Sri Lanka

U.S. Trade with Sri Lanka in 2022

Export Market Rank
#67 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$117.74 Million
3-Year Average
$146.32 Million
Compound Average Growth
-0.79% (2013-2022)
Total Export Value 2013 - 2022
Export Value by Commodity 2022

Top 10 Exports to Sri Lanka in 2022

Commodity Total Value (USD) Total Volume (Metric Tons) 10-Year Average Value (USD) 10-Year Growth
Soybean Meal $82.08 Million 149,325 $63.96 Million 191%
Other Feeds, Meals & Fodders $9.46 Million 15,927 $7.25 Million 800%
Dairy Products $6.67 Million 1,664 $11.46 Million -54%
Tobacco $4.78 Million 216 $3.28 Million 249%
Distillers Grains $4.43 Million 13,847 $3.21 Million 13804%
Fish and Seafood $1.41 Million 145 $1.38 Million -1%
Planting Seeds $1.34 Million 934 $1.98 Million 59%
Essential Oils $1.24 Million 47 $1.31 Million -17%
Food Preparations $1.13 Million 84 $1.66 Million -10%
Pulses $1.04 Million 1,071 $2.9 Million -58%

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Data and Analysis

Attaché Report (GAIN)

Sri Lanka: Grain and Feed Annual

FAS Colombo (Post) forecast’s Sri Lanka’s market year (MY) 2023/2024 (October-September) rice production (milled) at 3.16 million metric tons (MMT), with a planted area of 1 million hectares.
On November 30, 2022, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies issued a Customs Notification, imposing a levy on 15 food and agricultural products (HS) headings.
On April 9, 2022, the Sri Lankan government issued the Imports and Exports (Control) Regulations No. 06 (2022). These regulations affect several food and non-food commodities.

News and Features

For FY 2023, USDA anticipates awarding up to $224 million in new McGovern-Dole cooperative agreements. USDA has identified the following as priority countries for FY 2023: Cameroon, Haiti, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, and Togo.
January 4, 2023
Communications to Congress

Food for Progress Program – FY 2021 Report to Congress

June 30, 2021
Communications to Congress

Food for Progress Program – FY 2020 Report to Congress

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