Coconut Products - Prices on 28.04.2009

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 (28.04.2009) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest			15,000 T
Average 			14,341 T		
Lowest			13,000 T

Next Auction on 26.05.2009 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.	15,000-16,000	23,000-24,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-16,000	23,000-24,000
Gampaha Dist.	14,500		22,000
Hambanthota Dist.	13,000-14,000	20,000-21,000

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)			 125 T		
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	 		125 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			190,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(08.04.2009)	(Rs/Mt)	92,998  	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		17,000-19,000 N

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)		28,000 T

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

T - Traded N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority