ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s agricultural production in paddy and coconut picked up in August, the central bank said, while tea, fish and rubber production decreased. “Paddy production for the 2025 Yala season, based on the sown extent as of end August 2025, is forecasted at 2.21 million metric tons,” the central bank’s Agriculture Sector Data Bulletin for September 2025 said. This is an 11.9 percent increase from the previous Yala season. Paddy production forecasts for 2025 is estimated as 4.96 million metric tons, a 5.5 percent increase from 2024. Coconut production recorded a 17.8 percent increase in August 2025, compared…
Sri Lanka rice, coconut production up; fish, tea and rubber down in August: CB
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