sweeping)
8. Sugar recovery rate(d) % 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.5 7.7
(a) Revised
(b) Provisional
(c )Includes nucleus estates and the allottees.
(d) Recovery Rate = Sugar produced x 100
Quantity of cane crashed
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka : Annual Report
218
2017(a) 2018(b)
11,156 11,228
9,943 9,229
591 567
301 181
747 720
56 61
56 51
7.4 7.1
Table No. 4.2
SUGARCANE: EXTENT BY DISTRICT– 2013/14
Acres
District Small Holding Estate Sector Total

Sector
Colombo 5 - 5
Gampaha 37 - 37
Kalutara 35 - 35
Kandy 21 - 21
Matale 10 10
Nuwara Eliya 6 6
Galle 36 36
Matara 12 - 12
Hambantota 36 - 36
Jaffna 2 - 2
Mannar - - -
Vavuniya - - -
Mullaittivu 5 - 5
Kilinochchi 35 - 35
Batticaloa - - -
Ampara 4,658 393 5,051
Trincomalee 1 23 24
Kurunegala 45 - 45
Puttalam 83 - 83
Anuradhapura 54 - 54
Polonnaruwa 12 - 12
Badulla 209 2 211
Monaragala 18,296 4,323 22,619
Ratnapura 178 140 318
Kegalle 59 - 59
Grand Total 23,835 4,881 28,716
Source: Economic Census – 2013/14
219
ANNUAL SUGAR Table No. 4.3
PRODUCTION Mt
Lanka Sugar Company (Pvt) Ltd Gal-Oya Plantations Total Production

Year (Pvt) Ltd.
Sevanagala Pelawatte
2006 18,609 37,410 - 56,019
2007 12,184 17,360 - 29,544
2008 10,978 28,400 - 39,378
2009 8,718 23,450 - 32,168
2010 8,602 22,734 - 31,336
2011 6,015 28,860 - 34,875
2012 9,631 22,712 3,316 35,659
2013 14,190 28,358 10,513 53,061
2014 14,417 17,964 19,937 52,318
2015 14,377 27,612 13,994 55,983
2016 17,234 34,188 10,626 62,048
2017 15,198 27,643 12,711 55,552
2018(a) 14,709 28,061 8,495 51,265
Source: Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2018; Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(a) provisional
Chart 12
Table No. 4.3
Mt
Chart 12
COST OF SUGAR Table No.
PRODUCTION 4.4
Rs/kg
Lanka Sugar Company (Pvt) Ltd Gal-Oya

Year Sevanagala Pelawatte Plantations
(Pvt) Ltd.
2006 41.00 44.00 -
2007 48.00 44.56 -
2008 58.32 83.66 -
2009 63.00 96.36 -
2010 65.00 93.80 -
2011 n.a. 82.00 -
2012 68.00 112.00 91.00
2013 98.00 104.00 98.15
2014 104.76 161.62 102.52
2015 99.09 132.39 134.62
2016 107.41 130.00 124.45
2017 119.00 157.62 114.00
2018(a) 117.00 150.14 139.00
(a) provisional
Table No.4.5
MOVEMENT OF SUGAR IMPORT
Sugar Import Value Import Price (C.I.F),
Year (‘000Mt.) (Rs.Mn) Rs/Mt
2006 525 23,256 44,297

2007 478 16,753 35,067
2008 571 21,988 38,533
2009 466 25,045 53,717
2010 548 41,077 74,987
2011 606 47,091 77,764
2012 569 43,872 77,149
2013 548 37,187 67,904
2014 520 33,332 64,142
2015 624 34,164 54,753
2016 651 49,919 76,660
2017 498 39,041 78,402
2018(a) 645 40,045 62,117
(a) provisional
Chart 13
Sugar Import 2006 -
2018
Table No.4.6
SUGAR CONSUMPTION
Year Per Capita(kg) Mid Year
Population(‘000)
2006 27.89 19.90
2007 25.29 20.01
2008 30.11 20.20
2009 24.18 20.40
2010 28.04 20.67
2011 30.71 20.89
2012 29.84 20.42
2013 29.34 20.58
2014 27.66 20.77
2015 32.43 20.97*
2016 33.64 21.20*
2017 25.81 21.44*
2018 32.12 21.67*
Source: Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2018; Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Department of
Census and Statistics
* Provisional
Table No.4.7
ANNUAL AVERAGE SUGAR PRICES
Rs/Kg
Item Sugar (White)
2006 60.20
2007 54.30
2008 63.19
2009 78.61
2010 93.79
2011 97.37
2012 100.63
2013 102.37
2014 101.95
2015 86.92
2016 100.14
2017 106.73
2018 107.74
Source: Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2018; Central
Bank of Sri Lanka
Cashew Sector
Table No. 5.1
TOTAL EXTENT UNDER CASHEW CULTIVATION BY DISTRICT
Hectares
District 2016 2017 2018

Total Bearing Total Bearing Total Bearing
Extent Extent Extent Extent Extent Extent
Puttalam 14,911 11,184 15,329 11,497 15,623 11,717
Kurunegala 11,516 8,637 11,569 8,677 11,793 8,845
Matale 2,303 1,727 2,384 1,788 2,474 1,855
Polonnaruwa 1,567 1,175 1,636 1,227 1,768 1,326
Kandy 635 477 701 526 725 544
Badulla 2,115 1,586 2,143 1,607 2,232 1,674
Ampara 2,724 2,043 2,915 2,186 3,178 2,383
Monaragala 2,335 1,752 2,457 1,843 2,583 1,937
Hambantota 2,360 1,770 2,465 1,849 2,583 1,937
Ratnapura 640 480 659 494 682 512
Anuradapura 6,890 5,168 7,084 5,313 7,288 5,466
Batticaloa 2,851 2,138 3,029 2,272 3,169 2,376
Mannar 680 510 783 587 975 731
Vauniya 905 679 1,019 764 1,158 868
Trincomalee 1,769 1,326 1,879 1,409 1,972 1,479
Gampaha 1,282 961 1,282 962 1,291 968
Kilinochchi 1,165 873 1,238 928 1,496 1,123
Other Districts 1,088 816 2,200 1,650 2,616 1,963
Total 57,736 43,302 60,772 45,579 63,606 47,704
Source : Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation
Table No. 5.2
CASHEW TOTAL EXTENT & BEARING EXTENT, 2006 – 2018
Hectares
Year Total Extent Bearing

Extent
2006 40,506 29,974
2007 41,741 31,306
2008 45,441 34,140
2009 48,999 36,736
2010 22,708 17,031
2011 27,068 20,299
2012 44,940 33,707
2013 48,200 36,150
2014 52,472 39,354
2015 55,307 41,480
2016 57,736 43,302
2017 60,772 45,579
2018 63,606 47,704

Table No. 5.3
CASHEW PRODUCTION AND YIELD, 2006 – 2018
Year Production Average Yield

(MT) (Kg/Ha)
2006 9,721 324
2007 11,655 371
2008 5,000 146*
2009 12,000 320
2010 8,000 239
2011 6,000 222*
2012 10,000 312
2013 10,360 286
2014 12,000 305
2015 8,000 193
2016 9,000 208
2017 8,000 175*
2018 8,014 168*
*Severe yield drop due to unexpected rains.

Chart
14

Table No. 5.4
CASHEW: KERNEL PRODUCTION AND DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION
Metric Tons
Kernal Domestic
Year Production Consumption
2006 1,944 1,744
2007 2,331 2,213
2008 1,000* 791
2009 2,400 2,199
2010 1,600* 1,325
2011 1,200* 886
2012 2,000 1,854
2013 2,072 2,021
2014 2,400 2,271
2015 1,600 1,494
2016 1,800 1,742
2017 1,600* 1,702#
2018 1,602* 2,017#
*Yield drop has affected to kernel production.

Source: Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation
#Import of Raw cashew during the off season has included to domestic consumption.
Table No.5.5
CASHEW: QUANTITY & VALUE OF EXPORTS
Year Quantity Value Rs Mn
(MT)
2005 279.5 178.4
2006 170.0 129.0
2007 117.5 101.4
2008 208.9 154.6
2009 201.1 133.8
2010 275.0 246.4
2011 314.4 309.9
2012 145.7 170.3
2013 51.0 77.0
2014 129.4 185.8
2015 105.66 174.06
2016 57.64 99.98
2017 59.04 143.51
2018 60.81 144.62

Table No. 5.6
CASHEW: QUANTITY & VALUE OF IMPORTS
Raw Cashew Cashew Kernel

Year Quantity Value (Rs Quantity Value (Rs
(Mt) Mn) (Mt) Mn)
2006 200.34 16.74 215.10 46.99
2007 104.35 5.71 83.86 19.51
2008 245.67 26.44 88.25 46.23
2009 923.39 96.63 249.78 112.83
2010 178.63 13.87 263.78 170.09
2011 1,204.94 158.0 356.28 213.74
2012 952.92 141.35 124.46 56.64
2013 16.33 2.14 159.60 83.48
2014 755.89 111.98 311.57 167.43
2015 2,490.83 507.44 564.95 356.64
2016 1,622.62 370.40 263.12 154.00
2017 2,108.82 636.17 160.82 113.91
2018 2,378.02 747.58 156.00 170.00
Source : Sri Lanka Customs

Estate
Sector
238
Table No.6.1
REGIONAL PLANTATION COMPANIES (RPCs) AND STATE PLANTATIONS, 2017-2018
RPCC & State Agency No of Estates Extent Cultivated(Ha) Extent Bearing(Ha) Staff Labour
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
1 Hapugastenna 19 19 9,283 9,252 5,433 5,577 533 532 6,201
2 Watawala 19 16 9,039 9,024 6,931 4,349 520 561 8,204
3 Balangoda 22 22 8,848 7,582 5,465 5,407 486 439 7,467
4 Kahawatte 16 16 9,131 9,474 5,123 5,335 508 499 5,357
5 Bogawantalawa 28 26 11,641 10,891 7,731 7,001 610 562 10,760
6 Malwatte Valley 22 22 6,207 4,974 6,069 4,537 261 235 6,792
7 Maskeliya 18 18 7,251 7,249 5,554 5,557 626 648 10,908
8 Agalawatte 15 16 6,914 7,239 5,479 5,981 351 438 5,240
9 Talawakelle 17 16 4,990 4,762 3,956 3,967 456 415 6,680
10 Kelani Valley 26 26 9,162 9,346 6,033 6,178 579 569 9,009
11 Horana 16 15 5,500 4,899 3,724 3,448 350 326 5,229
12 Agarapatana 20 21 7,516 6,597 6,330 6,338 628 614 10,488
13 Maturata 19 19 7,607 7,000 5,342 5,153 385 380 5,415
14 Elpitiya 13 13 5,763 6,174 3,991 4,164 344 356 5,535
15 Madulsima 12 12 6,211 5,454 3,593 3,585 321 358 6,277
16 Kegalle 17 17 6,340 6,016 4,888 4,310 235 388 4,972
17 Pussellawa 24 24 11,611 7,472 5,813 5,813 570 494 8,735
18 Kotagala 21 21 7,676 6,176 5,782 5,625 557 639 7,377
19 Namunukula 19 19 8,408 8,375 5,487 5,490 357 389 4,974
20 Udapussellawa 11 11 4,257 4,203 3,488 3,434 333 323 4,604
Chilaw Pl Ltd 6 6 3,818 3,807 3,675 2,929 203 197 637
Kurunegala Pl Ltd 8 7 4,383 4,379 3,641 3,673 225 221 838
Elkaduwa Pl Ltd 10 10 2,454 2,624 2,044 1,996 130 130 1,372
JEDB 17 17 6,024 5,745 4,344 3,507 335 329 4,195
SLSPC 13 13 6,341 6,208 2,689 2,776 199 162 3,180
Total 428 422 176,375 164,922 122,605 116,127 10,102 10,204 150,446
Source :- RPCs & State Plantations
7-2018
Labour
2018
7,216
7,919
6,583
4,804
9,784
5,375
10,469
4,993
6,290
8,325
5,769
9,701
4,066
5,137
6,331
4,800
6,341
6,469
4,465
4,803
628
828
1,349
3,921
3,156
139,522
Table No.6.2
LAND UTILIZATION IN REGIONAL PLANTATION COMPANIES AND JEDB, SLSPC
No. of Estates Land Extent in Hectare
Year RPCC JEDB SLSPC Extent Cultivated Extent in Bearing
RPCC JEDB SLSPC RPCC
2006 409 16 11 166,137 6,820 6,624 122,691
2007 388 17 12 156,765 6,300 6,585 118,559
2008 401 17 12 165,785 6,215 6,567 123,060
2009 401 17 12 165,242 6,236 6,614 121,580
2010 400 17 12 164,659 6,087 3,710 121,001
RPCs State Plantations RPCs State Plantations RPCs
RPCs Plantations RPCs Plantations
2011 374 57 159,635 25,002 112,900
2012 370 57 153,270 21,845 108,743
2013 371 56 159,199 22,089 108,363
2014 376 55 159,915 23,657 109,752
2015 375 57 159,851 23,334 109,486
2016 375 57 156,822 23,469 108,542
2017 374 54 153,355 23,020 106,212
2018 369 53 142,158 22,764 101,247
Source:-RPCs & State Plantations
Note: Chilaw Pl Ltd., Kurunegala Pl Ltd.,Elkaduwa Pl Ltd., JEDB & SLSPC come under State Plantations
ND JEDB, SLSPC
Hectare
Extent in Bearing
JEDB SLSPC
4,667 4,011
4,799 4,059
4,787 3,997
4,811 3,075
4,311 3,620
State Plantations
RPCs
19,708
16,764
17,131
16,943
17,338
16,523
16,393
14,880
Table No.6.3
STAFF, LABOUR FORCE AND WAGE RATE FOR RPCC, JEDB and SLSPC, 2006 – 2018
Labour Wage Rates for Male and Female
Staff Labour force Pertaining on Tea & Rubber
Year (Rs)
RPCC JEDB SLSPC RPCC JEDB SLSPC Daily Price Incentive
Wage Share
2006 12,811 430 404 231,845 6,684 6,515 170.00 20.00 70.00
2007 12,129 416 363 218,130 6,402 6,152 200.00 20.00 70.00
2008 12,288 393 331 217,035 6,055 5,607 285.00 30.00 90.00
2009 12,162 375 317 200,439 5,693 5,564 285.00 30.00 90.00
2010 12,446 375 256 202,204 5,810 4,812 285.00 30.00 90.00
RPCC State Plantation RPCC State Plantation
2011 10,838 1,246 192,881 14,354 380.00 30.00 105.00
2012 11,177 1,153 180,168 13,244 380.00 30.00 105.00
2013 10,757 1,094 171,943 13,222 450.00 30.00 140.00
2014 10,621 1,152 168,008 12,863 450.00 30.00 140.00
2015 10,131 1,140 160,557 11,715 450.00 30.00 140.00
2016 9,759 1,041 149,970 11,587 500.00 30.00 200.00
2017 9,010 1,092 140,224 10,222 500.00 30.00 200.00
2018 9,165 1,039 129,640 9,882 500.00 30.00 200.00
Source:- RPCs & State Plantations
Note: Chilaw Pl Ltd., Kurunegala Pl Ltd., Elkaduwa Pl Ltd., JEDB & SLSPC come under State Plantations
Crop Extent & Strength of Labour Force in Estate Sector

(Table No. 6.1, 6.2 & 6.3)
In the management point of view, Estate Sector comprises of 20 Regional Plantation

Companies (RPCC) & several State Institutions namely state owned plantations of
Chilaw, Kurunegala, Elkaduwa, Janatha Estate Development Board (JEDB), Sri
Lanka State Plantation Corporation (SLSPC),Coconut Cultivation Board (CCB) and
TRI, RRI, CRI who manage own estates for research purposes. Cropwise estate sector
consists of tea, rubber, forestry as major crops and coconut, oil palm with reasonable extent
in addition to small extents of other crops such as cinnamon, cashew, spices, fruits etc.
At present, RPCs possessed about 369 estates while numbers of estates owned by
JEDB & SLSPC were 17 and 13 respectively. Throughout, 23 estates belonged to
Chilaw, Kurunegala & Elkaduwa Plantations while TRI & RRI managed 2 & 4 estates
respectively affiliated to their research stations. As per disaggregated data given in table
6.2 the extent cultivated in RPCC & State Plantations reported a decrease of 14,659 ha
at present compared to 2006. The extent bearing (matured or being harvested) of RPCC &
State Plantations decreased by 15,242 ha from 2006 to 2017. Compared to previous year, in
2018 extent cultivated declined by 11,453 ha and extent bearing also decreased by
6,478 ha. However, this may be compromised due to some inconsistencies prevailed in the
source of data in terms of definition,
coverage and accuracy.
In view of the strength of staff and labour force are concerned, in respect of 20 RPCC the
number of staff declined over the decade from 12,162 to 9,165 in 2018. In 2018 also the
number of staff increased compared to the year 2017. As per disaggregated data
provided in table 6.3, labour force in RPCC gradually declined from 231,845 in 2006 to
129,640 in 2018 by 44% which is a remarkable amount. The labour wage rate (total)
which prevailed at Rs.
260.00 in 2006 increased up to Rs.730 in 2017 about 3 fold has created an
issue on long term sustainability of the industry.
242
or Male and Female
Tea & Rubber
s)
Total
260.00
290.00
405.00
405.00
405.00
515.00
515.00
620.00
620.00
620.00
730.00
730.00
730.00
s
EXTENT CULTIVATED IN RPCC AND STATE PLANTATIONS 2017 AND 2018 Table No. 6.4
Hectares
RPCC & State Tea Rubber Coconut Oil Palm Forestry Other Crops
Agency 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017
1. Hapugastenna 4,076 4,029 2,158 2,259 31 18 - - 2,093 2,192 360
2. Watawala 4,309 4,129 - 171 - - 3,596 3,472 1,279 1,455 67
3. Balangoda 4,150 4,113 2,498 2,222 - - - - 1,974 1,020 199
4. Kahawatte 3,488 3,473 2,214 2,202 37 37 - - 2,313 2,462 277
5. Bogawantalawa 3,755 3,664 5,112 4,116 468 469 912 1,315 1,258 1,076 122
6. Malwatte Valley 4,581 4,510 1,626 273 - - - - - - -
7. Maskeliya 5,729 5,643 120 41 - - - - 1,526 1,564 51
8. Agalawatte 1,229 1,456 3,648 3,879 9 - 1,312 1,415 501 389 67
9. Talawakelle 4,004 3,999 250 230 - - - - 716 533 60
10. Kelani Valley 3,448 3,499 4,396 4,284 - 93 - - 1,261 1,261 57
11. Horana 2,097 2,021 1,758 1,421 67 107 183 237 584 604 75
12. Agarapatana 6,881 6,597 96 - - - - - 1,085 - 13
13. Maturata 4,705 4,543 552 487 125 128 - - 1,164 1,560 645
14. Elpitiya 2,045 2,235 1,029 875 36 37 1,767 1,931 836 932 52
15. Madulsima 3,679 3,713 137 83 - - - - 2,313 2,344 83
16. Kegalle 1,324 1,329 4,079 3,822 455 436 - - 278 390 143
17.Pussellawa 2,324 2,324 4,581 4,581 111 111 - - 1,630 1,630 -
18.Kotagala 2,605 2,590 3,352 3,107 - - 526 526 1,154 971 39
19.Namunukula 2,145 2,111 1,739 1,381 293 303 2,231 2,237 951 877 155
20.Udapussellawa 3,297 3,223 79 74 165 165 - - 685 685 32
Chilaw Pl Ltd - - - 0 3,818 3,807 - - 12 10 882
Kurunegala Pl Ltd - - 234 223 3,998 4,003 - - - - 360
Elkaduwa Pl Ltd 1,206 1,206 329 276 366 325 - - 235 235 317
JEDB 3,818 3,015 712 712 85 - - - 1,626 1,626 52
SLSPC 3,869 3,982 73 73 - - - - - - -
TRI 199 143 - 12 4 4 - - - - -
RRI 5 6 331 640 - - - - 2 - 4
CCB & CRI - - - - 1,979 1,993 - - - - -
Total 78,968 77,553 41,103 37,442 12,047 12,035 10,527 11,132 25,476 23,816 4,112
Table No. 6.4
Hectares
Other Crops
2018
431
81
202
283
129
191
65
559
-
155
70
-
282
159
41
23
-
37
-
57
66
589
489
30
-
-
4
-
3,942
Table No. 6.5
EXTENT IN BEARING OF RPCC & STATE PLANTATIONS 2017 & Hectares
2018
RPCC & State Tea Rubber Coconut Oil Palm Other Crops
Agency 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
1. Hapugastenna 3,818 3,764 1,436 1,531 - - - - 179 282
2. Watawala 4,227 4,122 - 158 - - 2,656 - 48 69
3. Balangoda 4,128 4,093 1,142 1,087 - - - - 195 227
4. Kahawatte 3,269 3,294 1,667 1,853 37 37 - - 150 151
5. Bogawantalawa 3,565 3,423 3,733 3,241 409 337 - - 24 -
6. Malwatte Valley 4,563 4,510 1,439 - - - - - 67 27
7. Maskeliya 5,554 5,557 - - - - - - - -
8. Agalawatte 1,220 1,268 2,959 2,966 9 - 1,240 1,239 - 507
9. Talawakelle 3,811 3,799 145 168 - - - - - -
10. Kelani Valley 3,332 3,354 2,701 2,740 - 49 - - - 36
11. Horana 2,067 2,005 1,473 1,254 29 29 96 109 59 51
12. Agarapatana 6,326 6,338 - - - - - - 4 -
13. Maturata 4,702 4,518 398 355 125 125 - - 117 155
14. Elpitiya 1,947 2,140 826 721 25 25 1,161 1,196 32 82
15. Madulsima 3,574 3,572 5 9 - - - - 14 4
16. Kegalle 1,289 1,060 3,008 2,815 454 435 - - 137 -
17. Pussellawa 2,237 2,237 3,493 3,493 83 83 - - - -
18. Kotagala 2,573 2,545 2,846 2,714 - - 327 332 36 34
19. Namunukula 2,102 2,098 1,295 1,165 256 266 1,704 1,839 130 122
20. Udapussellawa 3,264 3,200 31 31 165 165 - - 28 39
Chilaw Pl Ltd - - - - 2,858 2,881 - - 817 48
Kurunegala Pl Ltd - - 173 173 3,108 3,125 - - 360 375
Elkaduwa Pl Ltd 1,206 1,206 276 217 315 292 - - 247 282
JEDB 3,806 3,003 504 504 34 - - - - -
SLSPC 2,624 2,709 65 68 - - - - - -
TRI 181 143 - - - - - - - -
RRI 5 6 263 367 - - - - 1 -
CCB & CRI - - - - 1,516 1,559 - - - -
Total 75,390 73,963 29,878 27,627 9,423 9,407 7,184 4,714 2,645 2,491
Extent Cultivated & Extent in Bearing in Estate Sector
(Table No. 6.4 & 6.5)
As per disaggregated data given in the two tables, cultivated and bearing (matured)
extent under each RPCC and State Plantation Agencies is assessed in respect of main
crops for current year and 2017. Both of tea cultivated extent and exnt bearing have
declined by 1,415 ha and 1,427 ha respectively. Howerer, matured extend to tea cultivated
extent was at high rate i.e. 95% for
both 2017 and 2018, which is within the acceptable norms.
Both cultivated and tapping extent in rubber was declined by 3,661 ha and 2,251 ha
respectively. In 2018, the percentage of mature extent to the cultivated extent was
74%. Compared to maturity rate in tea (around 95%) the immature share of rubber is
substantial and it affects production level and
yield parameter.
In 2018, the extent under forestry (timber, fuel wood and forest reserve) stood at 3 rd
place next to tea and rubber reporting 23,816 ha under estate sector. In previous year
the extent reported was 25,476 ha. For “Other Crops” category in estate sector, extent
cultivated in 2018 was 3,942 ha while it was 4,112 ha in 2017. The percentage
prevailing for bearing (mature) extent to cultivated extent in respect of all crops except
forestry is over 60% at present
(2018).
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Table No. 6.5
Hectares
Table No. 6.6
TEA & RUBBER REPLANTED & NEWPLANTED AREA BY RPCC, JEDB& SLSPC
Hectares
Year Extent Replanted Tea Extent Replanted Rubber Extent New Planted Tea Extent New Planted
Rubber
RPCC JEDB SLSPC RPCC JEDB SLSPC RPCC JEDB SLSPC RPCC
2006 389 - - 3,231 - - 4 - - 297
2007 454 - - 4,199 - - 3 - - 333
2008 544 28 - 5,293 - - - - - 306
2009 640 9 3 5,309 41 10 - - - 74
2010 819 7 10 4,717 39 - 3 - - 96
RPCC State RPCC State RPCC State RPCC
Plantations Plantations Plantations
2011 977 102 1,882 45 - - 761
2012 813 82 2,087 39 10 6 1,086
2013 445 83 2,740 44 - 4 887
2014 455 77 1,484 70 2 7 133
2015 347 73 1,257 46 14 6 56
2016 255 64 926 3 2 4 23
2017 136 60 551 0 16 7 4
2018 197 60 964 18 12 7 48
Source:- RPCs & State Plantations
Note: Chilaw Pl Ltd, Kurunegala Pl Ltd, Elkaduwa Pl Ltd, JEDB & SLSPC come under State Plantations
DB& SLSPC
Hectares
Extent New Planted
Rubber
JEDB SLSPC
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
State
Plantations
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
TEA EXTENT IN ESTATE SECTOR - Table No.6.7
2018 RPCC & STATE PLANTATION Hectares
RPCC & No.of Extent Bearing Extent Immature Replanting New Planting
State Agency Estates Cultivate Seedling VP Total Extent Extent Extent
RPCC
1 Hapugastenna 18 4,029 1,605 2,159 3,764 265 19 -
2 Watawala 15 4,129 1,577 2,545 4,122 8 4 -
3 Balangoda 18 4,113 2,219 1,874 4,093 20 - -
4 Kahawatte 16 3,473 1,227 2,067 3,294 179 2 -
5 Bogawantalawa 11 3,664 1,119 2,303 3,423 242 40 1
6 Malwatte Valley 16 4,510 2,957 1,553 4,510 - 3 -
7 Maskeliya 18 5,643 2,351 3,207 5,557 86 - -
8 Agalawatte 9 1,456 389 880 1,268 188 66 -
9 Talawakelle 16 3,999 1,228 2,571 3,799 200 2 -
10 Kelani Valley 23 3,499 1,119 2,235 3,354 145 - -
11 Horana 9 2,021 570 1,435 2,005 15 - -
12 Agarapatana 21 6,597 3,969 2,369 6,338 259 6 11
13 Maturata 19 4,543 2,736 1,782 4,518 26 6 -
14 Elpitiya 11 2,235 874 1,266 2,140 95 9 -
15 Madulsima 12 3,713 1,891 1,680 3,572 141 - -
16 Kegalle 7 1,329 568 492 1,060 269 38 -
17 Pussellawa 15 2,324 594 1,643 2,237 87 - -
18 Kotagala 15 2,590 179 2,367 2,545 44 - -
19 Namunukula 14 2,111 1,330 768 2,098 13 - -
20 Udapussellawa 10 3,223 1,746 1,453 3,200 24 4 -
RPCC Total 293 69,202 30,248 36,650 66,897 2,305 197 12
State Agency -
Elkaduwa Pl Ltd 6 1,206 731 475 1,206 - - -
JEDB 15 3,015 1,775 1,228 3,003 12 - -
SLSPC 12 3,982 1,185 1,523 2,709 1,273 60 -
TRI 2 143 2 141 143 - - 7
RRI - 6 - 6 6 - - -
State Total 35 8,351 3,693 3,373 7,066 1,285 60 7
Total 328 77,553 33,940 40,023 73,963 3,590 257 19
Source: RPCC & State Plantations
Table No.6.7
Hectares
Nursery
Extent
16
12
20
20
17
13
22
7
21
17
6
12
17
13
8
4
24
15
9
8
281
4
10
11
2
-
27
308
Table No.6.8
TEA PRODUCTION IN ESTATE SECTOR – 2018 (RPCC & STATE
PLANTATIONS)
RPCs & State Mature Production (MT) Estate Company Level

Agency Extent Estate Bought Total Yeild NSA COP
(hectare) Leaf Leaf Kg/ha Rs/Kg Rs/Kg
1.Hapugastenna 3,764 3,359 2,010 5,369 892 511.20 610.43
2.Watawala 4,122 5,326 2,484 7,810 1,292 541.52 533.19
3.Balangoda 4,093 3,083 1,142 4,224 753 516.50 584.51
4.Kahawatte 3,294 2,686 1,764 4,450 815 586.19 563.04
5.Bogawantalawa 3,423 4,966 473 5,440 1,451 545.24 561.37
6.Malwatte Valley 4,510 6,918 931 7,849 1,534 555.84 478.48
7.Maskeliya 5,557 7,471 160 7,631 1,344 552.20 483.54
8.Agalawatte 1,268 1,062 1,170 2,232 837 544.38 541.74
9.Talawakelle 3,799 5,260 758 6,018 1,385 641.35 578.88
10.Kelani Valley 3,354 3,986 968 4,954 1,189 633.40 613.00
11.Horana 2,005 2,611 144 2,754 1,302 558.18 537.67
12.Agarapatana 6,338 6,478 2,226 8,704 1,022 540.39 554.00
13.Maturata 4,518 2,742 531 3,273 607 505.72 509.03
14.Elpitiya 2,140 3,237 1,348 4,585 1,512 546.71 466.53
15.Madulsima 3,572 3,036 1,109 4,146 850 530.78 685.47
16.Kegalle 1,060 902 955 1,857 851 532.00 542.00
17.Pussellawa 2,237 2,917 2,066 4,983 1,304 431.82 452.05
18.Kotagala 2,545 4,302 706 5,008 1,690 514.30 546.04
19.Namunukula 2,098 1,357 1,101 2,458 647 503.61 599.37
20.Udapussellawa 3,200 3,255 354 3,608 1,017 502.42 555.67
SubTotal /Average 66,897 74,954 22,398 97,353 1,120 543.27 545.09
STATE AGENCY
Elkaduwa Pl Ltd 1,206 - - - - 86.69 102.81
JEDB 3,003 1,450 - 1,450 483 388.90 622.64
SLSPC 2,709 - - - - 396.18 496.18
TRI 143 287 421 709 2,010 591.10 597.83
RRI 6 22 - 22 3,714 85.10 81.36
Sub Total/Average 7,066 1,759 421 2,180 558 450.76 608.40
GRAND TOTAL 73,963 76,713 22,819 99,533 1,037 541.24 546.48
Source: Regional Plantation Companies (RPCC) & State Agencies
Note: Tea manufacturing is not processed by Elkaduwa Plantation although green leaf
producing.
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Chart 15
Source: RPCs & State Agencies
Chart 15
Table No.6.9
TEA EXTENT, PRODUCTION & YEILD IN ESTATE SECTOR (RPCC & STATE)
Extent Cultivated (Ha) Extent Bearing Tea Production Average Tea Yeild (Es
(Ha) (Mn.Kg) Level)
Year (Kg/Ha)
RPCC State RPCC State RPCC State RPCC
JEDB SLSPC JEDB SLSPC JEDB SLSPC
2006 89,334 4,261 3,992 78,572 4,209 3,949 135.3 2.4 2.7 1,312
2007 82,513 4,177 4,062 70,346 4,137 4,025 123.6 2.4 2.5 1,283
2008 84,181 3,930 3,997 73,862 4,147 3,997 129.7 2.7 2.8 1,357
2009 80,833 4,173 3,618 72,955 4,146 3,523 109.9 2.2 2.1 1,506
2010 76,534 4,001 3,584 72,741 3,949 3,495 126.5 2.3 2.0 1,284
RPCC State Plantations RPCC State Plantations RPCC State RPCC
Plantations
2011 75,927 9,513 71,198 9,327 122.9 5.9 1,726
2012 72,684 9,381 69,747 8,269 118.8 7.2 1,264
2013 71,757 9,384 68,909 8,102 123.9 7.9 1,289
2014 72,177 9,507 69,739 8,277 118.0 5.5 1,248
2015 71,796 9,303 69,283 8,462 113.9 4.0 1,239
2016 70,891 9,164 68,599 7,876 95.4 3.3 1,025
2017 69,871 9,097 67,568 7,822 95.9 3.6 1,056
2018 69,202 8,351 66,897 7,066 97.4 2.2 1,120
Source: Regional Plantation Companies (RPCC) & State Plantations
Note: Chilaw Pl Ltd, Kurunegala Pl Ltd, Elkaduwa Pl Ltd, JEDB & SLSPC come under State Plantations
Tea Extent, Production & Productivity – Estate Sector
(Table No. 6.7, 6.8 & 6.9)
The Estate sector (RPCC & State Plantations), 95% of tea extent is matured (bearing) area
out of cultivated tea lands at present. The percentages of maturity in RPCs and State
Plantations are 97% and 85% respectively. Total mature extent consists of 33,940 ha (46%)
seedling teas & 40,023 ha (54%) VP teas. Seedling tea extent is much higher (52%) for
State Plantations compared to RPCC. Out of immature tea extent of 3,590 ha in state sector,
state plantations share 36% or 1,285 ha which is substantial. In 2018, 197 ha or 0.3 % was
replanted in RPCs while new planting was only 12 ha. In estate sector the extent of tea
nurseries which were maintained was 308 ha as per
the table No.6.7.
In 2018, estate leaf (Own Leaf) production of RPCs recorded was 74.95 mn kg and
corresponding average yield level calculated was 1,120 kg per hectare. The yield for
State Institutions remained as low as 558 kg per hectare and thus overall for estate
sector it was 1,037 kg per hectare calculated on 73,963 ha of mature extent. RPCC tea
production was not only based on own leaf but also on a fairly high volume of bought leaf
(23% of
total) mainly from smallholders. In State Plantations it was 19% only.
As per table 6.8 mature extent for RPCs was slightly decreased by 1% in 2018. The
yield calculated for own (estate) leaf increased in 2018. In addition to JEDB & SLSPC
two State agencies i.e. Elkaduwa Pl. Ltd and TRI are included as State agencies in the
years 2015 & 2016. Further overall Estate Sector tea yield (1,037 kg/ha) is far below the
national tea yield remaining at
present.
STATE)
Average Tea Yeild (Estate
Level)
(Kg/Ha)
State
JEDB SLSPC
565 670
581 669
686 769
517 591
587 583
State
Plantations
586
865
929
558
516
456
492
558
Table No.6.10
RUBBER EXTENT IN ESTATE SECTOR – 2018
(RPCC & STATE PLANTATIONS)
Hectares
RPCC & State No.of Extent Mature Imma- Re New Nursary Aban-
Agency Estates Cultivate (Tapping) ture Planting Planting Extent dond
Extent Extent Extent
RPCC 148 35,507 26,298 9,209 964 48 184 2,983
1 Hapugastenna 15 2,259 1,531 728 39 - 6 -
2 Watawala 2 171 158 13 - - - -
3 Balangoda 10 2,222 1,087 1,135 - - 26 -
4 Kahawatte 8 2,202 1,853 349 - - 12 494
5 Bogawantalawa 15 4,116 3,241 875 70 - 4 5
6 Malwatte Valley 6 273 - 273 - - - -
7 Maskeliya 2 41 - 41 - - - -
8 Agalawatte 12 3,879 2,966 913 212 - 16 631
9 Talawakelle 2 230 168 63 - - - -
10 Kelani Valley 11 4,284 2,740 1,544 80 - 24 -
11 Horana 6 1,421 1,254 167 - - 14 -
12 Agarapatana 1 - - - - - - -
13 Maturata 3 487 355 132 - - - -
14 Elpitiya 7 875 721 154 7 - 4 -
15 Madulsima - 83 9 74 - - 3 -
16 Kegalle 10 3,822 2,815 1,007 234 48 26 402
17Pussellawa 15 4,581 3,493 1,088 75 - 20 -
18Kotagala 11 3,107 2,714 393 - - 16 1,451
19Namunukula 11 1,381 1,165 216 246 - 13 -
20Udapussellawa 1 74 31 43 - - - -
STATE AGENCY 14 1,935 1,329 607 18 - 84 1,508
Kurunegalla Pl Ltd 4 223 173 50 5 - - 0
Elkaduwa Pl Ltd 2 276 217 59 NIL NIL 1 65
JEDB 2 712 504 208 - - 1 1,413
SLSPC 1 73 68 5 - - - 16
TRI 1 12 - 12 - - - -
RRI 4 640 367 273 13 - 82 14
TOTAL 162 37,442 27,627 9,815 982 48 268 4,491

Table No. 6.11
RUBBER PRODUCTION BY ESTATE ECTOR – 2018 (RPCC& STATE PLANTATIONS)
RPCs Mature Production (Mt) Yield Company Level
& State Agency Extent(Ha) Latex Crepe RSS Centrifuged Scrap & Total (Kg/Ha) COP
(drc) Skim (Rs/Kg)
RPCC 26,298 16,359 6,463 859 2,116 3,041 28,837

1 Hapugastenna 1,531 1,177 - - - 62 1,239 810 355.05
2 Watawala 158 5 - - - - 5 32 153.79
1,087
807
3 Balangoda - 38 - 73 917 844 401.38

4 Kahawatte 1,853
277
684 - - 100 1,061 573 331.88

5 Bogawantalawa 3,241 3,113 651 - - 344 4,108 1,268 266.06
6 Malwatte Valley - - - - - - - - -
7 Maskeliya - - - - - - - -
-
8 Agalawatte 2,966 4,346 1,127 464 1,193 7,128 2,403 291.39
9 Talawakelle 168 52 - - - - 52 313 580.47
10 Kelani Valley 2,740 1,140 216 44 1,179 297 2,877 1,050 361.82
1,254
747
11 Horana - - - 52 799 637 450.68

12 Maturata 355 89 - 161 - - 250 704 352.04
13 Elpitiya 721
314
278 6 - 38 637 883 404.43

14 Madulsima 9 4 - - - - 4 419 328.17
15 Kegalle 2,815 1,251 397 - 765 371 2,784 989 542.00
16 Pussellawa 3,493 2,668 920 79 - 421 4,087 1,170 290.71
17 Kotagala 1,165
104
1,609 30 171 - 1,914 705 438.90

18 Namunukula 1,295
241
582 37 - 89 949 815 326.53

19 Udapussellawa 31 24 - - - 1 25 819 162.02
Average 932 345.40
STATE AGENCY 1,329
535
### 198 - 97 908

Kurunegala Pl Ltd 173
105
- - - 8 113 652 340.48

Elkaduwa Pl Ltd 276 99 - - - - 99 456 446.56
JEDB 504
331
- - - 88 420 833 281.49

SLSPC 68 - - - - - 33 489 420.59
RRI 367 - ### 198 - - 243 663 270.92
Average 683 309.06
Grand Total 27,627 16,893 6,508 1,057 2,116 3,138 29,745 1,077 344.29
Ch
Metric
Tones
RPCs & State Agencies
Company Level
NSA
(Rs/Kg)
242.00
238.17
271.46
269.94
254.85
-
-
270.50
254.45
300.60
255.36
239.49
336.67
236.71
309.00
230.18
265.23
273.62
223.47
268.51
240.13
262.03
247.12
240.18
250.17
248.44
267.89
Chart 16
Table No. 6.12
RUBBER EXENT, PRODUCTION & YEILD IN ESTATE SECTOR (RPCC & STATE)
Extent Cultivate (Ha) Extent in Bearing (Ha) Rubber Production(Mn Average Rubber Yeild
Kg) (Kg/Ha)
Year
RPCC State RPCC State RPCC State RPCC State
JEDB SLSPC JEDB SLSPC JEDB SLSPC JEDB
2006 48,538 1,822 - 36,349 447 - 38.24 0.31 - 833 704
2007 47,948 1,822 97 36,005 416 67 39.68 0.31 - 1,048 755
2008 48,473 1,822 65 35,303 396 65 35.85 0.28 - 958 708
2009 47,030 1,873 65 33,950 396 65 32.47 0.21 0.05 919 542
2010 45,213 555 67 33,561 362 65 32.20 0.28 0.05 884 777
RPCC State Plantation RPCC State Plantation RPCC State RPCC State Plantation
Plantation
2011 46,943 1,573 32,691 1,157 30.68 0.93 939 806
2012 47,844 1,591 31,764 1,164 28.83 0.86 908 735
2013 46,213 1,608 31,605 1,213 29.57 0.87 936 715
2014 46,330 1,645 31,968 1,224 26.55 0.83 831 676
2015 45,343 1,648 31,178 1,213 26.07 0.81 836 668
2016 43,000 1,697 30,372 1,264 26.37 0.91 868 722
2017 39,424 1,679 28,597 1,281 24.68 0.87 863 681
2018 35,507 1,935 26,298 1,329 28.84 0.91 932 683
Source: Regional Plantation Companies (RPCC) & State Plantation
Note: Kurunegala Pl Ltd, Elkaduwa Pl Ltd, JEDB, SLSPC, & RRI come under State Plantations
Rubber Extent, Production & Productivity – Estate Sector

(Table No. 6.10, 6.11 & 6.12)
Out of cultivated rubber lands in the estate sector (37,442 ha), 27,627 ha of extent is in
bearing at present. Mature share was 74% in RPCC while it was 69% for state agencies.
In respect of some RPCC immature rubber extent reported was at a high rate. In 2018,
replanted rubber extent was 964 ha with 2.7% replanting rate in RPCC. New planting
extent was revealed as 48 ha, while maintaining 184 ha nursery extent ensuring
sufficient planting materials for RPCC re/new planting programs. However, in
Estate Sector abandoned extent still remained at 8.4% of the total extent cultivated
though
abandoned land being cultivated extensively throughout.
In 2018, total rubber production in Estate Sector recorded was 29,745 mt and this includes
a small quantity of production from bought latex. The yield of RPCC was calculated as
932 kg per hectare while for state institutions it was as low as 683 kg per hectare.
Among rubber production types in RPCC, Latex volume was 57% of total. While
reporting RSS production as 859 mt, the production of Crepe and Centrifuged types
together was quite substantial
i.e. 8,579 mt (30% of total).
The table 6.12 shows decline of tapping extent of RPCC from the year 2011 to 2017
while the same of State Agencies slighty increased. Three State agencies such as i.e.
Kurunegala, Elkaduwa Plantations Limited & RRI are included as State in addition to the
JEDB & SLSPC. For the current year the rubber yield in RPCC increase to 932 kg per
hectare in 2018 while combined state institutions recorded 0.3% higher than the reported
yield of the previous
year.
erage Rubber Yeild
g/Ha)
State
SLSPC
-
244
889
824
772
State Plantation
806
735
715
676
668
722
681
683
Table No. 6.13
COCONUT EXTENT & PRODUCTION IN ESTATE SECTOR – 2018 (RPCs &
STATE PLANTATIONS)
RPCC & State Extent Extent in Total Crop Average COP NSA
Agency Cultivated Bearing (‘000 Yield (Rs/Nut) (Rs/Nut)
(Ha) (Ha) Nuts) (Nuts/Ha)
RPCC 1,904 1,551 5,631 3,632 32.48 43.32

1 Hapugastenna 18 - - - - -
2 Kahawatte 37 37 19 514 30.06 41.15
3Bogawantalawa 469 337 1,936 5,471 34.99 34.62
4 Kelani Vally 93 49 - - - -
5 Horana 107 29 155 5,325 - -
6 Maturata 128 125 267 2,134 22.47 42.02
7 Elpitiya 37 25 44 1,745 16.11 44.86
8 Kegalle 436 435 1,245 2,862 21.00 52.00
9 Pussellawa 111 83 281 3,400 44.33 41.82
10 Namunukula 303 266 822 3,090 40.02 46.01
11Udapussellawa 165 165 862 5,240 42.18 56.41
STATE AGENCY 10,131 7,856 29,182 3,714 29.40 39.69

Chilaw Pl Ltd 3,806 2,881 8,132 2,823 36.22 35.82
Kurunegala Pl Ltd 4,003 3,125 12,554 4,018 24.07 41.48
Elkaduwa Pl Ltd 325 292 920 3,153 33.02 35.24
CRI 811 779 2,784 3,575 40.88 42.13
CCB 1,182 780 4,792 6,141 24.46 41.01
TRI 4 - n.a n.a n.a n.a
Total/Average 12,035 9,407 34,813 3,753 29.90 40.28

n.a – Data is not available
Table No. 6.14
COCONUT EXTENT & PRODUCTION IN ESTATE SECTOR 2006 – 2018
Extent Extent in Total Nut Yield COP NSA Margin

Year Cultivated Bearing Production Nuts/Ha (Rs/Nut) (Rs/Nut) (Rs/Nut)
(Ha) (Ha) (Mn Nuts)
2006 10,979 9,553 40 4,082 8.64 10.34 1.70
2007 10,334 9,553 40 4,203 11.91 16.18 4.27
2008 10,791 9,568 38 3,962 13.90 20.29 6.39
2009 10,855 9,601 41 4,501 13.37 16.10 2.73
2010 10,797 9,306 40 4,284 19.82 23.19 3.37
2011 10,914 9,309 37 3,977 17.91 26.09 8.18
2012 11,146 9,076 41 4,571 18.69 21.62 2.93
2013 10,736 8,744 28 3,236 21.76 29.93 8.17
2014 11,476 8,534 36 4,258 16.95 30.20 13.25
2015 12,824 10,374 45 4,295 18.25 30.31 12.06
2016 12,176 9,405 54 5,689 18.65 25.32 6.67
2017 12,047 9,423 36 3,873 26.35 43.15 16.80
2018 12,035 9,407 35 3,753 29.90 40.28 10.38
Coconut Extent & Production in Estate Sector
(Table No. 6.13 & 6.14)
At present in terms of total coconut extent and total nut production in the country
Estate sector share is around 2.5% and 1.3% respectively which is negligible
compared with small holding sector. Coconut extent cultivated reported static nature
in the estate sector. As a result average annual coconut production has remained as low
as 34.8 million nuts. The yield remains between 3,236 to 5,689 nuts per hectare from
2006 to 2018. Coconut extent and production is concerned, two state agencies i.e.
Chilaw Plantation Ltd and Kurunegala Plantation Ltd play a prominent role in the
estate sector. These state institutions owned extent cultivated & matured 65% & 64%
of total in the estate sector respectively. Further these two institutions are
responsible for 59% of total production of coconut in estate sector.
Out of 11 RPCC of which coconut cultivation is maintained even in a reluctant

manner, a few companies (Bogawantalawa, Kegalle, Namunukula & Udapussellawa)
produced 14% of total estate sector production in 2018. Average yield per hectare
in RPCC were 3,632 nuts per ha while state agencies recorded 3,714 nuts/ha in 2018.
Average COP was Rs. 29.90 per nut while NSA reported Rs.40.28 per nut leaving a profit
margin of Rs.10.38 per
nut recorded.
Table No. 6.15
OIL PALM EXTENT & PRODUCTION IN ESTATE SECTOR
Name of Total Mature Immature Fresh Fruit New Re-

RPC/Agency Year Extent Extent Extent Production(FFB) Planting Planting
(Ha) (Ha) (Ha) (Mt) (Ha) (Ha)
Namunukula 2018 2,237 1,839 398 21,128 365 398
2017 2,231 1,704 527 22,072 203 0
Agalawatte 2018 1,415 1,239 176 8,293 - 99
2017 1,312 1,240 72 7,173 - -
Elpitiya 2018 1,931 1,196 735 16,695 359 214
2017 1,767 1,161 606 15,524 - 145
Watawala 2018 3,472 2,692 780 44,532 171 -
2017 3,596 2,656 940 41,000 240 -
Kotagala 2018 526 332 194 2,357 - -
2017 526 327 199 1,196 - -
Bogawantalawa 2018 1,315 - 1,315 - - 106
2017 912 - 912 - 99 -
Horana 2018 237 108 128 553 - 31
2017 183 96 87 301 75 -
Total 2018 11,132 7,406 3,726 93,558 895 847
2017 10,527 7,184 3,343 87,266 618 145
Source: Regional Plantation Companies (RPCC)
Chart 17
Source: Regional Plantation Companies (RPCC)

Chart 17
Table No. 6.16
PRESENT STATUS OF EDIBLE OIL INDUSTRY
Unit 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Import of Palm Oil
Palm Olein Mt 26,778 31,184 21,592 24,057 27,708
Crude Palm Oil Mt 106,348 121,706 61,380 3,380 13,196
Palm Kernel Mt 5,049 3,048 1,234 5,362 2,198
Oil Palm Cultivation
Total Extent Ha 8,407 8,866 9,410 10,527 11,132
Mature Extent Ha 5,436 6,043 6,694 7,184 7,406
Immature Extent Ha 2,963 2,823 2,716 3,343 3,726
New Planting Ha 185 218 104 618 895
Re Planting Ha 139 455 581 145 847
Edible Oil Industry
Local Palm Oil
Production (Crude & Mt 16,931* 18,096* 20,260 21,817 23,389
Kernal)
Local Coconut Oil Mt 45,268 52,790 48,805 12,784 10,913
Production
Total Edible Oil 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000 160,000
requirement Mt
Source: RPCC: Namunukula, Agalawatte, Elpitiya, Watawala, Kotagala, Bogawantalawa &

Horana.
Coconut Development Authority
*Estimated
Oil Palm Cultivation & Palm Oil Industry
(Table No. 6.15 & 6.16)
At present Oil palm cultivation is confined mainly to RPCC. In 2008, oil palm
cultivated extent with 4 RPCC (Agalawatte, Elpitiya, Namunukula & Watawala) and
SLSPC stood at 5,408 ha. This has increased upto 6,615 ha in 2011 recording annual
growth of 6% or total expansion of 1,200 hectarages. Mature extent of oil palm was 4,517
ha in 2008 and expanded to 4,582 ha in
2009 and further to 4,761 in 2010. In 2014, mature extent was 5,436 ha.
In the current year (2018), total cultivated extent was 11,132 ha which is a 605 ha
increase while mature extent increased by 222 from previous year. In 2018 mature extent
(7,406ha) is substantial, 66.5% of extent cultivated.
As presented in table 6.16 country demand for edible oil (including palm oil and coconut
oil mainly) is around 160,000 mt per annum for human consumption. As local
coconut oil production is limited to varying range of 7% to 50% the balance requirement
needs to be provided through palm oil. In 2018, imported palm oil quantity was
around 43,102 mt while locally produced coconut oil quantity was 10,913 mt. As
edible oil demand is not fulfilled by local coconut oil industry alone, palm oil import is
a continuous
phenomenon for edible and industrial oil need in the country.
The production of Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) was around 93,558 mt in 2018. The FFB
were processed in two extraction plants owned by producing RPCC and realized 25% of
output as crude palm oil and Kernel oil. In 2018 produced quantity was 23,389 mt
which is 7.2 % higher than previous year. Extracted palm oil is refined and graded in
few refineries located around Colombo for value addition before exporting or
sending to local market
depending on prevailing price structure.
Table No. 6.17
FORESTRY EXTENT IN ESTATE SECTOR – 2018
Hectares
RPCC & State Timber Fuel Reserved Immature New Re

Agencies Extent Wood Forest Extent Planting Planting
Extent
RPCC 7,491 8,001 5,392 2,607 119 178
1 Hapugastenna 191 1,172 829 43 14 8
2 Watawala 383 696 - 582 10 -
3 Balangoda - - - - 10 -
4 Kahawatte 743 690 565 464 - -
5 Bogawantalawa 314 554 929 142 26 6
6 Maskeliya 515 571 441 - - -
7 Agalawatte 389 - - - - -
8 Talawakelle - 392 - 141 - 7.5
9 Kelani Valley 941 320 - - - -
10 Horana - 554 50 20 - 20
11 Malwatte Valley - 738 738 - - -
12 Maturata 869 77 333 281 35 28
13 Elpitiya 866 28 172 38 - 38
14 Madulsima - 1,618 647 74 - -
15 Kegalle 91 165 19 4 - -
16 Pussellawa 1,160 274 197 635 - -
17 Kotagala 890 - 82 93 23 70
18 Namunukula - - - 74 - -
19 Udapussellawa 140 152 393 16 1 2
STATE AGENCY 552 976 0 74 - 4
Chilaw Pl Ltd 10 - - 10 - -
Elkaduwa Pl Ltd 119 147 - 47 - 4
JEDB 423 829 - 17 - -
SLSPC - - - - - -
Total 8,043 8,977 5,392 2,681 119 182

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Statistical Information on Plantation Crops

Ministry of Plantation Industries & Export Agriculture,

2.16 Rubber Area Re Planted & New Planted ###

Review: Raw Rubber Export Earnings 123

World Rubber Scenario

Estates by District 152

3.4(i) Issuance of Fertilizer and Seedlings 155

3.7 (i) Coconut Growing Incentives, 2003 -2009 160

6.1 Status of RPCC & State Plantations - 2017, 2018 227

Tea Extent & Production

Rubber Extent & Production

Coconut Extent & Production

Oil Palm Extent & Production

Chart 2 Tea – Total Production, 2007-2018 21

Map 1 Extent of Tea Plantation by District XXI

While the Colombo auction price (average) recorded a decrease upto Rs

In 2018, export earnings was reported a decrease of 0.7% in rupee terms of

Tea Growing Districts - 14

Replanting Extent & Rate to Cultivated Area:

Smallholding & Estate(both) Sectors

Disrtict Abandoned Land Prepared Total

Colombo 1,568 74 36 53 22 1,753

Source: Department of Census and Statistics – Economic Census - 2013/14

Year Estate Sector Small Holding Total

District 1983 Census 1994 Census 2005 Census

Average Tea Production

Monthly Average Rainfall and Sunshine in 2018

Thala- Ratna- Kottawa

January 31.7 45.8 22.0 9.4 39.8 61.5

 In 4 Place next to China, India & Kenya

Total Production in million Kilogram – 303.9 mn Kg (303,944 mt)

 By Manufacturing Factory: Private  By Leaf Ownership:

Top six production Districts

(3) By Leaf Ownership

Year High % Medium % Low % Total

Elevation Administrative Agro-Climatic District Tea Production

Sub total 48,865,456

High Badulla Bandarawela/Poonagalla 2,314,354

Sub total 14,780,825

High Kegalle Kandy Kegalle Kandy/Matale/Kurunegala 472,

Sub total 11,550,933

Sub total 21,882,925

Year Small % Estate Sector % National

2007 205.7 67.5 94.1 4.8 32.5 304.6

Monthly Tea Production by Composition of Leaf Ownership – 2018

 Average Green Leaf Prices Realized to Smallholder

Cochin -Bulk 736.03

Guwahati 2.13 -Packets 765.02

Month Uva Western Uva Western Low

The average Colombo auction price in all three elevations were

High Medium Low All Elevations

MONTH RPCs TSHFL Co- TRI PRIVATE Tea JEDB/

Kolkata Cochin Guwahati Chittagong Mombasa Jakarta Colombo

2007 313.08 349.13 605.37 661.48 713.89 526.38 360.97

Quantity Unit Price Export Earnings

Export 271.80 810.41 220,252 1,355.06

 Major Destinations – in mn Kg (52% share)

into main categories

Export Quantity and Value of Tea by Category

 Tea Extent (Hectares) – 4,805,707

Country 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Sub Total - Asia 3,978,185 4,116,168 4,262,831 4,320,255 4,334,747