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Table  443B(Pro., Agr., Planta.)
Rubber : (Production)(Cost) (Export) (1999-2008)  
pro443be
                                                Year           Item 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007   2008(a)
1.Area                    
1.1.Under cultivation (kha) 159 157 157 115 115 115 116 120 120 122
1.2.Under taping (kha) 128 128 132 87 86 89 91 97 94 96
1.3.Replanted (ha) 643 793 757 712 564 820 1,257 2,372 5,192 1,818
1.4.Newly Planted (ha) 218 251 141 225 450 518 1,032 922 2,034 2,130
2.Subsidies for Replanting (Mn Rs) 92.40 82.80 69.80 69.90 61.90 34.10 77.65 125.00 125.00 125.00
3.Fertilizer Issues (wholesale) (t) 9,936 13,801 9,125 6,924 8,398 9,222 9,758 13,014 11,425 10,574
4.Average Yield (Kg/ha) 755 683 653 724 1,068 1,064 1,144 1,128 1,261 1,353
5.Cost of Production (Rs/Kg)  () 43.50 44.50 48.00 54.00 63.30 73.40 76.12 97.20 112.69 114.00
6.Production(Total) (kt) 96.6 87.6 86.0 90.5 92.0 94.7 104.4 109.2 117.6 129.2
6.1.Smoked Sheet 28.7 34.0 30.3 42.8 50.0 46.5 50.1 52.5 48.9 55.0
6.2.Sole Crepe 4.2 4.5 3.9 3.0 2.2 2.0 2.7 3.9 4.0 3.9
6.3.Scrap Crepe 1.6 1.8 2.7 2.2 3.1 3.9 2.9 1.6 1.7 2.7
6.4.Latex Crepe 39.4 28.1 26.1 20.8 17.1 12.5 12.9 20.2 21.8 21.0
6.5.Latex 4.8 15.3 19.5 20.5 1.2 26.0 29.8 28.1 31.2 35.6
6.6.Technically Specified Rubber 17.9 3.9 3.7 1.2 18.4 3.8 5.9 9.0 9.6 11.0
7.Local Consumption (kt) 53.8 55.1 53.9 54.4 56.8 54.4 72.8 63.1 73.9 80.1
8.Stocks (kt) 18.7 18.7 18.9 19.0 18.9 18.9 18.9 18.7 11.0 14.6
9.Export                    
9.1.Value  (Mn.Rs) 2,296.3 2,174.7 2,115.1 2,498.6 3,705.0 5,137.4 4,723.7 9,516.7 12,089.1 13,538.4
9.2.Volume (kt) 42.7 32.5 31.0 36.1 35.2 40.3 31.8 46.4 51.6 48.7
9.3.F.O.B. Price, (Rs/Kg) 53.73 66.87 66.17 69.21 103.79 127.40 147.98 224.47 234.48 278.20
9.4.Distribution (kt)                    
9.4.1.European Union 10.3 11.0 9.2 10.0 9.6 10.5 9.0 11.2 9.9 8.1
9.4.2.India 2.2 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.2 2.3 1.7 4.3 9.2 7.0
9.4.3.Japan  3.4 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.4
9.4.4.Mexico 1.7 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.6 0.7 0.7
9.4.5.Pakistan   7.8 5.4 8.7 7.9 9.0 9.3 7.1 11.1 10.5 10.3
9.4.6.USA  4.2 2.3 1.8 4.6 4.3 5.1 3.3 4.2 4.8 4.8
9.4.7.Other Countries 13.1 9.3 7.1 10.0 9.4 10.5 7.4 12.8 14.3 15.4
© 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised:  2010(y)/02(m)/28(d)
Source :  Chief Editor:
Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2009  Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
*: revised from 2002 on the basis of Agriculture Census -2002      The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
Note :       University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
(a)Provisional
(b)Weighed average Cost of Production of public sector estates and small holdings. 
   From 1986 onwards the average is for the private sector.