Coconut Products - Prices on 26.03.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
26.03.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		13,110 T	
Average		11,864 T
Lowest		11,000 T
Nuts Offered 	2,208,197 
Nuts Traded	748,059
Next Auction on 02.04.2009 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 (24.03.2009) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		-
Average 		-	
Lowest		-
Next Auction on 28.04.2009 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.	12,000		18,000-20,000
Puttalam Dist.	12,000		18,000-20,000
Gampaha Dist.	12,000		18,000-20,000
Hambanthota Dist.	12,000		-

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
Wellawatta		-		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 Copra Highest 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 

Next Auction on 02.04.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine				 (Rs/Kg)		 90 T
Medium				 (Rs/Kg)	 	95 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price 			(Rs/Mt)		140,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (19.03.2009) 	(Rs/Mt)		67,773  	

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)		800-1,300 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE 		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,600-1,750 T

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

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

12. COCONUT EKELS			 (Rs/50 Kg)	950-1,100 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority