Coconut Products - Prices on 04.03.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
26.02.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			17,290 T	
Average			16,540 T
Lowest			15,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,455,918 
Nuts Traded		946,114

Next Auction on 05.03.2009 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 (24.02.2009) 

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

Highest			15,000 T
Average 			14,666 T	
Lowest			14,000 T

Next Auction on 24.03.2009 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.	14,500		23,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-16,000	23,000-24,000
Gampaha Dist.	14,000-15,000	23,000
Hambanthota Dist.	14,000-15,000	-

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 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(Rs/250 Kg)		22,965 T	
M.S. No. 2 Copra
Simple Average price (Rs/250kg)			21,752 T
 

Next Auction on 05.03.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)				112 T
Medium(Rs/Kg)				114 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			160,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (19th Feb. 2009)	(Rs/Mt)	76,540 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				19,000-20,000 N

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)			900-1,000 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,600 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		2,100-2,400 T

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

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,150-1,200 T

T - Traded      N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority