Coconut Products - Prices on 15.01.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
15.01.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		17,850 T	
Average		16,538 T
Lowest		14,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,492,799 
Nuts Traded	782,857

Next Auction on 22.01.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(13.01.2009)

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

Highest		17,000 T	
Average		16,739 T	
Lowest		16,500 T	

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/MT)

Highest		25,000 T
Average		24,700 T
Lowest		23,000 T

Next Auction on 10.02.2009 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.	15,000-17,000	24,000-25,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-17,000	24,000-26,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-17,000	25,000-26,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-16,000	23,000


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

		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		15.00-20.00	22.00-28.00	
Pettah		15.00-20.00	22.00-26.00
Dematagoda	15.00-20.00	25.00-26.00
Nugegoda		19.00-23.00	24.00-28.00
Wellawatte		25.00-28.00	30.00-32.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-26.00	30.00-32.00

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 CopraSimple Averageprice	22,000 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)	124-125 T
Medium 			(Rs/Kg)	120 T	


5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)	150,000-155,000 NT
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(08th Jan. 2009)(Rs/Mt)	90,052 	


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)		32,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS 		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,050 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority