Coconut Products - Prices on 08.09.2009

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.	15,000		25,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000		25,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000		26,000
Hambantota Dist.	16,000-17,000	26,000-27,000

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)	 117-118 T
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 115 T

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)	17,000 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)	28,000 N

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority