Coconut Products - Prices on 23.01.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
22.01.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			17,710 T	
Average			16,461 T
Lowest			15,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,077,669 
Nuts Traded		542,300
Next Auction on 29.01.2009 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	
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	24,000-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,500-17,000	24,000-26,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-17,000	24,000-26,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-16,000	23,000-24,000

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 21.01.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)			37,850
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)			6,000
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)		26,500 T
Simple Average price				26,500 T
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra Simple Average price	20,600 T
Next Auction on 28.01.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)				128-130 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)				125-126 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			148,000-150,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (08th Jan. 2009) (Rs/Mt)	90,052 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				20,000-21,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg) 750-800 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)	800-825 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)			850-1,100 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,500-1,600 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)			1,000 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority