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Cost of Production of coconut Rs. per 1,000 nuts, 2019/20 to 2023/24*

Item   2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24*
(i) General charges   7,738.84 9,490.06 8,920.90 8,263.75 11,054.24

 (a)Salaries to supt & Staff

   4,201.88 4,449.17 4,569.95 4,339.13 5,554.61

 (b)Kanganies

   784.79 423.75 542.24 594.13 655.13

 (c)Watchers

   2,752.17 4,617.14 3,808.70 3,330.49 4,844.50
             
(ii) Other Charges   2,265.53 1,197.68 1,184.15 1,499.91 1,232.04

 (a) Visiting

   225.93 406.72 237.18 565.46 373.81

 (b)Provident fund contribution

   2,039.60 790.96 946.97 934.46 858.23
             
(iii) Building & Equipment   940.29 1,211.99 1,151.29 1,332.33 1,534.41

 (a)Upkeep & Maintenance Bang.

   700.24 862.87 855.68 1072.73 961.56

 (b)Maintenance Of tools & equip

   240.05 349.12 295.61 259.60 572.85
             
(iv) Transport (a) Upkeep of carts & vehicles   605.77 963.24 1,565.52 1,211.63 1,297.92
             
(v) Services and charges   1,007.70 1,067.90 1,055.74 1,065.85 1,604.90

 (a) Medical and maternity Be.

   124.96 186.43 205.29 260.58 805.35

 (b) Insurance

   67.44 69.43 61.15 50.60 97.94

 (c) Rent

   108.89 50.47 39.03 47.34 54.08

 (d) Contribution to EPF

   396.08 470.10 404.47 525.86 238.22

 (e) Interest charges

   171.49 161.99 145.98 62.05 0.00

 (f) local taxes

   11.59 18.74 10.33 13.93 16.83

 (g) Stationary postage

   127.24 110.74 189.49 105.49 392.48
             
(vi) Up-keep and maintenance   2,591.46 3,855.13 4,391.03 3,694.70 4,521.89

 (a) Clearing boundaries, weeding

  2,001.78 2,766.28 3,402.82 2,666.02 3,676.86

 (b) Control of pests and diseases

  237.50 409.45 312.37 420.52 373.00

 (c) Drainage

  209.65 479.54 521.44 303.24 266.90

 (d) Estate roads

   142.53 199.86 154.40 304.92 205.13
             
(vii) Cultivation   3,579.95 4,200.61 4,176.82 5,480.87 6,318.43

 (i)Cemical Fert.
  (a) Cost of Manure

   1,987.58 1,853.84 1,603.77 3,374.10 4,169.64

  (b) Appl. Labour chagers

   867.26 776.54 881.26 508.25 856.41

 (ii) Cattle manuaring cost of labour

   400.24 831.82 1,242.49 1,095.69 876.72

 (iii) Cultural operations
  (a) ploughing

   228.96 305.81 364.38 308.97 282.77

  (b) harrowing

   95.91 432.59 84.92 193.87 132.89
             
(viii) Crop works   3,083.31 4,971.61 4,763.25 5,517.76 6,555.56

 (a) Plucking labour charges allowance

   1,947.51 2,186.71 2,291.60 3,454.06 3,641.09

 (b) Collecting transport etc.

   1,135.80 2,784.90 2,471.65 2,063.70 2,914.47
             
Cost of production
  21,812.84 26,958.23 27,208.70 28,066.81 34,119.39
  Agriculture and Environmental Statistics Division
Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
* provisional