Coconut Products - Prices on 23.12.2009

1. FRESH COCONUT (Industry use)

(a) Coconut Development Authority - Colombo Auction held on
17.12.2009           
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts) 
Highest   				23,510 T	
Average				21,610 T
Lowest				19,500 T
Nuts Offered 			1,059,195
Nuts Traded			673,413
Next Auction on 07.01.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division
Office, 11, Duke Street, Colombo 1.

(b) Coconut Development Authority - Kuliyapitiya Auction -(08.12.2009)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest				20,500 T	
Average				20,012 T	
Lowest                   			19,500 T	
Next Auction on 12.01.2010 at 10.00 a.m. at Sirimedura, Kuliyapitiya

(c) Coconut Development Authority - Beliatta Auction (17.11.2009) 
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest				21,000 T
Average 				-		
Lowest				-

Next Auction on 22.12.2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Co-operative Hall, Beliatta.
(d) Coconut Development Authority - Gampola Auction  (07.09.2009)
(Farm-gate unhusked Price Rs/1,000 Nuts)
Highest				19,300 T	
Average				-
Lowest				-

Next Auction on 15/12/2009 at 10.00 a.m. at Centre of Jathika Uruma, Gampola
(e) Locally Traded (Wholesale)
		Rs/1000 Nuts	Rs/Mt (Husked Ex-Mill)
				(Farm-gate unhusked)	

Kurunegala Dist.	20,000		30,000-31,000
Puttalam Dist.	20,000-21,000	31,000-32,000
Gampaha Dist.	20,000		30,000-31,000
Hambanthota Dist.	20,000		30,000-31,000

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

3. COPRA - (Locally Traded)	(18.12.2009) (Kgs)		
Copra - Edible  		(Rs/250 Kg)		-	
M.S. No.1 Copra(Rs/250 Kg)				28,000-28,500
M.S. No. 2 Copra	 (Rs/250 Kg)			27,500
MO - (Milling Ordinary) Copra 	(Rs/250 Kg)		27,000
	
COPRA - (At Colombo Auction)		(17.12.2009)

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 07.01.2010 at 11.30 a.m. at CDA Marketing Division Office, 11, 
Duke Street, Colombo 1.

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

5. COCONUT OIL - Wholesale Price (Per Mt)

Local Wholesale Price 	(Rs/Mt)			195,000 T
Philippines (CIF-Rott) (17.12.2009)	(Rs/Mt)	89,288	

6.POONAC 	(Rs/Mt)			18,000 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)		28,000 T

12. COCONUT EKELS	(Rs/50 Kg)			1,200 T

T - Traded
N - Nominal

Courtesy: Coconut Development Authority