Coconut Products - Prices on 30.04.2009

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.	14,000-16,000	24,000-24,500
Puttalam Dist.	14,000-15,000	23,000-25,000
Gampaha Dist.	14,000-15,000	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)		 130 N
Medium			 (Rs/Kg)	 	128-130 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price 		(Rs/Mt)		200,000-210,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (16.04.2009) (Rs/Mt)		92,998  	

6.POONAC			 (Rs/Mt)		17,000-18,000 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)	 	 950 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority