Coconut Products - Prices on 03.07.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
02.07.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		17,390 T	
Average		15,689 T
Lowest		15,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,832,307 
Nuts Traded	1,028,933
Next Auction on 09.07.2009 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		-      
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 (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.	15,000-16,000	25,000-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-15,500	24,000-25,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000		24,000-25,000
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
Palm oil Prices whoesale (Rs.MT) 	198,000.00
Retail 			(Rs./Kg)		203/-

3. COPRA (02.07.2009)		
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 09.07.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine 			(Rs/Kg)		 112 N
Medium 			(Rs/Kg)		 123 N

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

6.POONAC  		(Rs/Mt)		13,000 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)		29,000-30,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS 		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority