Coconut Products - Prices on 03.09.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
03.09.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		17,800 T	
Average		17,032 T
Lowest		15,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,768,850 
Nuts Traded	847,091
Next Auction on 10.09.2009 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.	16,000		25,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,500-17,000	26,000-27,000
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) (03.09.2009)	(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)(03.09.2009)
Quantity of Copra Offered 		(Kgs)		-
Quantity of Copra Sold 		(Kgs)		-
M.S. No.1 Copra  Highest Price 		(Rs./250 Kg)	-
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	-
Next Auction on 10.09.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine 				(Rs/Kg)		 115 T
Medium 				(Rs/Kg)	 	110-111 T

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price 			(Rs/Mt)		160,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (27.08.2009) 	(Rs/Mt)		82,654	

6. POONAC 			(Rs/Mt)		16,500 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)		950-1,200 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)		28,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal 
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority