Coconut Products - Prices on 02.10.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
01.10.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			20,100 T	
Average			19,033 T
Lowest			16,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,443,442 
Nuts Traded		847,107

Next Auction on 08.10.2009 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 (29.09.2009) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest			-
Average 			-	
Lowest			-

Next Auction on 27.10.1009 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.		17,500		26,500
Puttalam Dist.		18,000-19,000	29,000-30,000
Gampaha Dist.		17,000-18,000	27,000-28,000
Hambanthota Dist.		16,000		26,000

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)		(02.10.2009)				
			(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	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(01.10.2009)

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 08.10.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.


4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine 			(Rs/Kg)		 126 T
Medium 			(Rs/Kg)		 120 N


5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price 		(Rs/Mt)		158,000-162,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (24.09.2009) (Rs/Mt)		80,342	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		16,500-17,000 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)		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)		1,025-1,050 T


T - Traded        N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority