Coconut Products - Prices on 31.03.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
31.03.2009               
(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.	12,000		19,000
Hambanthota Dist.	11,000-12,000	18,000-19,000


2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut

		Small 		Medium		Large 

Thotalanga		12.00-18.00	20.00-24.00	25.00-27.00	
Pettah		18.00-20.00	22.00-23.00	25.00-27.00
Dematagoda	15.00-18.00	20.00-25.00	-
Nugegoda		18.00-20.00	22.00-25.00	26.00-28.00
Wellawatta		-		24.00-26.00	27.00-30.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00		25.00-27.00	28.00-30.00


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)	 		95 T
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	 		100 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)       	19,000-20,000 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)		32,000 T


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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority