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Table  443A(Pro., Agr., Planta.)
Rubber : Cost of Production  (1999/2000 - 2003/2004)
pro443ae				(Rupees / Kg )
Year                Item	1999/00	2000/01	2001/02	2002/03	2003/04
Cultivation Cost
A. Cost of Labor:  Labor wages inclusive of salaries supplements, of-Field Supervisors.	5.45	5.58	6.11	6.78	11.53
B. Cost of materials:  Manure, dolomite, tractor/truck, sprays, chemicals, operating costs, field tools, other costs of maintaining rubber.	1.54	1.78	3.14	2.76	3.14
C. Tapping/Collecting Cost: Tapping/collecting labor inclusive of supplements, drivers inclusive of supplements, tapping supervisors salaries, truck/tractors supplements.	6.72	4.91	5.04	5.23	5.07
Group Total	20.13	21.31	25.82	26.31	36.77
Cost of Maintaining
Young rubber: Manure, dolomite, sprays, chemicals, plants from nursery, baskets, field tools, tractor/truck operating costs, Other Materials Costs.	6.72	4.91	5.04	5.23	5.07
Group Total	6.72	4.91	5.04	5.23	5.07
Factory Cost
A. Wages and Salaries:  Total wages of labor including supplements, total salaries of rubber makers, mechanics, other factory staff.	3.52	2.67	2.38	2.64	1.81
B. Factory Materials:  Chemicals, firewood, fuel, diesel, furnace oil, electricity, packing materials, acids, other sundries, machinery and general factory maintenance.	3.22	5.3	3.86	3.87	3.02
Group Total	5.74	7.97	6.24	6.51	4.83
Marketing Costs
Marketing and agency house expenses, transport to Colombo, storage and handling, brokerage, agency commission and other marketing costs	0.37	0.73	0.79	0.68	0.75
Group Total	0.37	0.73	0.79	0.68	0.75
Cost of Estate Maintenance
A. Cost of Labor:  Labor wages including supplements.	0.37	0.73	0.79	0.68	0.75
B. Other Equipments: Lines, latrines, other buildings, roads, water supply, estate boundaries, and other general estate maintenance.	1.39	2.27	1.65	20.2	2.87
Group Total	2.29	3.37	2.49	2.54	4.28
Estate General Charges
Salaries, allowances, director fees, visiting charges, holiday wages, feeding and schooling, sanitation, medical maternity, all insurance, E.P.F. contribution, concessionary grants, office supplies, rent depreciation auditors' fees, bonus to staff workers, compensation and other general charges.	16.47	14.76	15.36	18.48	13.65
Group Total	16.47	14.76	15.36	18.48	13.65
Total cost per Kilogram of made rubber	51.72	53.05	55.74	59.76	65.98
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source :
Department of Census and Statistics
Note :
(1) The cost of production of rubber estimates are based on a survey carried out jointly by
The Department of Census and Statistics and The Rubber Development Department.
(2) The cost figures given above are inclusive all cost up to the point of The Colombo Auctions for shipping.
(3) Group totals may not tally due to rounding of figures.
Revised:  2008(y)/06(m)/25(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka