Coconut Products - Prices on 28.08.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
27.08.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		18,500 T	
Average		17,540 T
Lowest		16,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,735,796 
Nuts Traded	899,121
Next Auction on 03.09.2009 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 (25.08.2009) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		16,500 T
Average 		16,270 T	
Lowest		16,000 T
Next Auction on 22.09.2009 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.	15,000-16,000	23,000-24,000
Puttalam Dist.	17,000		27,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000		25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,500-16,000	23,000-24,000

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 	(28.08.2009)			
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	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (27.08.2009)

Quantity of Copra Offered 	(Kgs)		20,952
Quantity of Copra Sold	 (Kgs)		20,952
M.S. No.1 Copra Highest Price 	(Rs./250 Kg)	23,750
Simple avg. price		 (Rs./250 Kg)	23,283
M.S. No.2 Copra Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	21,490
Next Auction on 03.09.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine			 (Rs/Kg)		 118 T
Medium			 (Rs/Kg)		 117-118 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price 		(Rs/Mt)		165,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (20.08.2009) (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)		1,000 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority