Coconut Products - Prices on 17.02.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
12.02.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			17,710 T	
Average			16,780 T
Lowest			14,500 T
Nuts Offered 		800,000 
Nuts Traded		600,000

Next Auction on 19.02.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(10.02.2009)

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

Highest			16,500 T	
Average			16,322 T	
Lowest			16,000 T	

Next Auction on 09.03.2009 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.	16,000		23,000-24,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-16,500	23,000-24,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-15,500	24,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000		-

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

		Small 		Medium		Large 

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 11.02.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kg)			36,500
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kg)			36,500
M.S. No. 1 Copra	Highest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)	20,750 T
	Simple Average 				20,750 T
	price		
M.S. No. 2 Copra	Simple Average	
	price		20,280 T
 

Next Auction on 18.02.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine		(Rs/Kg)		123 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)		122 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		140,000-143,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(29th 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)	1,100 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority