Coconut Products - Prices on 16.02.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
12.02.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		17,710 T	
Average		16,780 T
Lowest		14,500 T
Nuts Offered 	800,000 
Nuts Traded	600,000
Next Auction on 19.02.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.
(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(10.02.2009)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		16,500 T	
Average		16,322 T	
Lowest		16,000 T	
Next Auction on 09.03.2009 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 24.02.2009 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.	15,000-16,000	23,000-24,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,500-16,500	23,000-24,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,500-16,000	24,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-16,000	-

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut
		Small 		Medium		Large 
Thotalanga		15.00-17.00	20.00-25.00	26.00-28.00	
Pettah		15.00-20.00	25.00		26.00-28.00
Dematagoda	15.00-18.00	20.00-25.00	-
Nugegoda		-		21.00-24.00	25.00-28.00
Wellawatte		20.00		25.00-29.00	30.00-35.00
Kiribathgoda	-		20.00-25.00	28.00-35.00

3. COPRA 
Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 11.02.2009
Quantity of Copra Offered (Kg)		36,500
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kg)		36,500
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)	20,750 T
Simple Average price			20,750 T
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price	20,280 T
Next Auction on 18.02.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)	123 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)	122 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)			140,000-142,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(29th Jan. 2009)(Rs/Mt)	76,914 	

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

7.MATTRESS FIBRE Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	750-800 T
Superior (Rs/50 Kg)			800-825 T
8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	850-1,100 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	1,500-1,600 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	2,000-2,400 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL (Rs/Mt)	32,000-33,000 T

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

T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority