Coconut Products - Prices on 03.04.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
02.04.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		13,590 T	
Average		11,857 T
Lowest		10,500 T
Nuts Offered 	2,152,133 
Nuts Traded	1,362,941
Next Auction on 23.04.2009 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	18,000-20,000
Puttalam Dist.	10,000-12,000	18,000-20,000
Gampaha Dist.	10,000-11,000	18,000-20,000
Hambanthota Dist.	11,000		-

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 02.04.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered 	(Kgs)		14,054
Quantity of Copra Sold 	(Kgs)		14,054
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)		-
Simple Average price 		(Rs/250 Kg)	18,250 T	
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250kg)	16,768 
Next Auction on 23.04.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine 			(Rs/Kg)		 102 T
Medium 			(Rs/Kg)		 104 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price 		(Rs/Mt)		135,000-140,000 T
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) 750-800 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)		1,000 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority