Coconut Products - Prices on 24.09.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
24.09.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		19,610 T	
Average		18,594 T
Lowest		17,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,005,236 
Nuts Traded	305,639
Next Auction on 01.10.2009 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 29.09.2009 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.	16,500		26,500
Puttalam Dist.	17,000-18,000	28,000-30,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,500-17,000	28,000-28,500
Hambanthota Dist.	16,500-17,000	26,500-27,000

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) 	(24.09.2009)	
Copra - Edible 		(Kgs) 		25,000
M.S. No.1 Copra 		(Rs/250 Kg)	25,000-24,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra 		(Rs/250 Kg)	23,500-23,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra	 (Rs/250 Kg)	22,000-22,500	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (24.09.2009)
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 24.09.2009 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 T
Medium			 (Rs/Kg)	 	117-118 N
5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price 		(Rs/Mt)		162,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (17.09.2009) (Rs/Mt)		81,498	
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)		1,100-1,200 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)		1,050-1,100 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority