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PEPPER PRODUCTION
PEPPER,
PROCESSING AND TRADE
Country
y Paper
p – Sri Lanka
W.D.L. Gunaratne
Director General
General, Dept.
Dept Export Agriculture


EXTENT OF PEPPER CULTIVATION
Year

New
Planting
(Ha)
2010
403.3
2011*
231.2
2012**
430 0
430.0
*Upp to end June 2011
** Projection

Productive Non Productive Total
area (Ha) area (Ha)
(Ha)

29,385
29,604
30 174
30,174

1,546
1,558
1 905
1,905

30,931
31,162
32 079
32,079

Composition
p
of Agricultural
g
Exports

p
2009 & 2010
Category
Tea
Rubber
Coconut
EAC products
Other Agric. Exports
Total

2009
Value Us$ Mil.

Share

2010
Value Us$ Mil. Share

1,185.1
98 6

98.6
166.2
133.5
106.8
1,690.2

70.1
5
5.8
8
9.8
7.9
6.3
100.0

1,375.4
170 4
170.4
173.6
211.8

110.2
2,041.4

67.4
8
8.3
3
8.5
10.4
5.4
100.0

FOREIGN EXPORT EARNING FROM
AGRICULTURE SECTORSECTOR- 2009
Tea

Rubber

Coconut


EAC

Other

Other , 6
6.3
3
EAC, 7.9
Coconut,
9.8
Rubber,
58
5.8

Tea, 70.1

FOREIGN EXPORT EARNING FROM
AGRICULTURE SECTORSECTOR- 2010
%


5.40%

Tea
10 40%
10.40%

Rubber

8.50%

Coconut

8.30%

EACs
67 40%
67.40%

Other Agric


Export
p Earningg of EAC byy Commodities 2010

Nutmeg
5.7%

Arecanuts Betel
2.4%
1.0%
.0%

Mace
1.9%

Other EAC
3.1%

Clove
17.6%
Cinnamon

39.1%

Coffee
0 2%
0.2%
Cardamom
0.1%

Cocoa
8.7%

Pepper
20.1%

Agro-Ecological
A
E l i l
Map of Sri Lanka

DISTRIBUTION OF PEPPER

CULTIVATION FOR 2010 AND 2011
Province
Central
North-Western
North
Western
Sabaragamuwa
Uva
Western
Southern
Other
T t l
Total

2010
12,658
2 945
2,945
5,928
4 205

4,205
2,140
3 001
3,001
54
30 931
30,931

2011 (Up to June.)
12,718
2 955
2,955
6,064
4 210
4,210
2,150
3 011
3,011
54
31 162
31,162

PRODUCTION OF BLACK AND WHITE
PEPPER FOR 2010 TO 2012 (MT.
(MT )
Year

Black

White

Total

2010

17,327

5.0

17,332

2011(Estimate)

12,995

15.0

14,010

2012
(
(Projection)
)

17,845

20.0

17,865

MONTHLY EXPORT OF WHOLE PEPPER – 2010
& 2011 UP TO AUGUST
M th
Month
Quantity
(Mt)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
g
September
October
November
December
Total

2010
Value
(Rs. Mn.)

539.1
264.1
290 9
290.9
702.8
1,602.7
1,632.8
1,585.9
1,374.7
1,080.4
1,241.4
902 8
902.8
1,001.3
12,218.9

176,105.8
88,393.1
102 366 8
102,366.8
242,020.5
586,218.6
610,430.4
584,210.6
510,852.2
424,025.8
523,580.8
459 158 4
459,158.4
517,390.6
4,824,753.5

2011
Quantity
Value
(Mt)
(Rs. Mn)
825.49
676.77
548 94
548.94
438.87
475.20
677.02
567.30
456.94

379,5185.78
320,815.92
254 522 89
254,522.89
220,091.50
367,483.44
587,945.82
515,523.82
384,295.09

4,666.54

3,024,415.45

Export of Black Pepper by Country of Destination(>450g/L)
Country
Egypt
Germany
India
Jordan
Kuwait
P ki t
Pakistan
Poland
Spain
S di Arabia
Saudi
A bi
Switzerland
Turkey
UAE
USA
UK
Vi t
Vietnam
Other
Total

2010
Quantity (Mt) Value (US$ )
421.02
157.05
4 087 97
4,087.97
47.63
933 69
933.69
74.30
106.00
112 00
112.00
10.17
359.00
98 36
98.36
21.81
28.06
75 00
75.00
267.12
6,799.12

1,536,649.5
1,003,502.4
14 954 828 0
14,954,828.0
181,276.5
1 633 901 0
1,633,901.0
291,799.2
448,118.1
485 609 1
485,609.1
69,899.4
918,862.2
265 696 0
265,696.0
157,640.3
152,905.3
293 705 7
293,705.7
1,105,846.5
23,500,239.4

2011 Up to August
Quantity (Mt) Value (Us$)
116.52
146.32
1 296 61
1,296.61
11.27
363.00
69 98
69.98
14.00
298.00
8.40
14 66
14.66
73.78
28.89
139.70
2,580.5

552,733.7
1,068,130.0
8 313 012 7
8,313,012.7
25,023.5
926,677.8
125 173 9
125,173.9
54,855.7
1,443,790.2
70,353.2
69 543 6
69,543.6
528,941.4
261,965.4
767,039.2
14,207,240.3

Export
43.18

of Black Pepper by Country of Destination(