Coconut Products - Prices on 06.05.2009

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.	16,000		24,000-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	14,500-15,000	24,000-25,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,500-16,000	24,000
Hambanthota Dist.	14,000		21,000-22,000

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)			-      	T
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)	 			124-125 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 			124-125 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			190,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (29.04.2009)	(Rs/Mt)	90,743  	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				16,500-17000 N

7.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		800-825 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)				800-900 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)			1,200-1,300 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,700 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)	  		950-1,000 N

T - Traded      N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority