Coconut Products - Prices on 02.02.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
29.01.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			16,750 T	
Average			16,060 T
Lowest			13,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,245,499 
Nuts Traded		513,226
Next Auction on 05.02.2009 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 24.02.2009 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.	15,000-17,000	24,000-25,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-17,000	24,000-25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-16,000	-

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut
		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)
Thotalanga		15.00-22.00	23.00-27.00
Pettah		15.00-20.00	22.00-25.00
Dematagoda	15.00-22.00	25.00-27.00
Nugegoda		20.00-25.00	27.00-29.00
Wellawatte		-		28.00-32.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-25.00	28.00-30.00

3. COPRA 
Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 28.01.2009
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)			43,028
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)			18,890
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)		21,800 T
Simple Average price				21,625 T	
M.S. No. 2 and 3 Copra Simple Average price	20,400 T
Next Auction on 11.02.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	123 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	123 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			140,000-145,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (22nd Jan. 2009) (Rs/Mt)	76,914 	

6. POONAC (Rs/Mt)				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)		1,050 T
T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority