Infomation Of Rice

Rice is that the single most vital crop occupying 34 % (0.77 /million ha) of the full cultivated space in Ceylon. on the average 560,000 HA Ar cultivated throughout maha and 310,000 HA throughout yala creating the typical annual extent sown with rice to concerning 870,000 ha. About 1.8 million farm families Ar engaged in paddy cultivation island-wide. state presently produces 2.7 million t of rough rice annually and satisfies around ninety five % of the domestic demand. Rice provides forty fifth total calorie and four-hundredth total protein demand of a median Ceylon's. The per capital consumption of rice fluctuates around 100 kg each year depending on the value of rice, bread and flour.

It is projected that the demand for rice can increase at 1.1% each year and to fulfill this the rice production ought to grow at the rate of 2.9% each year. Increasing the cropping intensity and national average yield Ar the choices obtainable to realize this production targets.

The current price of production of rough rice is Rs. 8.57 per kg. the value of labor, farm power and trad able inputs constitutes fifty fifth, twenty third and twenty third respectively. The labor price has up at a better rate than alternative prices over the previous few years.

While the world demand for rice can increase at 1.95% the assembly can increase at 1.62% every year creating the trad able rice volume to be doubled in another twenty years time. As a result the rice worth would decline at 0.73% each year. On the opposite hand the domestic worth of rice on par with Thai A1 super (the cheapest within the world market) would be higher by 50 -70 USD per t than the internationally listed rice.This situation can place Ceylon below increase pressure to provide cheaper and top quality rice within the coming years.