Coconut Products - Prices on 05.05.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
29.04.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			21,500 T	
Average			19,050 T
Lowest			17,500 T
Nuts Offered 		1,145,540 
Nuts Traded		893,072

Next Auction on 07.05.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(07.04.2009)

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

Highest			-	
Average			-	
Lowest			-	

Next Auction on 12.05.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (28.04.2009) 

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

Highest	15,000 T
Average 	14,341 T	
Lowest	13,000 T

Next Auction on 26.05.2009 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.	16,500-17,000	26,000-27,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,000-17,000	26,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,500-16,000	25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	14,000		21,000-22,000

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 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 02.04.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		14,054
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 07.05.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine                                             (Rs/Kg)	                          127-128 T
Medium                                        (Rs/Kg)	                                128 T	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price                   (Rs/Mt)	              195,000-200,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(29.04.2009)  (Rs/Mt)	                              90,743  	
6.POONAC                                   (Rs/Mt)	                            17,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)	800-875 T
Superior                                                 (Rs/50 Kg)	800-900 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)                             (Rs/50 Kg)	1,200-1,300 T
9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,700 T
10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,100-2,400 T
11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL	(Rs/Mt)		30,000 T
12. COCONUT EKELS                            (Rs/50 Kg)	  950 T

                        T - Traded    N - Nominal
Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority