Coconut Products - Prices on 01.07.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
25.06.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			16,800 T	
Average			15,960 T
Lowest			14,000 T
Nuts Offered 	              1,588,566 
Nuts Traded		594,224
Next Auction on 02.07.2009 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 (23.06.2009) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			17,000 T
Average 			-	
Lowest			-
Next Auction on 28.07.2009 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.	15,000-15,500	24,000-25,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-16,000	25,000-26,000
Gampaha Dist.	14,500-15,000	24,000-25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000		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
Palm oil Prices whoesale (Rs.MT) 200,000/- Retail (Rs./Kg)	205/-

3. COPRA (25.06.2009)		
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 02.07.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing 
Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)		 114-115 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)		 125 T

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		155,000-160,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (25.06.2009) (Rs/Mt)	80,793 	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)			14,000-15,000 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)		1,200-1,250 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	1,400-1,500 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	2,100-2,200 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)	28,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)		1,050 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority