Coconut Products - Prices on 30.11.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
26.11.2009
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			21,510 T	
Average			21,210 T
Lowest			20,000 T
Nuts Offered 		847,448
Nuts Traded		379,880

Next Auction on 03.12.2009 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.	20,000-21,500		30,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-22,000		31,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,000			32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	21,000			32,000-32,500

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) (25.11.2009) (Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  	(Rs/250 Kg)		29,500	
M.S. No.1 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)		28,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra	(Rs/250 Kg)		27,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	26,500-27,000
	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (26.11.2009)

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		16,000
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		16,000
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price	(Rs./250 Kg)		28,000
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)		27,773
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)		28,548
 
Next Auction on 03.12.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)				 135 N
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 			135 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)	182,000-185,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (19.11.2009)	(Rs/Mt)	85,943	

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)		28,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority