Coconut Products - Prices on 18.12.2009

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.	20,000-20,500	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) (18.12.2009) (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)	27,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra	 (Rs/250 Kg)	27,000
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 N
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) 		17,000-18,000 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)		27,000-27,500 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		 (Rs/50 Kg)	1,200 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority