Coconut Products - Prices on 22.06.2009

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 25.6.2009 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             	      -      	

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.	16,500		26,000-27,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-16,000	26,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,500		25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-15,500	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)	 120-122 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 122 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)	170,000-175,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (11.06.2009) (Rs/Mt)	88,459 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)	15,000-16,000 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)	1,600-1,800 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	2,100-2,800 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