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Coconut production hit by 40% drop-by Sunimalee Dias Source:Sundaytimes Sri Lanka’s coconut production has seen a drop of 40 per cent and this is notably felt at the Coconut Auction in Colombo where numbers have dwindled significantly primarily attributed to the effect of the ban on fertiliser application, white fly disease and increased exports. This significant drop in coconuts is due to the ban on fertiliser application several years back and the effect of this is being felt only now, an official at the Coconut Development Board told The Sunday Times Business. It was pointed out that at the moment they have noticed about a 40 per cent drop in production in most estates compared to last year and that they have received only about 400,000 nuts this week at the auction. Coconut production that had previously been at around 600,000 – 800,000 nuts made available at the auction has ...