Coconut Products - Prices on 19.02.2009
1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
19.02.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			17,490 T	
Average			16,350 T
Lowest			14,500 T
Nuts Offered 		1,165,052 
Nuts Traded		599,072

Next Auction on 26.02.2009 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.	15,000-16,000	23,000-24,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-16,000	23,000-24,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-16,000	23,000-24,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-16,000	-

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 18.02.2009
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kg)		25,830
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kg)		25,830
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price 		(Rs/250 Kg)	23,500 T
Simple Average price				22,965 T
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250kg)	21,752 T
 
Next Auction on 25.02.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine 			(Rs/Kg)		121 T
Medium 			(Rs/Kg)		121 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		145,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (12th Feb. 2009)	(Rs/Mt)	78,679 	

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

T - Traded N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority