Coconut

Coconut Products - Prices on 16.09.2009

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.	16,000		25,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000		25,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000		25,000-25,500
Hambanthota Dist.	15,500		24,500

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)	(16.09.2009)			
Copra - Edible (Kgs) (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)			22,750
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 Copra Simple 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)	 			121-122 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 			117-118 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			160,000-165,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (10.09.2009) (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