Coconut Products - Prices on 30.09.2009

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

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)
		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
				(Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	17,000		26,500
Puttalam Dist.	19,000		29,000-30,000
Gampaha Dist.	18,000		28,000-28,500
Hambanthota Dist.	15,500		25,500

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)	(30.09.2009) (Kgs)		
Copra - Edible (Rs/250 Kg)	25,000	M.S. No.1 Copra(Rs/250 Kg)	25,000-24,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)					23,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)				22,500-23,000	
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 01.10.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 					124 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)						118 N
5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)					155,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (24.09.2009) (Rs/Mt)				80,342	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)						16,000 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)					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)					1,000-1,025 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority