Coconut Products - Prices on 06.04.2009

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
Puttalam Dist.	10,000-11,000		17,000-18,000
Gampaha Dist.	10,000-12,000		17,000-18,000
Hambanthota Dist.	11,000			18,000

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


T - Traded     N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority