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 to August 2024, reflecting a steady growth.
Meanwhile, fish production decreased by 10.7 percent year-on-year in August, attributed to a 46.9 percent year-on-year decline in inland fish production.
However, marine fish production recorded a 3.4 percent growth in August 2025.
Tea production decreased by 7.8 percent in August.
“Though Jan-Aug 2025 production recorded a marginal increase,” the central bank said.
Rubber production also saw a year-on-year decline, it said, according to provisional data from the Rubber Development Department. (Colombo/Oct15/2025)
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