# Kurunduwatta Dedicated Economic Centre: physical wholesale market in Kurunduwatta, Kandy District

> Kurunduwatta Dedicated Economic Centre is an agricultural trading venue in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. Kurunduwatta, Kandy District, Sri Lanka.

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**AGR-220 · Physical wholesale market** · Kurunduwatta, Kandy District, Sri Lanka · LKR
Kurunduwatta Dedicated Economic Centre is an agricultural trading venue in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. JICA's 2013 survey describes its establishment in 2008 for minor export crops, including spices, and classifies it as a collecting centre in a production area. This specialisation distinguishes it from centres focused on fresh vegetables. It does not, however, establish that every spice is currently available or that the administrator itself exports goods. A named commercial counterparty is still needed for a purchasing or selling enquiry.
The ministry records unaudited management income of LKR 3,714,273.34 and expenditure of LKR 1,528,165.11 for January–September 2025. These are not spice sales values. The distinction matters because institutional receipts can differ substantially from the value of goods traded by dealers. No unknown throughput, active-company count or annual export volume has been estimated from these amounts. Administrative financial figures do not support such conversions, and the reported period remains nine months rather than a full year.
That level of detail is supported by the historical source. Individual species have not been added merely because they are commonly grown in Sri Lanka. A buyer's first step should be to obtain the trader's current product list and product form: raw, dried, cleaned or processed. Each form may require a different specification, quality assessment and unit of comparison. A broad category is useful for initial discovery but insufficient for a purchase order.
For spices, useful questions concern a representative lot sample, moisture, cleanliness, origin and storage. These are recommended commercial checks, not a verified rulebook for this centre. Suppliers should establish who assesses quality and whether the final price depends on test results. Buyers should clarify net weight, package type, lot identification and the possibility of repeat deliveries. A general reference to export crops does not replace agreement on the requirements of the actual customer or the condition in which the product will be supplied.
Institutional sources are provided, while the appropriate administrative contact should be established through current ministry channels. Before travel, confirm the exact trading location, operating day and counterparty's attendance; a similarly named place should not automatically be identified with this centre. For an initial small transaction, agree sampling and settlement before arranging a larger shipment. This approach helps assess product quality and business reliability without drawing unsupported conclusions about today's assortment from historical descriptions.
What is priced: [Fruit and vegetables](https://husfarm.com/exchanges/category/fruit-and-vegetables/)

## Sources

- [trade.gov.lk — Ministry: 2025 progress report, table 3.15](https://trade.gov.lk/storage/downloads/December2025/Z9fAUbyb1UdSIWD1LUWa.pdf)
- [openjicareport.jica.go.jp — JICA: centre specialisation and role, 2013](https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/12115689.pdf)
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