Coconut Products - Prices on 24.06.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
18.06.2009               
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 

Highest   			19,100 T	
Average			17,370 T
Lowest			16,250 T
Nuts Offered 		1,655,132 
Nuts Traded	 	796,822

Next Auction on 25.6.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(09.06.2009)

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

Highest			17,000 T	
Average			-      	
Lowest                  		-      	

Farm-gate Bold nuts Price Rs/MT  	26,750 T

Next Auction on 14.07.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya


(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (23.06.2009) 

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

Highest				17,000 T
Average 				-		
Lowest				-

Next Auction on 28.07.2009 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	25,000-27,000
Puttalam Dist.	15,750-16,000	25,000-26,000
Gampaha Dist.	15,500-16,000	25,000-26,000
Hambanthota Dist.	15,000		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 18.06.2009

Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)			-
Quantity of Copra Sold		(Kgs)		-
M.S. No. 1 Copra	Highest Price 	(Rs/250 Kg)	-
	Simple Average 		
	price	(Rs/250 Kg)			-		
M.S. No. 2 Copra	Simple Average	
	price	(Rs/250kg)			-
 

Next Auction on 25.06.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11,
Duke Street, Colombo 1

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)

Fine		(Rs/Kg)	 			119 N
Medium		(Rs/Kg)	 			120 T

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)			165,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(18.06.2009)	(Rs/Mt)		80,940 	

6.POONAC 	         	(Rs/Mt) 			14,000-15,000 N

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)		1,600-1,800 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE		(Rs/50 Kg)		2,100-2,800 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL		(Rs/Mt)		28,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)			1,000-1,050 T

T - Traded N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority