Coconut Products - Prices on 04.11.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
29.10.2009              
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   				24,000 T	
Average				22,270 T
Lowest				19,500 T
Nuts Offered 			813,985 
Nuts Traded			659,016
Next Auction on 05.11.2009 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 (27.10.2009) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest				18,000 T
Average 				17,890 T	
Lowest				17,500 T
Next Auction on 24.11.2009 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.	19,000-19,500	29,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,000		32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000		31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000-20,000	29,000-30,000

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

Palm oil Prices wholesale (Rs.MT) 	210,000/-
Retail  (Rs./Kg)	215/-

3. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (28.10.2009) (Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  (Rs/250 Kg)			27,500	
M.S. No.1 Copra(Rs/250 Kg)			27,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)			26,500-27,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		25,500
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (29.10.2009)
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)			8,000
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)			8,000
M.S. No.1 Copra Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)		27,000
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)			27,000
M.S. No.2 Copra Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	25,953
Next Auction on 05.11.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 			140 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 			138-140 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			185,000-195,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (22.10.2009) (Rs/Mt)		80,962	

6.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)				17,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		800-850 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)				900 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)			1,100-1,200 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,600 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)			1,100 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority