Coconut Products - Prices on 24.08.2009

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.	16,000		25,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,500-18,000	26,000-28,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000		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 			(24.08.2009)				

Copra - Edible		(Kgs)		25,000
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs. 250 Kg)	24,000-24,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 	(Rs/250 Kg)	-
MQ - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	23,000-23,500	
 
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)	 120-122 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 120-122 N


5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)	165,000-170,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(09.07.2009)	(Rs/Mt)	84,461	


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)	28,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority