Coconut Products - Prices on 05.10.2009

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 27.10.2009 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.	18,000		28,000
Puttalam Dist.	17,500-20,000	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)	 128-130 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	 125 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)	158,000-165,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(24.09.2009)	(Rs/Mt)	80,342	

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)		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)		1,000-1,250 T

T - Traded       N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority