Coconut Products - Prices on 24.07.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
23.07.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		16,000 T	
Average		15,031 T
Lowest		14,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,606,473 
Nuts Traded	670,804
Next Auction on 30.07.2009 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.	14,000		21,000-22,000
Puttalam Dist.	13,000-14,000	20,000-22,000
Gampaha Dist.	13,000		20,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000		23,000

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	-

3. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (24.07.2009) (Kgs)
Copra - Edible	 (Rs/250 Kg)	21,500/-
M.S. No. 1 Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	20,500/-
M.S. No. 2 Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	20,000/-
MO -(Millilng Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	19,000/-
		
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (23.07.2009)

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)		-
Quantity of Copra Sold 	(Kgs)	-	
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)	-
Simple Average 	(Rs/250 Kg) price	-
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250kg)	-
Next Auction on 30.07.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine 		(Rs/Kg)		 103 T
Medium 		(Rs/Kg)	 	110 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		143,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (16.07.2009) (Rs/Mt)	78,676	

6.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)		14,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	800-850 T
Superior 		(Rs/50 Kg)		900-950 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) 	(Rs/50 Kg)		950-1,250 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 N

12. COCONUT EKELS 	(Rs/50 Kg)		900 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority