Coconut Products - Prices on 29.04.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
29.04.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			21,500 T	
Average			19,050 T
Lowest			17,500 T
Nuts Offered 		1,145,540 
Nuts Traded		893,072

Next Auction on 07.05.2009 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	24,000-24,500
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-16,000	23,000-25,000
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 07.05.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine 	(Rs/Kg)	 		125-128 N
Medium 	(Rs/Kg)			 128 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)		200,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(16.04.2009)	(Rs/Mt)	92,998  	

6.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)	1	7,000-19,000 N

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority