Coconut Products - Prices on 29.05.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
28.05.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			20,810 T	
Average			18,600 T
Lowest			17,000 T
Nuts Offered 		1,540,725 
Nuts Traded		1,056,239

Next Auction on 04.06.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division 
office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority 
- Kuliyapitiya Auction -(12.05.2009)

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

Highest			17,500 T	
Average			16,960 T	
Lowest			16,500 T	

Next Auction on 09.06.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya


(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (26.05.2009) 

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

Highest			15,000 T
Average 			-		
Lowest			-

Next Auction on 23.06.2009 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	25,000-26,000
Puttalam Dist.	16,000-17,000	25,000-26,000
Gampaha Dist.	16,000-16,500	25,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000-15,500	24,000-25,000

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

		Small 		Medium		Large 
Thotalanga		15.00-18.00	20.00-25.00	26.00-28.00	
Pettah		18.00-20.00	22.00-25.00	26.00-27.00
Dematagoda	15.00-18.00	20.00-25.00	-
Nugegoda		18.00-20.00	22.00-24.00	25.00-26.00
Wellawatta		18.00-20.00	24.00-25.00	26.00-28.00
Kiribathgoda	20.00-23.00	24.00-25.00	28.00

3. COPRA 

Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on 28.05.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered (Kgs)				10,475
Quantity of Copra Sold (Kgs)				10,475
M.S. No. 1 Copra Highest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)		25,000
Simple Average  price	(Rs/250 Kg)			25,000	
M.S. No. 2 Copra Simple Average price	(Rs/250kg)	22,632
 
Next Auction on 04.06.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office,
11, Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine	(Rs/Kg)	 			125 T
Medium	(Rs/Kg)	 			125 N	

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price	(Rs/Mt)			185,000-190,000 T
Philippines (CIF/Rott)	(22.05.2009) (Rs/Mt)		102,395 	

6.POONAC 	 (Rs/Mt)			16,500-17,500 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE

Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		750-800 T
Superior	 (Rs/50 Kg)			850-900 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)	 (Rs/50 Kg)		1,200-1,300 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,600-1,700 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)		1,050 T

T - Traded    N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority