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Cost of Production of coconut Rs. per 1,000 nuts, 2016/17 to 2021/22

Item   2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22*
(i) General charges   6,789.24 7,218.55 6,945.36 7,738.84 9,490.06 8,920.90

 (a)Salaries to supt & Staff

   3,092.76 3,228.33 3,338.64 4,201.88 4,449.17 4,569.95

 (b)Kanganies

   1,221.05 1,298.26 996.38 784.79 423.75 542.24

 (c)Watchers

   2,475.43 2,631.96 2,610.34 2,752.17 4,617.14 3,808.70
             
(ii) Other Charges   1,102.24 1,021.96 999.65 2,265.53 1,197.68 1,184.15

 (a) Visiting

   254.51 270.6 229.06 225.93 406.72 237.18

 (b)Provident fund contribution

   847.73 751.36 770.59 2,039.60 790.96 946.97
             
(iii) Building & Equipment   739.95 908.24 805.37 940.29 1,211.99 1,151.29

 (a)Upkeep & Maintenance Bang.

   638.44 766.12 670.36 700.24 862.87 855.68

 (b)Maintenance Of tools & equip

   101.51 142.12 135.01 240.05 349.12 295.61
             
(iv) Transport (a) Upkeep of carts & vehicles   476.87 691.47 726.04 605.77 963.24 1,565.52
             
(v) Services and charges   780.43 1187.47 752.4 1,007.69724 1,067.90 1,055.74

 (a) Medical and maternity Be.

   178.95 214.75 118.11 124.96 186.43 205.29

 (b) Insurance

   62.52 155.05 78.14 67.44 69.43 61.15

 (c) Rent

   31.42 122.29 43.99 108.89 50.47 39.03

 (d) Contribution to EPF

   319.35 283.05 301.31 396.08 470.10 404.47

 (e) Interest charges

   17.42 4.99 43.11 171.49 161.99 145.98

 (f) local taxes

   12.5 50.37 25.3 11.59 18.74 10.33

 (g) Stationary postage

   158.27 356.97 142.44 127.24 110.74 189.49
             
(vi) Up-keep and maintenance   1,694.32 2,210.09 2,150.06 2,591.46 3,855.13 4,391.03

 (a) Clearing boundaries, weeding

  1,321.34 1,717.74 1,683.38 2,001.78 2,766.28 3,402.82

 (b) Control of pests and diseases

  188.04 225.65 191.8 237.50 409.45 312.37

 (c) Drainage

  99.4 149.09 165.5 209.65 479.54 521.44

 (d) Estate roads

   85.54 117.61 109.38 142.53 199.86 154.40
             
(vii) Cultivation   2,997.65 3,121.94 3,458.56 3,579.95 4,200.61 1,176.82

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

   1,716.53 1,710.16 2,049.54 1,987.58 1,853.84 1,603.77

  (b) Appl. Labour chagers

   704.57 701.96 704.57 867.26 776.54 881.26

 (ii) Cattle manuaring cost of labour

   236.13 330.58 363.63 400.24 831.82 1,242.49

 (iii) Cultural operations
  (a) ploughing

   244.9 272.83 239.76 228.96 305.81 364.38

  (b) harrowing

   95.52 106.41 101.06 95.91 432.59 84.92
             
(viii) Crop works   2,106.01 2,481.00 2,487.73 3,083.31 4,971.61 4,763.25

 (a) Plucking labour charges allowance

   1,181.84 1,418.20 1,419.62 1,947.51 2,186.71 2,291.60

 (b) Collecting transport etc.

   924.17 1,062.80 1,068.11 1,135.80 2,784.90 2,471.65
             
Cost of production
  16,686.71 18,840.72 18,325.17 21,812.84 26,958.23 27,208.70
  Agriculture and Environmental Statistics Division
Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
* provisinal