Coconut Products - Prices on 18.03.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
12.03.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			16,500 T	
Average			15,280 T
Lowest			15,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,608,203 
Nuts Traded		412,073

Next Auction on 19.03.2009 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 (24.02.2009) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest			15,000 T
Average 			14,666 T	
Lowest			14,000 T

Next Auction on 24.03.2009 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.	14,000-15,000	22,000-23,000
Puttalam Dist.	14,000		22,000-23,000
Gampaha Dist.	14,000		22,000-23,000
Hambanthota Dist.	14,000-15,000	-

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
Wellawatte		-		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 05.03.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)			12,790
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)			12,790
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (Rs/250 Kg)		23,000 T
Simple Average price (Rs/250 Kg)		22,895 T	
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price (Rs/250kg)	22,465 T
Next Auction on 19.03.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine (Rs/Kg)			108 N
Medium (Rs/Kg)			113-117 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price (Rs/Mt)		152,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (12.03.2009) (Rs/Mt)	71,875 	

6.POONAC  (Rs/Mt)			19,500 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)	900-1,000 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE (Rs/50 Kg)	1,500-1,800 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)	950-1,000 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority