Grain Annual 2013 Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan rice production in marketing year (MY) 2012/13 is reduced from 3.127 to 2.675 million tons due to lower than expected yields. 2013/14 rice production is estimated to reach 2.76 million tons, assuming normal conditions, average production and average yields. 2012/13 rice production exceeded Sri Lanka’s domestic consumption, limiting demand for imported rice to small quantities of specialty products. Sri Lankan wheat flour exports are expected to soften in 2013 due to low export demand in Indonesia, a key Sri Lankan export market.