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Table F07 - 1 Big Onion Production 1997 - 2007 |
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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 |
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Table F07 - 2 Average Yield of Big Onion 1997 -2007 |
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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 |
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Table F07 - 3 Extent of Big Onion 1997 - 2007 |
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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 |
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Table F07 - 4 Number of Farmers Cultivated Big Onion 1998 - 2007 |
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| 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 |
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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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