Coconut Products - Prices on 09.09.2009

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 -(08.09.2009)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest					18,000 T	
Average					17,270 T	
Lowest           			       	 17,000 T	
Next Auction on 13.10.2009 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		25,000-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-17,000		26,000-27,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000			25,000
Hambantota Dist.	16,000-17,000		27,000-27,500

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)				 119-120 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)				 115-118 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			153,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (27.08.2009) (Rs/Mt)		82,654	

6.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)				17,000 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)		27,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority