Coconut Products - Prices on 27.01.2009

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	24,500-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-17,000	25,000-26,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-17,500	25,000-26,500
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-17,000	-

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	26.00-26.00
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 CopraHighest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)	26,500 T
Simple Average 				26,500 T
priceM.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)	145,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(22nd Jan. 2009)	
		(Rs/Mt)		76,842 	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)	19,000-20,000 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)	2,000-2,400 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)	32,000-33,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)	950-1,000 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority