Coconut Products - Prices on 12.06.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
11.06.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		20,300 T	
Average		17,420 T
Lowest		16,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,569,287 
Nuts Traded	  852,405
Next Auction on 18.6.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(09.06.2009)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		17,000 T	
Average		-	
Lowest		-	
Next Auction on 14.07.2009 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.	16,000-17,000	26,000-28,000
Puttalam Dist.	17,000-17,250	26,000-28,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-17,000	26,000-27,000
Hambanthota Dist.	16,000-17,000	26,000-27,000

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 11.06.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered	 (Kgs)		23,587.5
Quantity of Copra Sold 	(Kgs)		23,587.5
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)		24,500
Simple Average price 		(Rs/250 Kg)	24,358	
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250kg)	23,366
Next Auction on 18.06.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine 			(Rs/Kg)	 	125-126 T
Medium			 (Rs/Kg)		 124-126 T	

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)		15,500-16,000 N

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)		1,200-1,500 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