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Cost of Production of coconut Rs. per 1,000 nuts, 2018/19 to 2022/23*

Item   2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2021/23*
(i) General charges   6,945.36 7,738.84 9,490.06 8,920.90 8,263.75

 (a)Salaries to supt & Staff

   3,338.64 4,201.88 4,449.17 4,569.95 4,339.13

 (b)Kanganies

   996.38 784.79 423.75 542.24 594.13

 (c)Watchers

   2,610.34 2,752.17 4,617.14 3,808.70 3,330.49
             
(ii) Other Charges   999.65 2,265.53 1,197.68 1,184.15 1,499.91

 (a) Visiting

   229.06 225.93 406.72 237.18 565.46

 (b)Provident fund contribution

   770.59 2,039.60 790.96 946.97 934.46
             
(iii) Building & Equipment   805.37 940.29 1,211.99 1,151.29 1,332.33

 (a)Upkeep & Maintenance Bang.

   670.36 700.24 862.87 855.68 1072.73

 (b)Maintenance Of tools & equip

   135.01 240.05 349.12 295.61 259.60
             
(iv) Transport (a) Upkeep of carts & vehicles   726.04 605.77 963.24 1,565.52 1,211.63
             
(v) Services and charges   752.4 1,007.70 1,067.90 1,055.74 1,065.85

 (a) Medical and maternity Be.

   118.11 124.96 186.43 205.29 260.58

 (b) Insurance

   78.14 67.44 69.43 61.15 50.60

 (c) Rent

   43.99 108.89 50.47 39.03 47.34

 (d) Contribution to EPF

   301.31 396.08 470.10 404.47 525.86

 (e) Interest charges

   43.11 171.49 161.99 145.98 62.05

 (f) local taxes

   25.3 11.59 18.74 10.33 13.93

 (g) Stationary postage

   142.44 127.24 110.74 189.49 105.49
             
(vi) Up-keep and maintenance   2,150.06 2,591.46 3,855.13 4,391.03 3,694.70

 (a) Clearing boundaries, weeding

  1,683.38 2,001.78 2,766.28 3,402.82 2,666.02

 (b) Control of pests and diseases

  191.8 237.50 409.45 312.37 420.52

 (c) Drainage

  165.5 209.65 479.54 521.44 303.24

 (d) Estate roads

   109.38 142.53 199.86 154.40 304.92
             
(vii) Cultivation   3,458.56 3,579.95 4,200.61 4,176.82 5,480.87

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

   2,049.54 1,987.58 1,853.84 1,603.77 3,374.10

  (b) Appl. Labour chagers

   704.57 867.26 776.54 881.26 508.25

 (ii) Cattle manuaring cost of labour

   363.63 400.24 831.82 1,242.49 1,095.69

 (iii) Cultural operations
  (a) ploughing

   239.76 228.96 305.81 364.38 308.97

  (b) harrowing

   101.06 95.91 432.59 84.92 193.87
             
(viii) Crop works   2,487.73 3,083.31 4,971.61 4,763.25 5,517.76

 (a) Plucking labour charges allowance

   1,419.62 1,947.51 2,186.71 2,291.60 3,454.06

 (b) Collecting transport etc.

   1,068.11 1,135.80 2,784.90 2,471.65 2,063.70
             
Cost of production
  18,325.17 21,812.84 26,958.23 27,208.70 28,066.81
  Agriculture and Environmental Statistics Division
Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
* provisinal