Coconut Products - Prices on 21.10.2009

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			19,650 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 at 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.	18,000-19,000	29,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-20,000	29,000-30,000
Gampaha Dist.	18,000-19,000	29,000-30,000
Hambanthota Dist.		-		-

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)	(21.10.2009)			
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)		 135 T

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price 		(Rs/Mt)		170,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (15.10.2009) (Rs/Mt)		82,697	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		16,000-16,500 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)		28,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS 		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,050-1,100 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority