Coconut Products - Prices on 31.08.2009

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		23,000-25,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000			25,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000			25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	16,000			25,000

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 - (Locally Traded) (31.08.2009) (Kgs)			
Copra - Edible		(Rs/250 Kg)	25,000
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	24,000-24,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 	(Rs/250 Kg)	-
MO - (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)	 117 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 117 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)	155,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (27.08.2009) (Rs/Mt)	82,654	

6.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)	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)	28,000 T
12. COCONUT EKELS  (Rs/50 Kg)	1,000 T

T - Traded  N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority