Coconut Products - Prices on 25.03.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
19.03.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			14,100 T	
Average			12,175 T
Lowest			11,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,908,044 
Nuts Traded		391,519

Next Auction on 26.03.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(09.03.2009)

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest			16,500 T	
Average			16,390 T	
Lowest			16,000 T	

Next Auction on 07.04.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya


(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (24.03.2009) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)

Highest			-
Average 			-	
Lowest			-

Next Auction on 28.04.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta

(d) Locally Traded (Wholesale)

		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
				(Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	12,500-13,000	19,000-20,000
Puttalam Dist.	12,000-12,500	18,000
Gampaha Dist.	11,000		16,000
Hambanthota Dist.	12,000		18,000

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

		Small 		Medium		Large 

Thotalanga		15.00-20.00	22.00-25.00	27.00-30.00	
Pettah		18.00-22.00	25.00-26.00	27.00-28.00
Dematagoda	15.00-20.00	25.00		-
Nugegoda		-		22.00-26.00	28.00-30.00
Wellawatta		-		26.00-28.00	30.00-35.00
Kiribathgoda	-		20.00-25.00	28.00-35.00


3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 19.03.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)			9,650
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)			9,650
M.S. No. 1 Copra
Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)			22,000 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)		20,082 T	

M.S. No. 2 Copra	
Simple Average price (Rs/250kg)			19,195 T
 

Next Auction on 26.03.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1


4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)			 90 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 		 95 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		143,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (19.03.2009) (Rs/Mt)	67,773  	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)			20,000 T


7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	750-850 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)	800-900 T


8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)		800-1,300 T


9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	1,600-1,750 T


10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	2,100-2,400 T


11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)	33,000 T


12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)	1,000 N

T - Traded     N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority