Coconut Products - Prices on 16.12.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
10.12.2009
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   			22,000 T	
Average			19,934 T
Lowest			17,500 T
Nuts Offered 		1,068,309
Nuts Traded		652,661
Next Auction on 17.12.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(08.12.2009)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			20,500 T	
Average			20,012 T	
Lowest                  	 	19,500 T	
Next Auction on 12.01.2010 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) Coconut Development Authority - Gampola Auction  (07.09.2009)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			19,300 T	
Average			-
Lowest			-
Next Auction on 15/12/2009 10.00 a.m. at Centre of Jathika Uruma, Gampola
(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
				(Farm-gate unhusked)	
Kurunegala Dist.	20,000		30,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,000		32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000		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)	(14.12.2009) (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)			26,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra  (Rs/250 Kg)		25,000-26,000

COPRA - (At Colombo Auction) (10.12.2009)
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)			18,500
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)			17,500
M.S. No.1 Copra Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)		28,250
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)			28,083
M.S. No.2 Copra Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	26,500
Next Auction on 17.12.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	 			140 T
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 			140 N
5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (10.12.2009) (Rs/Mt)		87,598	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				18,000-18,500 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 T
12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,150 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority