Coconut Products - Prices on 11.08.2009
1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
06.08.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   				17,300 T	
Average				16,087 T
Lowest				14,500 T
Nuts Offered 			1,331,137 
Nuts Traded			836,566
Next Auction on 13.08.2009 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 (28.07.2009) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest				16,000 T
Average 				15,450 T	
Lowest				15,000 T

Next Auction on 25.08.2009 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		23,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-16,000	25,000-26,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,600		24,000
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) 		(11.08.2009)
     		(Kgs)
Copra - Edible		(Rs/250 Kg)		23,000
M.S. No. 1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)		22,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)		22,000
MO -(Millilng Ordinary) Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)		20,000 - 21,500
				
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(06.08.2009)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)			18,110
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		18,110	
M.S. No. 1 Copra	Highest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)	23,500
	Simple Average 	(Rs/250 Kg)		22,977
	price
M.S. No. 2 Copra	Simple Average	
	price	(Rs/250kg)	21,226
 Next Auction on 13.08.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 			115 T
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 			116 T

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			158,000-160,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(23.07.2009) (Rs/Mt)		87,833	

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

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)		2,000-2,100 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		27,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority