Coconut Products - Prices on 02.09.2009

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.		17,000	26,000
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) (02.09.2009)		(Kgs)			
Copra - Edible (Rs/250 Kg)			25,000
M.S. No.1 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)			23,750-24,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)			22,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		21,000-22,000	
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)		 		115 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 			114-115 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)			950-1,200 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)			1,000 T

T - Traded      N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority