Coconut Products - Prices on 09.11.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
05.11.2009
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		22,800 T	
Average		21,830 T
Lowest		19,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,194,646
Nuts Traded	728,961

Next Auction on 12.11.2009 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.	19,000-20,000	29,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,000		31,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-20,000	30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	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


3. COPRA - (Locally Traded)			
(09.11.2009)				

		(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)		(05.11.2009)

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 12.11.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.


4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 140-142 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 141-142 N


5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	    (Rs/Mt)	180,000-185,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott)
(29.10.2009)	(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)	27,000-28,000 T


12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)	1,150 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority