Coconut Products - Prices on 15.10.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
15.10.2009
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		21,130 T	
Average		19,334 T
Lowest		17,510 T
Nuts Offered 	1,106,109 
Nuts Traded	863,577
Next Auction on 22.10.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(13.10.2009)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		21,000 T	
Average		19,652 T	
Lowest		18,750 T	

Next Auction on 10.11.2009 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.	19,000-20,000	29,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000		30,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000		29,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000		28,000

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	27.00-28.00
Dematagoda	20.00-23.00	24.00-25.00	27.00-28.00
Nugegoda		22.00-23.00	24.00-26.00	27.00-28.00
Wellawatta		22.00		25.00-28.00	29.00-32.00
Kiribathgoda	23.00		25.00-27.00	28.00-30.00

3. COPRA - (Locally Traded)			(15.10.2009)	
				(Kgs)	
Copra - Edible  			(Rs/250 Kg)	24,000	
M.S. No.1 Copra			(Rs/250 Kg)	23,750
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 		(Rs/250 Kg)	23,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 		(Rs/250 Kg)	22,500-23,000	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(15.10.2009)

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 22.10.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine				 (Rs/Kg)		 135 T
Medium 				(Rs/Kg)	 	130 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price 			(Rs/Mt)		170,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(12.10.2009)	(Rs/Mt)		80,384	

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)		1,000-1,050 T

T - Traded N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority