What is the certified (guaranteed) price of paddy in Sri Lanka right now?

Under the Cabinet certified-price announcement gazetted on June 30, 2026 for the 2026 Yala (carried from 2025/26 Maha) season, the guaranteed Paddy Marketing Board purchase prices are Nadu Rs 120/kg, Samba Rs 130/kg and Keeri Samba Rs 140/kg. These are the minimum prices the PMB pays at its collecting centres.

How much is Nadu, Samba and Keeri Samba paddy per kg?

Nadu is Rs 120 per kilogram, Samba is Rs 130 per kilogram, and Keeri Samba is Rs 140 per kilogram at the guaranteed price. Long-grain and other local varieties are usually bought at the Nadu rate unless a separate price is set, so this tool defaults "Other" to Rs 120/kg.

How many kilograms is one bushel of paddy?

One bushel of paddy is 20.87 kg — the standard volumetric measure used at Paddy Marketing Board collecting centres. The calculator shows your harvest in both kilograms and bushels, so you can think in the unit your collector uses. A bushel of rice differs; this measure is for paddy.

How much income can I earn from one acre of paddy?

At the national-average yield of about 1,700 kg per acre and the Nadu certified price of Rs 120/kg, one acre pays roughly Rs 204,000 gross. Samba at Rs 130/kg pays about Rs 221,000 per acre. Your figure depends on your actual yield, which the tool lets you set.

What is the average paddy yield per acre in Sri Lanka?

The Department of Census & Statistics reports national average paddy yield of roughly 4,000–4,500 kg per hectare, which is about 1,600–1,800 kg per acre. Well-managed Maha-season fields can exceed this. The calculator defaults to 1,700 kg/acre and lets you enter your own yield in kg or bushels per acre, or kg per hectare.

Is it better to sell to the Paddy Marketing Board or a private mill?

The certified price is a floor, so the PMB never pays less than the guaranteed rate. If a private mill offers more per kg — sometimes it does for Samba or Keeri Samba in short supply — the open market pays more. Enter the mill's offer in the optional field and the tool shows the rupee gain or loss of each choice.

How is net profit calculated, and where does the cost figure come from?

Net profit is gross income minus your total cost of production (cost per kg × total kilograms). The default of Rs 95/kg is an editable national-average estimate in line with DCS Cost-of-Production-of-Paddy releases — replace it with your own cost for an accurate margin. It is never presented as your specific cost.

When were these paddy prices last verified?

The certified prices on this page were verified against the Cabinet announcement of June 30, 2026 on 2026-07-12. Certified prices are re-gazetted around each Maha and Yala season, so check the "gazetted" date shown on the calculator and re-verify against the latest Extraordinary Gazette before relying on a figure.

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Certified Paddy Price Sri Lanka & Harvest Income Calculator

See the current guaranteed paddy price — Nadu Rs 120, Samba Rs 130, Keeri Samba Rs 140 per kg — then enter your acres and expected yield to get your harvest in kilograms and bushels and the cheque the Paddy Marketing Board should pay. Optional net-profit and open-market comparison. No signup.

By Induwara Ashinsana— Executive Director, Ryzera TechnologiesUpdated Jul 12, 2026

Paddy harvest income

Certified price · gazetted Jun 30, 2026

Guaranteed (certified) purchase price

Paddy variety

නාඩු · Rs 120/kg certified

Applied certified priceRs 120/kg

Land extent

Area under this paddy variety.

Expected yield

National average is ~1,700 kg/acre — adjust to your land.

Open-market offer (optional, Rs/kg)

A private mill's or trader's price, to compare against the PMB.

Cost of production (optional, Rs/kg)

Your own cost per kg. DCS national average ≈ Rs 95/kg.

Quick extent

Total harvest

3,400 kg

162.91 bushels

Gross income (PMB)

Rs 408,000

Net profit

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Add a cost of production

PMB vs market

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Add an open-market offer

Calculation breakdown

Step	Value
Land extent (normalised)	2 acres
Expected yield	1,700 kg/acre
Total harvest	3,400 kg
Total harvest (bushels)	162.91 bushels
Certified price applied	Rs 120/kg
Gross income	Rs 408,000

Gross income is what the Paddy Marketing Board pays at the guaranteed price. Net profit and the market comparison appear only when you supply the optional figures. Cost of production is your own estimate, not a farmer-specific figure from any authority.

Certified prices from the Cabinet gazette announcement of Jun 30, 2026 via the Paddy Marketing Board (pmb.gov.lk). Bushel measure: 1 bushel = 20.87kg. Yield and cost defaults from the Department of Census & Statistics. Full sources are listed below the calculator.

How it works

The calculator starts from the certified (guaranteed) paddy purchase price set by the Cabinet and paid by the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) at its collecting centres. Certified prices for the 2026 Yala (carried from 2025/26 Maha) season were announced on June 30, 2026: Nadu Rs 120/kg, Samba Rs 130/kg and Keeri Samba Rs 140/kg. These are floors — the PMB will not pay less — so they anchor your minimum expected income.

Every figure is computed in kilograms, the calculator's canonical unit, then shown in bushels too because that is what most farmers and PMB collectors count in. The steps are:

Normalise extent to acres. If you enter hectares, it is converted with acres = hectares × 2.47105 (1 hectare = 2.47105 acres).
Normalise yield to kg per acre. kg/acre is used as-is; bushels/acre is multiplied by 20.87 (1 bushel = 20.87 kg); kg/hectare is divided by 2.47105.
Total harvest. total kg = yield (kg/acre) × acres, and bushels = total kg ÷ 20.87.
Gross income. gross = total kg × certified price. For the "Other" variety, which has no gazetted price, the tool uses the price you enter, defaulting to the Nadu rate.
Optional net profit. If you supply a cost of production (Rs/kg), net = gross − (total kg × cost) and margin = net ÷ gross. The default cost is an editable national-average estimate, not your specific cost.
Optional open-market comparison.Enter a private mill's offer and the tool computes PMB advantage = gross − (total kg × market price); a positive number means selling to the PMB pays more.

As an independent check, the tool also values the harvest through the bushel path — price-per-bushel (certified price × 20.87) multiplied by the number of bushels — and confirms it matches the kilogram-based gross to the rupee. Yield and cost defaults come from the Department of Census & Statistics; the certified prices and the 20.87 kg bushel come from the Paddy Marketing Board.

Worked examples

2 acres of Nadu, yield 1,700 kg/acre, cost Rs 95/kg

Total harvest: 1,700 × 2 = 3,400 kg
In bushels: 3,400 ÷ 20.87 = 162.9 bushels
Gross income: 3,400 × Rs 120 = Rs 408,000
Cost: 3,400 × Rs 95 = Rs 323,000
Net profit: 408,000 − 323,000 = Rs 85,000
Margin: 85,000 ÷ 408,000 = 20.8%

1 hectare of Samba, yield 4,500 kg/ha, offered Rs 110/kg by a mill

Extent: 1 ha = 2.47105 acres
Yield: 4,500 ÷ 2.47105 = 1,821.1 kg/acre
Total harvest: 1,821.1 × 2.47105 = 4,500 kg (round-trips)
In bushels: 4,500 ÷ 20.87 = 215.6 bushels
Gross at certified Rs 130: 4,500 × 130 = Rs 585,000
Open-market at Rs 110: 4,500 × 110 = Rs 495,000
PMB advantage: 585,000 − 495,000 = Rs 90,000

0.5 acre of Keeri Samba, yield 1,600 kg/acre (small plot, edge case)

Total harvest: 1,600 × 0.5 = 800 kg
In bushels: 800 ÷ 20.87 = 38.3 bushels
Gross income: 800 × Rs 140 = Rs 112,000
No cost or market entered → net and comparison stay blank, no errors

Frequently asked questions

Sources & references

Certified prices were last verified against the Cabinet announcement of June 30, 2026 on 2026-07-12. Certified prices are re-gazetted around each Maha and Yala season — re-verify against the latest Extraordinary Gazette before relying on a figure. Yield and cost-of-production defaults are adjustable national averages, not farmer-specific values.

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