Coconut Products - Prices on 28.10.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
22.10.2009
               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   				22,610 T	
Average				20,210 T
Lowest				18,000 T
Nuts Offered 			653,393 
Nuts Traded			581,095

Next Auction on 29.10.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(13.10.2009)

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

Highest				21,000 T	
Average				19,650 T	
Lowest                   			18,750 T	

Next Auction on 10.11.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya


(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (27.10.2009) 

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest				18,000 T
Average 				17,890 T		
Lowest				17,500 T

Next Auction on 24.11.2009 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta.

(d) Locally Traded (Whole Sale)

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

Kurunegala Dist.	18,500-20,000	30,000-32,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-21,000	31,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-20,000	31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	18,000-19,000	-

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) (28.10.2009)	(Kgs)	
Copra - Edible  (Rs/250 Kg)			27,500	
M.S. No.1 Copra(Rs/250 Kg)			27,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra (Rs/250 Kg)			26,500-27,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra (Rs/250 Kg)		25,500
	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)	(22.10.2009)

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)			10,700
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)			10,200
M.S. No.1 Copra 	
Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)			25,600
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)			25,485
M.S. No.2 Copra	
Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)			23,453
 
Next Auction on 29.10.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine (Rs/Kg)	 			137-138 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	 			136-137 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			185,000-190,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (15.10.2009) (Rs/Mt)		82,697	

6.POONAC (Rs/Mt)				17,000 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)		27,000-28,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS (Rs/50 Kg)			1,050-1,100 T

T - Traded      N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority