Coconut Products - Prices on 06.01.2010

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.	20,000-22,000	31,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,000-22,000	32,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	-		-
Hambanthota Dist.	21,500		32,000-33,000

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	24.00-26.00	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)			(05.01.2010)				

		(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)		-
M.S. No.1 Copra(Rs/250 Kg)				-
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 	(Rs/250 Kg)		30,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)		28,000-29,000
	
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)	 			145 T
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	 			141 T

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)			210,000-215,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)	(29.12.2009)	(Rs/Mt)		90,597	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)			19,000-20,000 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)			1,200-1,250 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority