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Estimated Extent and Production of Potato (solanum tuberosum)

   
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Updated on 24th October 2008
 
CO3 – 1: Potato Production
Unit : MT .
District 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
National Total 57,681 88,709 71,584 81,544 79,380 79,520 75,263 74,381
Nuwara Eliya 6,124 25,227 17,628 26,828 22,465 24,131 15,446 21,629
Badulla 50,900 63,016 53,389 54,034 56,295 54,696 59,649 52,532
Other Districts 657 466 567 682 620 693 168  220
 
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CO3 – 2: Potato Extent
Unit : Ha.
District 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08
National Total 4,246 6,605 6,313 5,495 5,589 5,290 5,238 4,830
Nuwara Eliya 431 1,848 1,300 1,734 1,456 1,454 1,065 1,329
Badulla 3,716 4,689 4,931 3,682 4,064 3,760 4,154 3,472
Other Districts 99 68 82 79 69 76 19  29
 
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CO3 – 3: Monthly Production of Potato
Unit: MT .
Year District Nov/Dec Dec/Jan Jan/Feb Feb/Mar Mar/Apr Apr/May May/Jun Jun/Jul Jul/Aug Aug/Sep Sep/Oct Oct/Nov Total
2002/2003 National Total 5,208 711 3,602 11,291 14,165 2,505 5,827 929 2,011 8,167 10,907 5,694 71,584
Nuwara Eliya 1,595 711 - 363 4,212 2,024 5,827 929 547 - 522 898 17,628
Badulla 3,613 - 3,602 10,928 9,953 481 - - 1,464 8,167 10,385 4,796 53,389
Other Districts - - - - - - - - - - - - 567
2003/2004 National Total 2,248 1,719 1,641 10,415 13,801 10,812 978 - 5,616 18,962 11,365 3,305 81,544
Nuwara Eliya 467 1,352 - 818 4,301 9,682 978 - 1,636 2,798 3,994 802 26,828
Badulla 1,781 367 1,641 9,597 9,500 1,130 - - 3,980 16,164 7,371 2,503 54,034
Other Districts - - - - - - - - - - - - 682
2004/2005 National Total 4,655 1,958 2,510 20,150 11,815 7,604 - - 2,135 13,673 9,993 4,267 79,380
Nuwara Eliya 3,791 1,805 368 3,739 2,178 5,960 - - - 681 1,288 2,655 22,465
Badulla 864 153 2,142 16,411 9,637 1,644 - - 2,135 12,992 8,705 1,612 56,295
Other Districts - - - - - - - - - - - - 620
2005/2006 National Total 3,382 2,635 4,154 20,136 4,622 8,269 8,073 466 820 5,177 9,925 11,168 79,520
Nuwara Eliya 2,771 2,462 - - 448 7,732 8,073 466 550 80 125 1,424 24,131
Badulla 611 173 4,154 20,136 4,174 537 - - 270 5,097 9,800 9,744 54,696
Other Districts - - - - - - - - - - - - 693
2006/2007 National Total 3,126 922 848 10,001 15,845 8,886 844 816 2,348 19,207 9,342 2,910 75,263
Nuwara Eliya 1,738 757 185 - 95 7,504 844 816 453 346 425 2,283 15,446
Badulla 1,388 165 663 10,001 15,750 1,382 - - 1,895 18,861 8,917 627 59,649
2007/2008 National Total 5,003 2,134 426 7,216 8,314 5,268 2,487 595 6,819 19,781 11,256 4,862 74,381
Nuwara Eliya 2,812 1,917 426 887 3,040 2,321 2,487 595 630 2,382 1,678 2,454 21,629
Badulla 2,191 217 - 6,329 5,274 2,947 - - 6,189 17,399 9,578 2,408 52,532
Other Districts - - - - - - - - - - - - 220
2008/2009 National Total 1,506 581                      
Nuwara Eliya 1,125 -                      
Badulla 381 581                      
 
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CO3 – 4: Monthly Extent of Potato
Unit : Ha.
Year District Nov/Dec Dec/Jan Jan/Feb Feb/Mar Mar/Apr Apr/May May/Jun Jun/Jul Jul/Aug Aug/Sep Sep/Oct Oct/Nov Total
2002/2003 National Total 395 49 434 1,192 1,262 200 420 69 170 784 813 443 6,314
Nuwara Eliya 110 49 - 30 316 154 420 69 46 - 39 67 1,300
Badulla 285 - 434 1,162 946 46 - - 124 784 774 376 4,931
Other Districts - - - - - - - - - - - - 82
2003/2004 National Total 165 130 170 972 1,019 625 53 - 362 1,018 695 206 5,495
Nuwara Eliya 34 101 - 48 283 532 53 - 117 206 297 63 1,734
Badulla 131 29 170 924 736 93 - - 245 812 398 144 3,682
Other Districts - - - - - - - - - - - - 79
2004/2005 National Total 296 131 208 1,502 819 492 - - 156 934 678 304 5,589
Nuwara Eliya 248 122 25 241 145 378 - - - 42 78 177 1,456
Badulla 48 9 183 1,261 674 114 - - 156 892 600 127 4,064
Other Districts - - - - - - - - - - - - 69
2005/2006 National Total 208 157 285 1,408 324 501 474 28 52 347 689 741 5,290
Nuwara Eliya 163 145 - - 29 467 474 28 33 6 10 99 1,454
Badulla 45 12 285 1,408 295 34 - - 19 341 679 642 3,760
Other Districts - - - - - - - - - - - - 76
2006/2007 National Total 224 58 51 706 1,159 624 56 52 161 1,283 660 185 5,219
Nuwara Eliya 140 48 11 - 6 527 56 52 29 24 28 144 1,065
Badulla 84 10 40 706 1,153 97 - - 132 1,259 632 41 4,154
2007/2008 National Total 318 137 27 504 596 360 150 35 411 1,226 715 322 4,830
Nuwara Eliya 178 123 27 53 187 138 150 35 46 145 100 147 1,329
Badulla 140 14 - 451 409 222 - - 365 1,081 615 175 3,472
Other Districts - - - - - - - - - - - - 29
2008/2009 National Total 100 35                      
Nuwara Eliya 70 -                      
Badulla 30 35                      
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CO3 – 5: Potato Imports
 
Imports MT.
2001 62,560
2002 38,000
2003 40,490
2004 28,010
2005 40,750
2006 46,550
2007 85,929
 
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Note:
Estimates based on the reconnaissance surveys carried out by the Department of Census & Statistics in respective districts.
Potato is cultivated mainly in Nuwaraeliya and Badulla districts. The contribution from other districts to the total is negligible
   
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Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka.