Coconut Products - Prices on 04.12.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
03.12.2009
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   		19,500 T	
Average		19,060 T
Lowest		18,250 T
Nuts Offered 	1,221,107
Nuts Traded	508,856

Next Auction on 10.12.2009 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		30,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-21,500	31,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000-21,000	30,000-32,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000		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)		207,000/-
Retail  			(Rs/Kg)		212/-

3. COPRA - (Locally Traded) (04.12.2009) (Kgs)		

Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-	
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	28,000-28,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	25,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	25,000-26,000
	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (03.12.2009)

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 10.12.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)		 129-131 T
Medium			(Rs/Kg)	 	130-133 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		182,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (26.11.2009)(Rs/Mt)		88,250	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		17,000-17,500 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 - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority