The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development

¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, the answer is as follows.

¶ 02 (a) (i) Annual household consumption (excluding milk powder and coconut) is as follows:

¶ 03 - Sugar (metric tons): 270,000 - Dhal (metric tons): 170,500 - Gram dhal: 5,800 - Mysore dhal: 162,900 - Other dhal: 1,800 - Rice (metric tons): 2,205,900 - White kakulu (ordinary): 393,700 - White samba: 49,400 - Red kakulu (ordinary): 527,200 - Red kakulu samba: 23,000 - Samba: 344,100 - Red naadu: 123,100 - White naadu: 744,300 - Basmati: 4,500 - Other: 96,600 - Wheat flour (metric tons): 129,600 - Coconut (million nuts): 1,495.15

¶ 04 For 2025, annual household consumption is estimated for all items except coconut. Total consumption of coconut is as provided by the Coconut Development Authority.

¶ 05 Annual national requirement (excluding coconut): - Sugar: 540,000 MT - Milk powder (full cream): 72,000 MT - Dhal: 180,000 MT - Rice: 2.7 million MT - Wheat flour: 220,000 MT

¶ 06 (ii) Annual household consumption (excluding milk powder and coconut), 2010–2025 (selected years): - 2010: 1,568.73 (composite household measure) - 2011: 1,855.67 - 2012: 1,872.60 - 2013: 1,826.04 - 2014: 1,829.76 - 2015: 1,573.80 - 2016: 1,786.70 - 2017: 1,655.51 - 2019: 1,806.91 - 2020: 1,826.15 - 2021: 1,832.53 - 2022: 1,848.08 - 2023: 1,849.87 - 2025: 1,495.15 (coconut total)

¶ 07 (iii) Per capita monthly consumption (excluding coconut), selected years: - 2013: Dhal 1,110.93 g; Rice 2,934.27 g - 2016: Dhal 1,058.43 g (Other years as per Department of Census and Statistics HIES 2012/13, 2016, 2019; coconut per-capita annual data as per Coconut Development Authority.)

¶ 08 (iv) Production and imports (Jan–Dec 2025 unless stated): - Sugar: Domestic production (100% basis) — 100 MT; imports HS codes 1701.91.10/.20/.99.10/.20/.30/.40/.99.00 — Rs. 103,443 million; USD 344 million. - Milk powder (full cream): Domestic production 11,746 MT; imports HS 0402.10.00/.21.00/.29.00 — Rs. 100,694 million; USD 33 million. - Dhal: Imports HS 0713.40.12/.22 (split), 0713.40.11/.21 (unsplit) — Rs. 39,920 million; USD 133 million. - Rice: Production 3,165,500 MT (forecast 2025); imports HS 1006.30.19/.29 — Rs. 25,840 million; USD 85 million. - Wheat flour: Imports HS 1101.00.10 — Rs. 6,670 million; USD 22 million. - Coconut (nuts): Production 1,495 million nuts; imports not applicable.

¶ 09 (v) Import values are as stated above in Sri Lanka Rupees and US Dollars by HS code.

¶ 10 (vi) Import duties: As per prevailing tariff schedule for the cited HS codes.

¶ 11 (vii) Duty-inclusive retail prices: As per current administered/market pricing; varies by item and grade.

¶ 12 (viii) Cost of production and retail price: Vary by item; compiled from producer surveys and market data; available with the Ministry.

¶ 13 (ix) Reasons for notable differences in cost of production: Input costs (fertilizer, energy), exchange rate movements affecting tradables (sugar, milk powder, wheat), weather impacts on yields (rice, coconut), logistics and distribution margins, and policy measures (tariffs, levies).

¶ 14 Data sources: Department of Census and Statistics HIES 2012/13, 2016, 2019 for household consumption and per-capita estimates; Coconut Development Authority for coconut totals; production/import data Jan–Dec 2025.