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Table F07 - 1 Big Onion Production 1997 - 2007
 
Metric Tons
District
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
National Total
32,917
17,893
62,265
35,415
32,262
33,487
31,038
37,236
50,351
68,887
80,105
Anuradhapura
7,213
3,643
8,458
8,255
6,168
11,165
8,009
12,041
9,724
9,932
11,626
Mahaweli H
7,128
4,823
28,300
8,922
8,038
10,344
6,667
9,023
20,580
22,178
23,041
Matale
15,535
8,875
23,286
16,357
16,571
10,968
15,706
15,847
19,706
36,377
44,800
Polonnaruwa
3,041
552
2,221
1,881
1,485
1,010
656
325
341
400
638
 
 
Table F07 - 2 Average Yield of Big Onion 1997 -2007
 
Metric Tons/Hectare
District
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
National Total
13.30
14.90
14.30
13.40
11.70
11.60
12.20
12.15
12.38
11.12
12.68
Anuradhapura
14.00
14.40
12.50
12.50
11.60
11.00
11.50
11.91
9.82
10.70
10.69
Mahaweli H
15.00
15.50
14.90
12.60
11.20
12.00
11.90
12.89
13.11
11.20
12.22
Matale
10.10
15.20
14.70
14.60
12.30
12.00
12.90
12.76
14.28
11.40
13.65
Polonnaruwa
11.60
11.70
11.50
12.50
10.20
10.00
10.20
9.45
11.57
10.29
9.67
 
 
Table F07 - 3 Extent of Big Onion 1997 - 2007
 
 
Hectares
District
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
National Total
2,471
1,194
4,354
2,637
2,741
2,892
2,540
2,985
3,970
6,150
6,317
Anuradhapura
517
253
674
662
535
1,015
696
1,011
990
940
1,088
Mahaweli H
613
312
1,903
707
716
862
559
700
1,570
1,980
1,885
Matale
1,039
582
1,584
1,117
1,345
914
1,221
1,240
1,380
3,191
3,279
Polonnaruwa
302
47
193
151
145
101
64
34
30
39
65
   
 
Table F07 - 4 Number of Farmers Cultivated Big Onion 1998 - 2007
 
   
District
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
National Total
Not available
4,695
14,729
9,357
10,291
10,785
7,579
10,103
11,562
17,870
14,809
Anuradhapura
900
4,121
2,515
2,854
3,404
2,742
3,800
4,026
3,486
4,495
Mahaweli H
1,573
4,591
2,817
2,678
3,378
1,405
2,121
4,026
7,280
4,874
Matale
1,994
5,069
3,394
4,075
3,555
3,151
4,045
3,394
6,917
5,216
Polonnaruwa
228
948
631
684
448
281
137
116
187
224
   
These informations are based on reconnaissance Surveys conducted by the Agriculture Division of the Department of Census & Statistics during Yala Seasons of the respective years. Big onion Crop is predominantly concentrated in four districts /Areas in the Island during yala seasons (from April to September).
 

 

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Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka.