Coconut Products - Prices on 09.01.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
8.01.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		18,510 T	
Average		16,835 T
Lowest		14,000 T
Nuts Offered 	2,542,457 
Nuts Traded	1,231,612

Next Auction on 15.01.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(08.12.2008)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		15,750 T	
Average		15,520 T	
Lowest		15,000 T	

Next Auction on 13.01.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura - Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (23.12.2008) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		16,000 T
Average 		15,900 T		
Lowest		15,500 T

Next Auction on 27.01.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	15,000-16,500	23,000-24,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-16,500	23,000-24,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-16,500	23,000-24,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-16,000	22,000

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut

		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		15.00-23.00	25.00-28.00
Pettah		18.00-25.00	26.00-28.00
Dematagoda	15.00-20.00	25.00-28.00
Nugegoda		20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00
Wellawatte		26.00-28.00	30.00-35.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-26.00	28.00-30.00

3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 08.01.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kg)	59,133
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kg)	19,500
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price 		(Rs/250 Kg) 26,000 T
	
Simple Average price			24,000 T
			
M.S. No. 2 Copra	
Simple Average price			20,862 T
 
Next Auction on 21.01.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, 
Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)	122 T
Medium			(Rs/Kg)	118 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)	155,000 - 158,000T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	
(13th Dec. 2008)		(Rs/Mt)	84,750 	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)	20,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)	775 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)	800-825 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)	950-1,100 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,400-1,600 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)	2,100-2,400 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)	30,000-32,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)	1,000-1,100 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority