Coconut Products - Prices on 20.01.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
15.01.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			17,850 T	
Average			16,538 T
Lowest			14,500 T
Nuts Offered 		1,492,799 
Nuts Traded		782,857

Next Auction on 22.01.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.


(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(13.01.2009)

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

Highest			17,000 T	
Average			16,739 T	
Lowest			16,500 T	

(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/MT)

Highest			25,000 T
Average			24,700 T
Lowest			23,000 T

Next Auction on 10.02.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura - Kuliyapitiya


(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (23.12.2008) 

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

Highest			16,000 T
Average 			15,900 T		
Lowest			15,500 T

Next Auction on 27.01.2009 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.	16,000-17,000	24,000-25,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-17,000	24,000-25,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-17,000	23,000-25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-16,000	23,000-24,000


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

		Small (Rs.)	Large (Rs.)

Thotalanga		15.00-20.00	22.00-28.00
Pettah		15.00-20.00	22.00-26.00
Dematagoda	15.00-20.00	25.00-26.00
Nugegoda		19.00-23.00	24.00-28.00
Wellawatte		25.00-28.00	30.00-32.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-26.00	30.00-32.00


3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 08.01.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kg)			59,133
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kg)		19,500
M.S. No. 1 Copra       Highest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)	26,000 T
                                Simple Average 			24,000 T
price		
M.S. No. 2 Copra	Simple Average	
price						22,000 T
 

Next Auction on 21.01.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1


4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine                                       (Rs/Kg)	                                      130 T
Medium                                  (Rs/Kg)	                              125-127 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price             (Rs/Mt)	                   	145,000-150,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)        (08th Jan. 2009)	(Rs/Mt)		90,052 	

6.POONAC                             (Rs/Mt)	                                19,000 N


7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)			775 T
Superior                                                 (Rs/50 Kg)           	800-825 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)                             (Rs/50 Kg)		950-1,100 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,400-1,600 T

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

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)			32,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS                            (Rs/50 Kg)		1,000-1,100 T

                        T - Traded                          N - Nominal 

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority