Coconut Products - Prices on 09.03.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
05.03.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			17,020 T	
Average			15,800 T
Lowest			14,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,899,494 
Nuts Traded		872,872

Next Auction on 12.03.2009 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.	16,000			23,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-16,000		23,000
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		15.00-20.00	22.00-25.00	27.00-30.00	
Pettah		18.00-22.00	25.00-26.00	27.00-28.00
Dematagoda	15.00-20.00	25.00		-
Nugegoda		-		22.00-26.00	28.00-30.00
Wellawatte		-		26.00-28.00	30.00-35.00
Kiribathgoda	-		20.00-25.00	28.00-35.00

3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 05.03.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)			12,790
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)			12,790
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price  (Rs/250 Kg)		23,000 T

Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)		22,895 T	
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250kg)	22,465 T
 

Next Auction on 12.03.2009 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)	115 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			160,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (05.03. 2009) (Rs/Mt)		73,206 	

6.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)				21,000 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)		1,250 T

T - Traded   N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority