Coconut Products - Prices on 19.05.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
14.05.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			19,500 T	
Average			17,066 T
Lowest			15,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,243,034 
Nuts Traded		887,562

Next Auction on 21.05.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya  Auction -(12.05.2009)

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

Highest			17,500 T	
Average			16,960 T	
Lowest			16,500 T	

Next Auction on 09.06.2009 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 NutsRs/Mt             (Husked Ex-Mill)      (Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.		15,000-16,000	25,000
Puttalam Dist.		15,000-16,000	24,000-26,000
Gampaha Dist.		15,000-15,500	24,000-25,000
Hambanthota Dist.		15,000		24,000-25,000

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 14.05.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)			17,500
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)			17,500
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price  (Rs/250 Kg)		24,000 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)		23,861 T	
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250kg)	21,977 T 
 

Next Auction on 21.05.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)			 122 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 		122 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		180,000-190,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (07.05.2009) (Rs/Mt)		95,184  	
6.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)				17,500 T

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)			1,000 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority