Coconut Products - Prices on 07.01.2010

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
07.01.2010
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		24,650 T	
Average		23,314 T
Lowest		20,000 T
Nuts Offered 	1,723,547
Nuts Traded	1,166,266
Next Auction on 13.01.2010 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.	20,000-21,000	31,000-33,000
Puttalam Dist.	21,000-22,000	32,000-33,000
Gampaha Dist.	21,500-22,000	32,000-33,000
Hambanthota Dist.	21,500		32,000

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) (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) (07.01.2010)

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 13.01.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine 			(Rs/Kg)		 145-146 N
Medium			 (Rs/Kg)		 140-142 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price		 (Rs/Mt)		215,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (29.12.2009) (Rs/Mt)		90,597	

6.POONAC			 (Rs/Mt)		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)		29,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS 		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,250-1,300 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority