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Table  420(Pro., Agr., Paddy)
Paddy Sector Statistics( 2009-2010)
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Item	Unit	2009 (a)			2010 (b)
		Maha	Yala	Total	Maha	Yala	Total
Gross Extent Sown	x1,000hａ	632	345	978	646	419	1,065
Gross Extent Harvested	x1,000hａ	605	338	943	643	416	1,060
Net Extent Harvested	x1,000hａ	539	303	842	574	376	950
Production	x1,000t	2,384	1,268	3,652	2,630	1,671	4,301
	x1,000bushels	114,241	60,763	175,004	126,029	80,074	206,103
Yield (c)	Kg/h.	4,421	4,187	4,336	4,583	4,444	4,528
Credit Granted	Rs. Mn	1,158	760	1,918	1,402	1,139	2,541
Rice Imports	x1,000t			52			126
Paddy Equivalent of Imports	x1,000t			76			185
© ２０11， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka Census, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Remarks:
(a) Revised,     (b) Provisional,	1bushel = 36 liter
(c) Yield per Hectare for Maha and Yala are calculated using data from the Dept. of Census and Statistics which are based on crop cutting surveys while total yield is calculated by dividing total production by the net extent harvested
Revised:  2011(y)/07(m)/31(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka