Coconut Products - Prices on 07.09.2009

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.	16,000-17,000		26,000-27,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000			25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	17,000			27,000

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)			(07.09.2009)			

Copra - Edible (Kgs)			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)		 115-117 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)		115-117 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		150,000-170,000 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 N

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

T - Traded      N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority