Coconut Products - Prices on 05.11.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)
(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
05.11.2009
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   		22,800 T	
Average		21,830 T
Lowest		19,500 T
Nuts Offered 	1,194,646
Nuts Traded	728,961
Next Auction on 12.11.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(13.10.2009)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		21,000 T	
Average		19,650 T	
Lowest                   	18,750 T	
Next Auction on 10.11.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (27.10.2009) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest		18,000 T
Average 		17,890 T	
Lowest		17,500 T
Next Auction on 24.11.2009 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.	18,000-19,000	29,000-30,000
Puttalam Dist.	18,000-21,000	29,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	19,000-20,000	31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	19,000		29,000

2. Fresh Coconut (Curry Nut) Retail Prices - Rs. per Nut
		Small 		Medium		Large 
Thotalanga		20.00-24.00	25.00-28.00	29.00-30.00
Pettah		20.00-24.00	25.00-27.00	27.00-28.00
Dematagoda	20.00-23.00	24.00-25.00	27.00-28.00
Nugegoda		22.00-23.00	24.00-26.00	27.00-28.00
Wellawatta		22.00		25.00-28.00	29.00-32.00
Kiribathgoda	23.00		25.00-27.00	28.00-30.00

Palm oil Prices wholesale 	(Rs.MT)		210,000/-
Retail 			(Rs./Kg)		215/-

3. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(05.11.2009)			
Copra - Edible		 (Rs/250 Kg)	27,500	
M.S. No.1 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	27,000
M.S. No. 2 Copra		(Rs/250 Kg)	26,500-27,000
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)	25,500
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		

(05.11.2009)
Quantity of Copra Offered	(Kgs)		-
Quantity of Copra Sold	(Kgs)		-
M.S. No.1 Copra  Highest Price (Rs./250 Kg)		-
Simple avg. price 		(Rs./250 Kg)	-
M.S. No.2 Copra Simple avg. price (Rs./250 Kg)	-
 
Next Auction on 12.11.2009 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

4. DESICCATED COCONUT (Per Kg)
Fine			(Rs/Kg)	 	141 T
Medium			(Rs/Kg)		 138-140 N

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale (Per Mt)
Local Wholesale Price		(Rs/Mt)		180,000-190,000 N
Philippines (CIF/Rott)(22.10.2009)(Rs/Mt)		80,962	

6.POONAC			(Rs/Mt)		17,000 T

7.MATTRESS FIBRE
Fair Average Quality (FAQ)	(Rs/50 Kg)		800-850 T
Superior			(Rs/50 Kg)		900 T

8.OMAT FIBRE (FAQ)		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100-1,200 T

9.BRISTLE FIBRE 1 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		1,400-1,600 T

10.BRISTLE FIBRE 2 TIE	(Rs/50 Kg)		2,000-2,100 T

11. COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL(Rs/Mt)		27,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS		(Rs/50 Kg)		1,100 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority