Coconut Products - Prices on 20.08.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
20.08.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
 

Highest   		19,500 T	
Average		18,024 T
Lowest		16,600 T
Nuts Offered 	1,292,566 
Nuts Traded	667,156

Next Auction on 27.08.2009 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.	15,800		25,000-25,500
Puttalam Dist.	16,000		25,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,000-16,000	23,000-25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	16,500		22,500-23,000
	
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 			(20.08.2009)
				
			(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
			
		         (20-08-2009)
			
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		-
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		-
M.S. No. 1 Copra	Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)	-
	Simple Average 		
	price		(Rs/250 Kg)	-		
M.S. No. 2 Copra	Simple Average	
	price		(Rs/250kg)	-
 

Next Auction on 27.08.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.


4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)	 122 T
Medium			(Rs/Kg)	 121-122 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)	165,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(09.07.2009)(Rs/Mt)	89,089	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)	16,000 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)	2,000-2,100 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	     (Rs/Mt)	27,000-28,000 T

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

                    
   T - Traded                N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority