Coconut Products - Prices on 18.08.2009

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.	16,000-17,000	26,000-27,000
Puttalam Dist.	17,000		27,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-16,000	24,000-26,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000		23,000

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

		Small 		Medium		Large 
Thotalanga		20.00-23.00	24.00-25.00	30.00	
Pettah		17.00-23.00	25.00-26.00	-
Dematagoda	18.00-20.00	22.00-25.00	-
Nugegoda		18.00-23.00	24.00-26.00	-
Wellawatta		20.00-24.00	25.00-27.00	28.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-24.00	25.00-27.00	28.00

3. COPRA 			(18.08.2009)		(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 -(Milling Oridnary)		(Rs/250 Kg)		22,500
			
			(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 		
	price	(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)	 				120 T
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 				120 T

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)				173,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(13.08.2009) (Rs/Mt)			89,089	

6.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)				15,000-16,000 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)			29,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)				900-1,000 T

T - Traded, N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority