Coconut Products - Prices on 19.03.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
19.03.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		14,100 T	
Average		12,175 T
Lowest		11,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,908,044 
Nuts Traded	391,519

Next Auction on 26.03.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(09.03.2009)

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

Highest		16,500 T	
Average		16,390 T	
Lowest		16,000 T	

Next Auction on 07.04.2009 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		22,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000		19,000-22,000
Gampaha Dist.	12,000		20,000
Hambanthota Dist.	14,000		20,000

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 19.03.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)		9,650
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		9,650
M.S. No. 1 CopraHighest Price 		(Rs/250 Kg)	22,000 T
	Simple Average 		
	price			(Rs/250 Kg)	20,082 T	
M.S. No. 2 Copra	Simple Average	
	price			(Rs/250kg)	19,195 T
 

Next Auction on 26.03.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine				(Rs/Kg)		112-113 T
Medium				(Rs/Kg)		116-117 T	


5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price			(Rs/Mt)		155,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(12.03.2009)	(Rs/Mt)		71,875  T	


6.POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		20,000 T


7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		750-850 T
Superior				(Rs/50 Kg)		800-900 T


8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)			(Rs/50 Kg)		850-1,200 T


9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,500-1,800 T


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


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

12. COCONUT EKELS			(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority