Coconut Products - Prices on 30.03.2009

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.	11,000-12,000	18,000-19,000
Puttalam Dist.	11,000-12,000	18,000-19,000
Gampaha Dist.	10,000		16,000
Hambanthota Dist.	11,000-12,000	18,000-19,000

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 T
 

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)	 94 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 96 T	


5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		140,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (26.03.2009) (Rs/Mt)	71,588  	


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


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)	32,000 T


12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)	950 N

T - Traded    N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority