Coconut Products - Prices on 09.06.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
04.06.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		19,000 T	
Average		17,720 T
Lowest		16,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,856,316 
Nuts Traded	1,167,715

Next Auction on 11.6.2009 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 (26.05.2009) 

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

Highest		15,000 T
Average 		-		
Lowest		-

Next Auction on 23.06.2009 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		25,000-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-15,500	25,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000		26,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,500-16,000	24,000-26,000

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 04.06.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)	21,010
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)	21,010
M.S. No. 1 Copra	
Highest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)	25,000
	
Simple Average price	(Rs/250 Kg)	24,697	
M.S. No. 2 Copra	
Simple Average price	(Rs/250kg)	23,016
 
Next Auction on 11.06.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 128-130 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 128-130 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			185,000-190,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (04.06.2009)	(Rs/Mt)	95,453 	

6.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			15,000-16,000 N

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)	7	50-800 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)		2,100-2,500 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