Coconut Products - Prices on 17.12.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
17.12.2009
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		23,510 T	
Average		21,610 T
Lowest		19,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,059,195
Nuts Traded	673,413
Next Auction on 07.01.2010 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 at 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.	19,000-20,000	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)	(17.12.2009)
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 07.01.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine 			(Rs/Kg)	 	140-141 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)		17,500-18,000 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)		27,000 T
12. COCONUT EKELS 		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,150 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority