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Cost of Production of coconut Rs. per 1,000 nuts, 2020/21 to 2024/25*

Item   2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25*
(i) General charges   9,490.06 8,920.90 8,263.75 11,054.24 16,317.61

 (a)Salaries to supt & Staff

   4,449.17 4,569.95 4,339.13 5,554.61 8,421.60

 (b)Kanganies

   423.75 542.24 594.13 655.13 2673.75

 (c)Watchers

   4,617.14 3,808.70 3,330.49 4,844.50 5222.25
             
(ii) Other Charges   1,197.68 1,184.15 1,499.91 1,232.04 2,251.53

 (a) Visiting

   406.72 237.18 565.46 373.81 890.69

 (b)Provident fund contribution

   790.96 946.97 934.46 858.23 1360.84
             
(iii) Building & Equipment   1,211.99 1,151.29 1,332.33 1,534.41 1,794.06

 (a)Upkeep & Maintenance Bang.

   862.87 855.68 1072.73 961.56 1216.99

 (b)Maintenance of tools & equip

   349.12 295.61 259.60 572.85 577.07
             
(iv) Transport   963.24 1,565.52 1,211.63 1,297.92 2552.66
(a) Upkeep of carts & vehicles   963.24 1,565.52 1,211.63 1,297.92 2084.04
(b)Other general transport cost(2)   468.61
             
(v) Services and charges   1,067.90 1,055.74 1,065.85 1,604.90 4,375.03

 (a) Medical and maternity Be.

   186.43 205.29 260.58 805.35 378.72

 (b) Insurance

   69.43 61.15 50.60 97.94 116.85

 (c) Rent

   50.47 39.03 47.34 54.08 135.10

 (d) Contribution to EPF

   470.10 404.47 525.86 238.22 455.47

 (e) Interest charges

   161.99 145.98 62.05 0.00 120.27

 (f) local taxes

   18.74 10.33 13.93 16.83 44.74

 (g) Stationary postage

   110.74 189.49 105.49 392.48 243.42

 (h) Telephone and Elec. Bills(2)

   1274.97

 (i) Other general expenses(2)

   1605.49
             
(vi) Up-keep and maintenance   3,855.13 4,391.03 3,694.70 4,521.89 9,826.54

 (a) Clearing boundaries, weeding

  2,766.28 3,402.82 2,666.02 3,676.86 6970.20

 (b) Control of pests and diseases

  409.45 312.37 420.52 373.00 453.19

 (c) Drainage

  479.54 521.44 303.24 266.90 205.95

 (d) Estate roads

   199.86 154.40 304.92 205.13 134.16

 (e)Material cost and labor charges for husk pits(2)

   734.11

 (g)Other field maintenance and expenses(2)

   1328.93
             
(vii) Cultivation   4,200.61 4,176.82 5,480.87 6,318.43 13,004.18

 (i)Fertilizer
  (a)Cemical Fertilizer

   1,853.84 1,603.77 3,374.10 4,169.64 7966.36

  (b)Organic Fertilizer (2)

   1882.99

  (c)Fertilizer transport(2)

   202.96

 (ii) Fertilizer application labour charges

   1,608.36 2,123.75 1,603.94 1,733.13 1857.91

 (iii) Cultural operations
  (a) ploughing

   305.81 364.38 308.97 282.77 323.94

  (b) harrowing

   432.59 84.92 193.87 132.89 175.03

 (iv)Other expenses on cultural activities(2)

   595.00
             
(viii) Crop works   4,971.61 4,763.25 5,517.76 6,555.56 8,397.91

 (a) Plucking labour charges allowance

   2,186.71 2,291.60 3,454.06 3,641.09 4,352.52

 (b) Collecting and counting etc.

   2,784.90 2,471.65 2,063.70 2,914.47 2,552.62

 (d) Stock pilling nuts (2)

   53.81

 (e) Expenditure harvest transpotation (2)

   878.63

 (f) Other expenses on crop work (2)

   560.33
             
Cost of production
  26,958.23 27,208.70 28,066.81 34,119.39 58,519.51

 Source - Department of Census and Statistics

* provisional
- Not Reported Notes:

(1) Coconut estates with a land area of 20 acres or more were surveyed.


(2) From 2024/25 onwards, additional cost components have been incorporated to improve cost coverage.
(3) Newly introduced items were previously either not seperately identified or partially captured under aggregated headings.