ISri Lanka idume ngakho imishini yengadi yetiye, futhi i-Iraq iyimakethe eyinhloko yokuthekelisa yetiye laseCeylon, enevolumu yokuthekelisa engamakhilogremu ayizigidi ezingama-41, ebalwa u-18% wesamba esiphelele somthamo wokuthekelisa.Ngenxa yokwehla okusobala kokutholakalayo ngenxa yokushoda kokukhiqiza, okuhambisana nokwehla okukhulu kwe-rupee yaseSri Lanka uma iqhathaniswa nedola laseMelika, amanani endalini yetiye akhuphuke kakhulu, esuka ku-US$3.1 ngekhilogremu ekuqaleni kuka-2022 kuya esilinganisweni sama-US$3.8 ngekhilogremu ngayinye ekupheleni kukaNovemba.

Kusukela ngoNovemba 2022, iSri Lanka ithumele kwamanye amazwe amakhilogremu etiye ayizigidi ezingama-231.Uma kuqhathaniswa nokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe kwamakhilogremu ayizigidi ezingama-262 ngesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule, kwehle ngo-12%.Emikhiqizweni ephelele ngo-2022, ingxenye yabalimi abancane izobalelwa ku-175 million kg (75%), kanti ingxenye yenkampani yasepulazini izobalelwa ku-75.8 million kg (33%).Ukukhiqiza kwehle kuzo zombili izigaba, izinkampani ezitshala ezindaweni zokukhiqiza zehle kakhulu ngama-20%.Kukhona ukushoda ngo-16% ekukhiqizenitea plucker emapulazini amancane.