Coconut Products - Prices on 22.05.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
21.05.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		22,500 T	
Average		21,590 T
Lowest		20,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,269,988 
Nuts Traded	553,228

Next Auction on 28.05.2009 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 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	15,500-16,000	25,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-17,000	26,000-27,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000		25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000		24,000-25,000

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut

		Small 		Medium		Large 

Thotalanga		15.00-18.00	20.00-25.00	26.00-28.00	
Pettah		18.00-20.00	22.00-25.00	26.00-27.00
Dematagoda	15.00-18.00	20.00-25.00	-
Nugegoda		18.00-20.00	22.00-24.00	25.00-26.00
Wellawatta		18.00-20.00	24.00-25.00	26.00-28.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-23.00	24.00-25.00	28.00

3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 21.05.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		-
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		-
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price 		(Rs/250 Kg)	-
Simple Average price		(Rs/250 Kg)	-		
M.S. No. 2 Copra	
Simple Average price		(Rs/250kg)	- 
 
Next Auction on 28.05.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine		(Rs/Kg)		 125-130 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)		 125-130 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)		210,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) 	(07.05.2009)(Rs/Mt)	95,184  	

6.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)		16,000-18,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)	750-800 T
Superior 		(Rs/50 Kg)		850-900 T

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

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,600-1,700 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)	1,050 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority