Coconut Products - Prices on 13.08.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
13.08.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		19,600 T	
Average		17,460 T
Lowest		15,250 T
Nuts Offered 	1,420,889 
Nuts Traded	1,080,585
Next Auction on 20.08.2009 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		23,000-27,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000		24,000-25,000
Gampaha Dist.	14,000-15,000	22,000-23,000
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	-

Palm oil Prices wholesale (Rs. MT) 215,000 Retail (Rs. Kg)            220 
3. COPRA - (Locally Traded)  (13.08.2009) (Kgs)
Copra - Edible (Rs/250 Kg)		24,000
M.S. No. 1 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		23,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		23,000
MO -(Millilng Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	22,500
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (13.08.2009)
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)		22,400
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)		22,400	
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)	24,000
Simple Average (Rs/250 Kg)	-
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250kg)	22,576
Next Auction on 20.08.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 116-117 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 118-119 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)	28,000-29,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority