Coconut Products - Prices on 08.10.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
08.10.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		21,200 T	
Average		19,056 T
Lowest		16,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,333,514 
Nuts Traded	995,711

Next Auction on 15.10.2009 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.	17,000		27,500
Puttalam Dist.	20,000		30,000-30,500	
Gampaha Dist.	16,000		26,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-15,500	23,000-25,000

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)			(08.10.2009)				

		(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  			(Rs/250 Kg)	24,750	
M.S. No.1 Copra			(Rs/250 Kg)	24,450
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 		(Rs/250 Kg)	24,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 		(Rs/250 Kg)	22,500-23,000	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(08.10.2009)

Quantity of Copra Offered		(Kgs)		14,970
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		14,520
M.S. No.1 Copra 	Highest Price 	(Rs./250 Kg)	24,600
	Simple avg. price		(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra	Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	23,356
 
Next Auction on 15.10.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine				(Rs/Kg) 		132-135 N
Medium				(Rs/Kg) 		127-128 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	                   	   (Rs/Mt)    	170,000-176,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(01.10.2009)	  (Rs/Mt)                  80,962	

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)		1,025-1,050 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority