Coconut Products - Prices on 10.02.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
05.02.2009               

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

Highest   			17,690 T	
Average			16,300 T
Lowest			14,500 T
Nuts Offered 		1,284,481 
Nuts Traded		1,086,368

Next Auction on 12.02.2009 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 NutsRs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill) (Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	15,500-17,000	24,000-25,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,500-18,000	24,000-25,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-16,000	24,000-25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-16,000	-

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

                                   Small                 Medium	           Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		15.00-17.00	20.00-25.00	26.00-28.00	
Pettah		15.00-20.00	25.00		26.00-28.00
Dematagoda	15.00-18.00	20.00-25.00	-
Nugegoda			-	21.00-24.00	25.00-28.00
Wellawatte		20.00		25.00-29.00	30.00-35.00
Kiribathgoda	-		20.00-25.00	28.00-35.00

3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 06.02.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kg)			38,592
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kg)		14,592
M.S. No. 1 Copra	Highest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)     	21,500 T
	Simple Average 	 			21,448 T
	price		
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 - 125 T
Medium		(Rs/Kg)		122 - 124 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		   (Rs/Mt)	145,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(29th Jan. 2009)  (Rs/Mt)		76,914 	

6.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)				19,000-19,500 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)	                 	1,100 T

T - Traded     
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority