Coconut Products - Prices on 17.11.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
12.11.2009
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		24,000 T	
Average		22,190 T
Lowest		20,500 T
Nuts Offered 	984,719
Nuts Traded	490,372

Next Auction on 19.11.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(10.11.2009)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest		23,000 T	
Average		21,740 T	
Lowest                  	 21,000 T	
Next Auction on 08.12.2009 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 17.11.2009 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.	20,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000		30,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		30,000-31,000

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)		(16.11.2009)	
				(Kgs)	
Copra - Edible (Rs/250 Kg)		28,000	
M.S. No.1 Copra(Rs/250 Kg)		27,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		27,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)	26,500
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) 		(12.11.2009)
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)		13,539
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)		13,539
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)		28,500
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)		28,440
M.S. No.2 Copra
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)		26,633
 
Next Auction on 19.11.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

T - Traded       N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority