Coconut Products - Prices on 20.11.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
19.11.2009
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		23,020 T	
Average		22,070 T
Lowest		21,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,019,476
Nuts Traded	688,752
Next Auction on 26.11.2009 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 (17.11.2009) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			21,000 T
Average 			-	
Lowest			-
Next Auction on 22.12.2009 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		31,000-31,500
Puttalam Dist.	22,000		34,000-35,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-20,500	30,000-31,000
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)	(20.11.2009) (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)	26,500-27,000
	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (19.11.2009)

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 26.11.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 144-145 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 145 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		185,000-190,000 T 
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (29.10.2009) (Rs/Mt)	80,962	

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

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)	28,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority