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Cost of production of tea per kilogramme, 2019/20 - 2023/24*
Item 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24*
A.General charges

Supervisory staff, monthly paid salaries, allowances etc, and directors, visiting charges.

 18.34 18.13 24.72 26.81 29.68
Labour

Holiday wages, feeding and schooling, concessionary grants, sanitary, medical and maternity benefits, contribution to E.P.F.

 18.35 17.79 50.39 22.02 31.36

Up-keep of bungalows, roads, minor buildings, etc.,interest, bank charges and commission, insurance, depreciation of fixed assets.

 35.12 30.34 47.20 34.92 43.55

Stationery, postage, etc., Auditors' fees, rent, acreage fees, and local taxes, other general expenses.

 10.26 11.74 21.11 14.31 27.30
B- Up-keep and cultivation

Labour wages including all allowances - weeding and upkeep of fences, control of pests and diseases, manuring, plucking ,pruning,supply of vacancies, field watchers, miscellaneous.

 225.30 293.17 273.34 381.87 379.92

Materials and tools-fencing, control of pests and diseases,manure, other materials and tools.

 26.63 21.92 39.40 106.28 84.34
C -Transport costs incurred in production

Wages of drivers and cleaners, repairs to vehicles, fuel.

 61.07 44.35 77.00 122.31 77.39
D -Cost of green leaf (1)

(a) Cost of estate leaf

(b) Cost of bought leaf

(c) Cost of green leaf

(weighted average)

313.00

392.66

373.10

359.44

472.11

439.00

379.56

403.31

387.17

610.46

664.70

653.06

541.65

710.42

643.93
E- Manufacturing costs

Factory labour,fuel for engines,fuel for driers, eletricity, machinery up-keep, packing materials, factory sundries.

 71.49 83.38 77.05 105.17 144.28
F- Marketing cost and agency house expenses

Transport to Colombo auctions or port of shipping, storage and handling brokerage, agency charges, and other expenses.

 19.88 18.10 31.34 28.71 43.72
Total cost per kilogramme of made tea.
546.54 618.49 638.99 885.00 963.83

 * Provisional

Note:

(1) The cost of production of tea estimates are based on a survey carried out jointly by the Department of Census and Statistics and the Tea Commissioner's Division - Sri Lanka Tea Board.
(2) This estimate includes the transport cost from factory to Colombo also.

source - Department of Census and Statistics