Coconut Products - Prices on 15.07.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
09.07.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			15,500 T	
Average			14,536 T
Lowest			13,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,731,834 
Nuts Traded		609,619
Next Auction on 16.07.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(14.07.2009)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			14,750 T	
Average			14,180 T	
Lowest                   		14,000 T	
Next Auction on 11.08.2009 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.			13,500-14,000	
Puttalam Dist.			14,500
Gampaha Dist.			14,000-15,000	
Hambanthota Dist.			14,500

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut
		Small 		Medium		Large 

Thotalanga		15.00-18.00	20.00-23.00	25.00-27.00	
Pettah		18.00-20.00	22.00-25.00	-
Dematagoda	18.00-22.00	23.00-26.00	-
Nugegoda		18.00-20.00	22.00-25.00	-
Wellawatta		20.00-22.00	25.00-27.00	28.00-29.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-22.00	24.00-25.00	-

Palm oil Prices whoesale (Rs.MT) 195,000.00 Retail (Rs./Kg) 	200/-

3. COPRA  (local market price) 
(14.07.2009) Copra - Edible (Rs. 250 Kg) 		21,500
M.S. No. 1 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)			20,500
(Rs/250 Kg)				20,000	
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 kg)			19,000
 
4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 			101-102 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 			119 T

5. COCONUT OIL (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			150,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (09.07.2009) (Rs/Mt)	 	74,360	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				15,500 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)			1,200-1,250 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)	 		950 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority