Coconut Products - Prices on 12.08.2009

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 -(11.08.2009)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest				17,500 T	
Average				16,570 T	
Lowest                  		 	16,000 T	

Next Auction on 08.09.2009 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.	16,000		25,000-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000	2	5,000-26,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,500-16,000	24,000-25,000
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)		 		116 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)		 		118 T

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			160,000-165,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (06.08.2009)	(Rs/Mt) 	87,833	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				15,500 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)		2,000-2,100 T

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

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			950 T

T - Traded     N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority