Coconut Products - Prices on 18.02.2010
1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
18.02.2010
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		26,780 T	
Average		25,150 T
Lowest		22,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,428,966
Nuts Traded	792,119
Next Auction on 25.02.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(09.02.2010)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		27,000 T	
Average		26,540 T 	
Lowest		25,750 T
Farm-Gate Balled nuts Price Rs./per MT  39,000
Next Auction on 23.02.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (15.02.2010) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		24,000 T
Average 		23,200 	
Lowest		22,500 
Next Auction 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		-

(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)
		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
		(Farm-gate unhusked)	
Kurunegala Dist.	24,000-24,500	34,000-36,000
Puttalam Dist.	24,000-25,000	34,500-36,500
Gampaha Dist.	24,000		34,000-35,000
Hambanthota Dist.	23,000		34,000-35,000

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut
		Small 	Medium	Large 

Thotalanga		-	-	-
Pettah		-	-	-
Dematagoda	-	-	-
Nugegoda		-	-	-
Wellawatte		-	-	-

3. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(16.02.2010)	(Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)	-	
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	38,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 	(Rs/250 Kg)	34,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	32,000-33,500
	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(13.01.2010)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		9,190
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		9,190
M.S. No.1 Copra 	Highest Price(Rs./250 Kg)	32,000
	Simple avg. price	(Rs./250 Kg)	31,917
M.S. No.2 Copra	Simple avg. price(Rs./250 Kg)	30,258
 
Next Auction on 25.02.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine			(Rs/Kg)	 	158 T
Medium			(Rs/Kg)	 	150-152 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		220,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott)	(11.02.2010)(Rs/Mt)		90,098	

6.POONAC 		(Rs/Mt)		21,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		800-900 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		850-925 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,000-1,150 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,250-1,600 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,500 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		29,000-30,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,300-1,350 T
T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority