Coconut Products - Prices on 02.04.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
02.04.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		13,590 T	
Average		11,857 T
Lowest		10,500 T
Nuts Offered 	2,152,133 
Nuts Traded	1,362,941
Next Auction on 23.04.2009 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 (24.03.2009) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		-
Average 		-	
Lowest		-
Next Auction on 28.04.2009 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.	11,000-12,000	18,000-19,000
Puttalam Dist.	12,000-12,500	19,000-19,500
Gampaha Dist.	11,000		19,000
Hambanthota Dist.	11,000		18,000

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut
		Small 		Medium		Large 
Thotalanga		12.00-18.00	20.00-24.00	25.00-27.00	
Pettah		18.00-20.00	22.00-23.00	25.00-27.00
Dematagoda	15.00-18.00	20.00-25.00	-
Nugegoda		18.00-20.00	22.00-25.00	26.00-28.00
Wellawatta		-		24.00-26.00	27.00-30.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00		25.00-27.00	28.00-30.00
3. COPRA 
Quantity of Copra Offered 		(Kgs)		14,504
Quantity of Copra Sold		 (Kgs)		14,054
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price (		Rs/250 Kg)	-
Simple Average price			Rs/250 Kg)	18,250 T	
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price 	(Rs/250kg)	16,768 T
Next Auction on 23.04.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1
4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg) Fine 	(Rs/Kg)		 100 T
Medium				 (Rs/Kg)	 	102 T	
5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price 			(Rs/Mt)		130,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott) (26.03.2009) 	(Rs/Mt)		71,588  	
6.POONAC				 (Rs/Mt)		18,000-19,000 N
7.MATTRESS FIBRE Fair Average Quality (FAQ) (Rs/50 Kg)	750-800 T
Superior 				(Rs/50 Kg)		800-900 T
8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ) 			(Rs/50 Kg)		800-1,300 T
9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE 		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,600-1,750 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 T
T - Traded
N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority