Coconut Products - Prices on 22.04.2009

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 -(07.04.2009)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			-	
Average			-	
Lowest			-	
Next Auction on 12.05.2009 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.	10,000-12,000	17,000-19,000
Puttalam Dist.	11,000-13,000	19,000-21,000
Gampaha Dist.	11,000		18,000
Hambanthota Dist.	12,000-12,500	21,000

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 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)	 			110-112 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)				110-112 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			155,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (08.04.2009)	(Rs/Mt)	81,113  	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				16,000-18,000 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)		1,400-1,450 T

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

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)		30,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			850 T

T - Traded    N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority