Table 444A (Pro., Agr., Planta.)

Coconut : Cost of Production (1999/2000 - 2003/2004)

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(Rupees/1000 Nuts)

Year

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

General Charges

Salaries, wages and allowance of superintendents, supervisors and watchers, etc.

1,025.70

1,129.91

1,268.18

1,460.13

1,530.03

Building and Equipment

Up-Keep and maintenance

134.12

158.54

118.70

151.15

248.43

Maintenance of tools and implements

13.17

19.31

16.96

30.04

74.87

Transport

Up-Keep of vehicles, carts and bulls

137.71

154.94

140.02

167.53

226.07

Services and Charges

Medical aid, maternity benefits, gratuities and holiday pay to laborers

42.07

52.54

32.33

47.82

42.41

Other (insurance, local taxes, etc.)

101.26

90.82

46.13

71.21

69.60

Contribution for E.P.F. (National)

191.28

232.77

270.15

299.59

127.53

Up-Keep and Maintenance

Clearing boundaries, weeding and removal of palms and other field work

376.73

324.56

365.52

416.23

388.77

Control of pests and diseases and cleaning of ant-hills

31.94

34.95

15.75

42.60

46.02

Drains and draining

29.18

6.60

11.10

30.78

30.79

Other

23.80

16.85

18.43

31.36

26.29

Cultivation

Artificial manuring (cost of manure and application)

606.55

502.22

681.99

827.26

1,217.37

Cattle manuring

10.44

12.75

2.61

5.51

14.17

Other (ploughing and harrowing)

25.09

6.87

11.22

19.15

97.65

Crop Works

Plucking: Wages and allowances to laborers

181.55

223.92

345.64

290.08

326.88

Collecting, transporting and counting: Wages and allowances to laborers

231.20

251.09

239.50

244.23

307.40

Cost of production of coconut per 1000 nuts

3,161.79

3,218.64

3,584.23

4,134.67

4,774.28

Source :

Department of Census and Statistics

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