Coconut Products - Prices on 18.06.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
18.06.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		19,100 T	
Average		17,370 T
Lowest		16,250 T
Nuts Offered 	1,655,132 
Nuts Traded	  796,822
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		-      T	
Lowest                   -	      T	
Farm-gate Bold nuts Price Rs/MT  26,750 T
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.	16,000-16,500	25,000-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-17,000	26,000-27,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-16,000	25,000-26,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,500		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 18.06.2009
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 25.06.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1
4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine  			(Rs/Kg)		 123-124 N
Medium			 (Rs/Kg)		 122-124 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price 		(Rs/Mt)		175,000-180,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (11.06.2009) (Rs/Mt)		88,459 	

6.POONAC 		 (Rs/Mt)		15,000 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)	1,200-1,500 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)		28,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		 (Rs/50 Kg)	950-1,150 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority