Coconut Products - Prices on 23.04.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
23.04.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		17,820 T	
Average		16,620 T
Lowest		14,510 T
Nuts Offered 	2,028,163 
Nuts Traded	1,439,988
Next Auction on 30.04.2009 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.	11,000-12,000	19,000-20,000
Puttalam Dist.	12,000-13,000	21,000-20,000
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 30.04.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1
4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine				 (Rs/Kg)	 115 T
Medium				 (Rs/Kg)	 115 T	
5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price			 (Rs/Mt)	170,000-175,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (08.04.2009)	 (Rs/Mt)	81,113  	
6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)	22,000 T
7.MATTRESS FIBRE Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg) 825-875 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)		975 T
T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority