Coconut Products - Prices on 10.09.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
10.09.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		19,310 T	
Average		17,815 T
Lowest		16,750 T
Nuts Offered 	1,210,487 
Nuts Traded	888,171

Next Auction on 17.09.2009 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.	15,500-16,000	25,000-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-19,000	25,000-29,000
Gampaha Dist.	17,000		25,000
Hambantota Dist.	16,000		25,000

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut

		Small 		Medium		Large 

Thotalanga		20.00-24.00	25.00-28.00	29.00-30.00
Pettah		20.00-24.00	25.00-27.00	28.00
Dematagoda	20.00-23.00	25.00	-
Nugegoda		22.00-24.00	25.00-27.00	28.00-29.00
Wellawatta		24.00-26.00	27.00-28.00	29.00-30.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-24.00	25.00-27.00	28.00-29.00

3. COPRA - (Locally Traded)		(10.09.2009)				

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)		22,750
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)		21,000-22,000	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(10.09.2009)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)			13,000
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)			13,000
M.S. No.1 Copra Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)		23,500
Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)		-
M.S. No.2 CopraSimple avg. price(Rs./250 Kg)		22,000
 
Next Auction on 17.09.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine			(Rs/Kg)			 120-121 N
Medium			(Rs/Kg)			 116-117 T

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		158,000-160,000 N
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 T

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

T - Traded N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority